The above graphic shows the benefits people obtain from the ecosystems.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) was called for by the United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2000.
Initiated in 2001, the objective of the MA
was to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and the
scientific basis for action needed to enhance the conservation and sustainable
use of those systems and their contribution to human well-being.
The findings of the assessment reports provide a
state-of-the-art scientific appraisal of the condition and trends in the world’s
ecosystems and the services they provide (such as clean water, food, forest
products, flood control, and natural resources) and the options to restore,
conserve or enhance the sustainable use of ecosystems.
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