Es, as a system of knowledge, works to categorize and measure these benefits in order to integrate ecosystemrelated goods and benefits, and concerns over the impairment of ecosystem services, into policy and decision making. The millennium ecosystem assessment followed in the footsteps of these assessments and was designed to meet the need for information about the consequences of ecosystem change for. Millennium ecosystem assessment millennium ecosystem assessment ecosystems and h uman wellbeing the millennium ecosystem assessment ma is an international process designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers and the public for scienti. Next compare and contrast the findings of the two countries. Development is achieved through growing and managing the portfolio of assets available to a household or a nation. Mar 30, 2005 the assessment runs to 2,500 pages and is intended to inform global policy initiatives. The uk national ecosystem assessment nea is the first analysis of the uks natural environment in terms of the benefits it provides to society and continuing economic prosperity.
The contents of this draft may change before its final 9 release on march 30. Ecosystems and human wellbeing is the first product of the millennium ecosystem assessment ma, a fouryear international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human wellbeing. The subgroup is invited to note the progress of the millennium ecosystem assessment and its preparation of products of particular relevance to the ramsar convention. Due to the seri ous conclusions drawn from the ma we call for urgent, concerted, research at all leve ls to fill the knowledge gaps identified. The growing challenge of balancing multiple demands on the environment, e. Ecosystems human wellbeing world resources institute. This is a spot created by cvf and sponsored by unep, to give visibility and make people understand what is the millennium ecosystem assessment. Sep 18, 2010 this is a spot created by cvf and sponsored by unep, to give visibility and make people understand what is the millennium ecosystem assessment. Dozens of institutions throughout the world are cont ributing their expertise and supporting an ongoing dialogue between the scientists and decision makers.
A quick summary of the mea, for those of you who have missed out on the fun. The earths atmosphere is changing due to an increase in carbon dioxide produced by. Millennium ecosystem assessment world ocean observatory. Cop 9 decision ix15 followup to the millennium ecosystem. The millennium ecosystem assessment ma report 2005 defines ecosystem services as benefits people obtain from ecosystems and distinguishes four categories of ecosystem services, where the socalled supporting services are regarded as the basis for the services of the other three categories supporting services. It sought in particular to strengthen the link between scientific knowledge and decisionmaking. Ecosystem services, in turn, are the goods and benefits people obtain from ecosystem functions. Giving up something was the key because need to improve our ecosystems, restoring would be better actually.
However, due to the complexity of the linkages between es and hwb, there are still many knowledge gaps, and in particular a lack of quantitative indicators and. Soils, water, plants and animals often make up the biggest chunk of poor peoples assets. Jul 11, 2005 the overall millennium ecosystem assessment has concluded that two thirds of the worlds ecosystems ranging from wetlands and coastal areas to forests and soils are either degraded or being. Ecosystems and human wellbeing is the first product of the millennium ecosystem assessment, a fouryear international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human wellbeing. The millennium ecosystem assessment ma provided a stateoftheart synthesis of such knowledge. The subglobal assessment network sgan is a community of practice that connects and supports individuals and organisations involved in ecosystem assessments at regional, subregional, national and subnational levels. Millennium ecosystem assessment synthesis report prepublication final draft approved by ma board on march 23, 2005 a report of the millennium ecosystem assessment core writing team. Mooney cochair, stanford university, united states of america angela cropper cochair, the cropper foundation, trinidad and tobago doris capistrano, center for international forestry research, indonesia stephen r. The scenarios consider two possible paths of world development.
Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. Ecosystem services are benefits provide to us for free, mainly purification or water, air, soil, and helps to weed out dying species. Four plausible scenarios explore the future of ecosystems and human wellbeing for the next 50 years and beyond the scenarios consider two possible paths of world development. Brief history of ma during the 1990s, a need was identified by a number of international environmental. A global assessment of desertification undertaken by the millennium ecosystem assessment ma shows that desertification in drylands threatens the homes and livelihoods of millions of poor. The longrange outlook for the worlds ecosystems depends on the course taken by global development in the coming decades. The material in this draft should not be quoted or cited. Of the 24 key services provided by the environment, 15 have degraded over the last 50 yearsmost notably fresh water, fisheries, air. Pdf on jan 1, 2005, w v reid and others published millennium ecosystem assessment. A multiyear study involving over 2,000 scientists from 95 countries, the millennium assessment report is a broad survey of environmental indicators. The millennium ecosystem assessment followed in the footsteps of these assessments and was designed to meet the need for information about the consequences of ecosystem change for human wellbeing. Unep millennium ecosystem assessment synthesis report pdf marine and coastal ecosystems and human wellbeing this report is a sysnthesis of the findings of the ma on marine and coastal ecosystems, taken from the global and subglobal assessments.
Current global trends and ecological dynamics are consistent with very different outcomes, defined by alternative assumptions about the technological, economic, demographic, geopolitical, and social aspects of development and the ways in which institutions. Millennium ecosystem assessment reports that human activities have degraded what percentage of the earths natural services, mostly in the last 50 years. The millennium ecosystem assessment is a comprehensive attempt to quantify this value so that, as interested citizens, we can understand the profit and loss directly linked to our specific decisions about ocean issues. An international scientific assessment of the consequences of ecosystem changes for human wellbeing. The 245page report lays out the approaches, assumptions, processes, and parameters scientists are using in the study. Millenium ecosystem assessment ecosystems and human well. It popularized the term ecosystem services, the benefits gained by humans from ecosystems. The millennium ecosystem assessment ma is a major assessment of the effects of human activity on the environment. The millennium ecosystem assessment ma has taken stock of these environmental assets worldwide. The mas conceptual framework placed human wellbeing as the central focus for assessment while recognising that biodiversity and ecosystems also have intrinsic value and that people take decisions concerning ecosystems based on considerations of both wellbeing and intrinsic value. Millennium ecosystem assessment the millennium ecosystem assessment ma is an international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers and the public for scientific information concerning the consequences of ecosystem change.
Linkages between ecosystem services and human wellbeing. It was initiated in 2001 as the result of an earlier study, people and ecosystems. Millennium ecosystem assessment scenarios wc archive. Bbc news sciencenature study highlights global decline. Environmental impacts of desertification are further exacerbated by political marginalization of the dryland poor and the slow growth of health and. The millennium ecosystem assessment, published in 2006, is an international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers and the public for scientific information concerning the consequences of ecosystem change for human wellbeing and options for responding to those changes. Current global trends and ecological dynamics are consistent with very different outcomes, defined by alternative assumptions about the technological, economic, demographic, geopolitical, and social aspects of development and the ways in which institutions, personal and. Assessing the economic value of ecosystem conservation. An overview of the millennium ecosystem assessment and its key findings. Part of the living with environmental change lwec initiative the nea, which commenced in mid2009 and will be reporting in early 2011, is an inclusive process involving many government, academic, ngo and private.
Millennium ecosystem assessment ecosystems and human wellbeing is the first product of the millennium ecosystem assessment ma, a fouryear international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem. The millennium assessment examines the merits of options for mechanisms and policies, to accomplish the goal of maintaining and enhancing the delivery of ecosystem services to society. Soil and land in the millennium ecosystem assessment and. The book offers an overview of the project, describing the conceptual framework. Cop 9 decision ix15 bonn, 19 30 may 2008 followup to the millennium ecosystem assessment the conference of the parties, recalling its decision vii9, taking note of the multitude of ongoing and planned subnational, national and regional assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem services that build on the conceptual framework. Millennium ecosystem assessment panel millennium ecosystem assessment board the ma board represents the users of the findings of the ma process.
Policy responses, volume 3 millennium ecosystem assessment board the ma board represents the users of the findings. Assessment the millennium ecosystem assessment ma is an international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers and the public for scientific information concerning the consequences of ecosystem change. The millennium ecosystem assessment ma is the largest assessment to date of the health of the worlds ecosystems. Millennium ecosystem assessment synthesis report world. Millennium ecosystem assessment potsdam institute for climate. Development environment for the mdgs development is achieved through growing and managing the portfolio of assets available to a household or a nation. People differ in the way they value nature and even what they consider as nature.
Millenium ecosystem assessment ecosystems and human. In your report you must include the countries you selected, the area in the country, and a summary of the main findings. Millennium ecosystem assessment series island press. Human activity is fundamentally and extensively changing the world around us, leading to extinction on a massive scale. Sep 01, 2005 the millennium ecosystem assessment ma is the largest assessment to date of the health of the worlds ecosystems. Soil and land in the millennium ecosystem assessment and the. Findings of the global desertification assessment by the. Ecosystems and human wellbeing millennium ecosystem.
Although individual ecosystem services have been assessed previously, the finding that 60% of a group of 24 ecosystem services. The millennium ecosystem assessment ma was initiated in 2001 with the objective being to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human wellbeing and the scientific basis for action. The millennium ecosystem assessment studied the connections between human well being and. Carpenter, kanchan chopra, partha dasgupta, thomas dietz, anantha kumar. Degradation of ecosystems expected to grow significantly in next 50 years challenge of reversing degradation while meeting increasing demands for services requires significant changes in policies and practices not under way provision of ecosystem services can be stabilized with biodiversity redundancy hypothesis. An euwide survey in nine countries showed that attitudes towards nature vary widely among. Some of these require major reorganization in the way we do business. Millennium ecosystem assessment millennium ecosystem assessment seeks to substantially increase the information available for resources managers and policymakers to better manage the environment. This is the unedited penultimate draft of the ma general 8 synthesis report. Third, the assessment identified a number of emergent findings, conclusions that can only be reached when a large body of existing information is examined together. These include services such as nutrient cycling, primary production, soil. Mar 27, 2016 the millennium ecosystem assessment ma is a major assessment of the effects of human activity on the environment. Four plausible scenarios explore the future of ecosystems and human wellbeing for the next 50 years and beyond. The assessment runs to 2,500 pages and is intended to inform global policy initiatives.
Cbd and the millennium ecosystem assessment ma conceptual framework is. Es, as a system of knowledge, works to categorize and measure these benefits in order to integrate ecosystem related goods and benefits, and concerns over the impairment of ecosystem services, into policy and decision making. With explosive speed, the scale of human impact on ecosystems underwent a radical change in the past century. The overall millennium ecosystem assessment has concluded that two thirds of the worlds ecosystems ranging from wetlands and coastal areas to. Understanding the linkages between ecosystem services es and human wellbeing hwb is crucial to sustain the flow of es for hwb. Millennium ecosystem assessment linkedin slideshare. The book offers an overview of the project, describing the conceptual framework that is being used, defining its scope, and. A welldefined ecosystem has strong interactions among its components and weak interactions across its boundaries. Since the inception of global assessments on ozone depletion and climate change, the global policy process has been better informed, and decisionmakers are able to take more effective and timely decisions. The millennium ecosystem assessment ma is a united nations project designed to assess the consequences of ecosystem changes for human wellbeing. Millennium ecosystem assessment overview the millennium ecosystem assessment ma is an international work program designed to meet the needs of decision makers and the public for scientific information concerning the consequences of ecosystem change for human wellbeing and options for responding to those changes. Millennium ecosystem assessment 2005 free download as pdf file.
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