Editing Worldwatch Institute (section)

==Mission==
The mission of the Institute read: "Through research and outreach that inspire action, the Worldwatch Institute works to accelerate the transition to a [[sustainable]] world that meets human needs. The Institute's top mission objectives are universal access to [[renewable energy]] and [[nutritious]] food, expansion of [[environmentally sound]] jobs and development, transformation of cultures from [[consumerism]] to sustainability, and an early end to [[population growth]] through healthy and intentional [[childbearing]]."<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Worldwatch Institute|url=http://www.worldwatch.org/mission|title=Mission}}</ref>

The Worldwatch Institute aimed to inform policymakers and the public about the links between the [[world economy]] and its environmental support systems. Research conducted by the institute was integrative or interdisciplinary and global in scope.<ref>Thaddeus C. Trzyna et al. (1996). [https://books.google.com/books?id=STAM4cTZ9JkC&dq=worldwatch+environmental+group&pg=PA245 World directory of environmental organizations] ''[[Earthscan]]'', p. 246.</ref>

Worldwatch's priority programs included: 
*Building a [[low-carbon]] energy system that dramatically reduces the use of [[fossil fuels]] and lowers [[greenhouse gas emissions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwatch.org/climate-energy|title=Climate & Energy - Worldwatch Institute|website=www.worldwatch.org|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2018-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714221926/http://www.worldwatch.org/climate-energy|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Nourishing the Planet - methods that create a [[sustainable food systems|sustainable food]] production system that provides a healthy, nutritious diet for all while sustaining the land, water, and [[biological resources]] on which life depends. The project resulted in the Worldwatch Institute's flagship publication, ''State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwatch.org/sow11|title=State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet - Worldwatch Institute|website=www.worldwatch.org|access-date=2011-03-31|archive-date=2011-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418193135/http://www.worldwatch.org/sow11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwatch.org/food-agriculture|title=Food & Agriculture - Worldwatch Institute|website=www.worldwatch.org|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2018-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714221950/http://www.worldwatch.org/food-agriculture|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[economical change|Transforming economies]], [[Culture change|cultures]], and societies that meets human needs, promotes [[prosperity]], and is in harmony with [[nature]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwatch.org/environment-society|title=Environment & Society - Worldwatch Institute|website=www.worldwatch.org|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2018-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714221915/http://www.worldwatch.org/environment-society|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Worldwatch also monitored human [[health]], [[human population|population]], [[water resources]], [[biodiversity]], [[environmental governance|governance]], and [[environmental security]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwatch.org/programs|title=Worldwatch Research and Programs - Worldwatch Institute|website=www.worldwatch.org}}</ref>