Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Biodiversity Synthesis (full report)

Published: 2005, World Resources Institute
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• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Panel
  
• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Board
  
• Contributors

• Foreword
• Preface
• Reader’s Guide
• Key Messages
• Summary for Decision-makers
• Finding 1: Biodiversity Change in the Past and Future
• Finding 2: Gains and Losses from Biodiversity Change
• Finding 3: The Value of Biodiversity
• Finding 4: Causes of Biodiversity Change
• Finding 5: Actions to Conserve Biodiversity and Promote Sustainable Use
• Finding 6: Prospects for Significantly Reducing Biodiversity Loss

• Key Questions on Biodiversity in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
1. Biodiversity: What is it, where is it, and why is it important?
2. Why is biodiversity loss a concern?
3. What are the current trends and drivers of biodiversity loss?
4. What is the future for biodiversity and ecosystem services under plausible scenarios?
5. What response options can conserve biodiversity and promote human well-being?
6. What are the prospects for reducing the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010 or beyond and what are the implications for the Convention on Biological Diversity?
• Appendix A. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Figure Sources
• Appendix B. Assessment Report Tables of Contents

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