Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis (full report)
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis (full report)
Human HealthPublished: 2005, World Resources Institute
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- Foreword
- Preface
- Reader's Guide
- Summary for Decision-makers
- Key Questions in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
- How have ecosystems changed?
- How have ecosystem services and their uses changed?
- How have ecosystem changes affected human well-being and poverty alleviation?
- What are the most critical factors causing ecosystem changes?
- How might ecosystems and their services change in the future under various plausible scenarios?
- What can be learned about the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being at sub-global scales?
- What is known about time scales, inertia, and the risk of nonlinear changes in ecosystems?
- What options exist to manage ecosystems sustainably?
- What are the most important uncertainties hindering decision-making concerning ecosystems?
- Appendix A. Ecosystem Service Reports
- Appendix B. Effectiveness of Assessed Responses
- Appendix C. Authors, Coordinators, and Review Editors
- Appendix D. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Figure Sources
- Appendix E. Assessment Report Tables of Contents
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World Resources Institute (Lead Author);Leszek Bledzki (Topic Editor) "Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis (full report)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 24, 2008; Last revised Date August 31, 2011; Retrieved February 9, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ecosystems_and_Human_Well-being:_Synthesis_%28full_report%29>
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