Unless we use the knowledge we've gained to sustainably develop Earth's ecosystems, we risk inflicting ever greater damage on them with dire consequences for economic development and human well-being.
Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to seek new homes and livelihoods. And a rising number of large, intense dust storms plaguing many areas ...
A newly released scientific study reinforces the need for governments, the private sector, and the international community to protect natural systems for the sake of humanity. Washington, DC – A newly ...
Scientists working on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment came up with four scenarios to depict choices societies might make, and to illustrate the consequences of those choices. Each scenario caused ...
ABSTRACT. Ecosystem services are embedded in complex adaptive systems. These systems are riddled with nonlinearities, uncertainties, and surprises, and are made increasingly complex by the many human ...
A new report by more than 2,000 scientists from 100 countries finds that unless governments act now, environmental damage will doom efforts to reduce hunger, poverty and disease. The Millennium ...
"March 2005"--P [4] of cover. "[This publication] is not intended as a comprehensive summary of the findings of the MA, but rather as an interpretation of the key messages to emerge from it."--P. [1].
Alcamo, J., D. van Vuuren, C. Ringler, W. Cramer, T. Masui, J. Alder, and K. Schulze. 2005. Changes in nature's balance sheet: model-based estimates of future ...
Unless we use the knowledge we've gained to sustainably develop Earth's ecosystems, we risk inflicting ever greater damage on them with dire consequences for economic development and human well-being.
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