Preface 1
Chapter 1 Historical Certitude of Transition of Human Civilization 9
Chapter 2 The Earth's Wonderful Biosphere 48
Chapter 3 Probing the Ecological Footprints of Mankind 96
Chapter 4 Transformation of Development Mode Brooks No Delay 123
Chapter 5 Stop Bottomless Extravagant Consumption 158
Chapter 6 Does Nature Need a Rest？ 184
Chapter 7 Population Development＆Saving the Earth's Biosphere 215
Chapter 8 It Is Time to Replace War With Peace 244
Chapter 9 The Special Mission of Science＆Technology 260
Chapter 10 Lack of Ethics and Morals Results in a Sorrowful Fate for Nature 297
Chapter 11 Saving the Biosphere Calls for Transforming the Traditional Legal System 338
Chapter 12 Maximizing the Leverage of Scientific Evaluation 378
Chapter 13 Concerted Global Efforts：the Last Hope 403
Index 429
Postscript 437
Editorial Committee 443
Publisher's Note 445