Editing Worldwatch Institute (section)

==History==
* 1974—The institute was founded by Lester Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwatch.org/node/23|title=Mission - Worldwatch Institute|website=www.worldwatch.org|access-date=2008-07-17|archive-date=2016-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202052724/http://worldwatch.org/node/23/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1975—The first ''Worldwatch Paper'' was published.
* 1984—First [[State of the World (book series)|State of the World]] published.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwatch.org/taxonomy/term/38|title=State of the World Reports - Worldwatch Institute|website=www.worldwatch.org|access-date=2008-07-17|archive-date=2011-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210063613/http://www.worldwatch.org/taxonomy/term/38|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1988—''World Watch Magazine'' was launched.
* 1992—''Vital Signs'', Worldwatch's third annual series, was premiered.
* 2000—[[Christopher Flavin]] became President of Worldwatch in October.
* 2000—[[Lester R. Brown]] left, to found the [[Earth Policy Institute]] in 2001.
* 2008—Worldwatch hosted the 20th Anniversary of the [[James E. Hansen]] hearings.
* 2010—July/August edition of ''World Watch magazine'' was the last.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Norman |first=Brett |date=May 18, 2010 |title=Who's Watching the World, Now? |url=https://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/whos_watching_the_world_now.php |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Columbia Journalism Review |language=en}}</ref>
* 2011—[[Robert Engelman]] became President of Worldwatch in October.
* 2014—Ed Groark became Acting Interim President of Worldwatch.
* 2017—Ceased operations after its last ''State of the World'' report was published.