Books by Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

  •  Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems
    Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems World Resources Institute

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    Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems

    Concepts and Applications in Ecosystem Assessment

    World Resources Institute

    Bridging the gap between local knowledge and western science is essential to understanding the world's ecosystems and the ways in which humans interact with and shape those ecosystems. This book brings ...

  •  Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Current State and Trends

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    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Current State and Trends

    Findings of the Condition and Trends Working Group

    Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively in the last 50 years than in any comparable period of human history. We have done this to meet the growing demands for food, fresh water, ...

  •  Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Multiscale Assessments

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    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Multiscale Assessments

    Findings of the Sub-Global Assessments Working Group

    Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    One of the major innovations of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is the incorporation of local and regional assessments—33 in all—in a global portrait of the planet’s health. It is ...

  •  Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Our Human Planet

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    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Our Human Planet

    Summary for Decision Makers

    Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    Our Human Planet summarizes the findings of the four working groups and serves as a reference guide to the four main volumes in the MA series. It presents the key findings of each of the working groups ...

  •  Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Policy Responses

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    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Policy Responses

    Findings of the Responses Working Group

    Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    With the knowledge of possible outcomes, what kind of actions should we take? The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment scored 74 response options for dealing with declines in ecosystem services and ...

  •  Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Scenarios
    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Scenarios Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

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    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Scenarios

    Findings of the Scenarios Working Group

    Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    Scenarios are an invaluable tool for analyzing complex systems and understanding possible outcomes. This second volume of the MA series explores the implications of four different approaches for ...

  •  Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Synthesis
    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Synthesis Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

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    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Synthesis

    Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is the first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific ...

  •  Ecosystems and Human Well-Being
    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

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    Ecosystems and Human Well-Being

    A Framework For Assessment

    Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    Ecosystems and Human Well-being is the first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decision-makers for scientific ...

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The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) is an international process designed to meet the needs of decision makers and the public for scientific information concerning the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and options for responding to those changes. Leading scientists from more than 100 nations will conduct the assessment, with oversight by a Board comprised of representatives of four international conventions, five United Nations agencies, international scientific organizations, and leaders from the private sector, NGOs, and indigenous groups. The MA is designed to meet some of the assessment needs of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention to Combat Desertification, and the Wetlands Convention, as well as needs of other users in the private sector and civil society. It was launched by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in June 2001. The first products will be released in 2003, and the main products will be released in 2004. It is anticipated that a process like the MA will be repeated every 5 to 10 years.