able balance with the Earth;
             we must change from being short-sighted exploiters to long-sighted guardians of the planet.' (pg. 5).
             Brown goes on to make a defence for Judaeo-Christian and Islamic philosophy being the cause of the problem - 'because their god issued a warrant for humans to exploit the rest of life on Earth- has its limits' (pg. 6). In so far as he suggests the materialistic forces fails to recognise the 'custodianship' these faiths have over the Earth. It is through faith Brown suggests an answer-
             As Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University in the United States, said in 1994, a mullah making a call in a mosque for environmental action will have a far greater effect than any government plea.
             Brown goes on to sledge Western governments' 'billion dollar armaments industries' while the gaps between rich and poor increase, who als
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