"[T]o develop and promote solutions that can attract public support and political momentum in order to achieve real progress."

"[T]o secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction."

"[D]edicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are access to clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and flourishing ecosystems."

To deliver "the insights and ideas that empower decision makers to create an environmentally sustainable society that meets human needs. Worldwatch focuses on the 21st century challenges of climate change, resource degradation, population growth, and poverty by developing and disseminating solid data and innovative strategies for achieving a sustainable society."

"[T]o move human society to live in ways that protect Earthís environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations."

To improve "environmental and natural resource policymaking worldwide through objective social science research of the highest caliber."

"[T]o improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources."

"[T]o safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends."

"[T]o inform the public policy process by helping participants—federal health policymakers in the legislative and executive branches and in congressional support agencies—engage in rigorous, constructive, and respectful dialogue."

• "Advance the state of ecological knowledge through the search for general patterns and principles in existing data
• Organize and synthesize ecological information in a manner useful to researchers, resource managers, and policy makers addressing important environmental issues
• Influence the way ecological research is conducted and promote a culture of synthesis, collaboration, and data sharing."