First published in 1999, The Earth from the Air has been a global success. This third edition features new photographs, new text and completely up-to-date information by a range of experts, among them Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute. Not only does it contain the most breathtaking aerial photographs you will ever see, it will heighten everyone's awareness of today's urgent ecological issues. Now more than ever, this book stands as a call to action.