Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Our Human Planet: Summary for Decision Makers (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Series) [Paperback]

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1559633875 | ISBN-13: 978-1559633871 | Publication Date: December 14, 2005 | Edition: 1

Our Human Planet summarizes the findings of the four working groups and serves as a reference guide to the four main volumes in the MA series. It presents the key findings of each of the working groups, and meets the needs of policy makers and other professionals.

The summary also provides an overview of the framework used by the assessment, and will serve as a guide for assessment, planning, and management for the future.

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The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment’s work is overseen by a 45-member Board of Directors, co-chaired by Robert Watson, Chief Scientist and Senior Advisor for the Environment of the Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Network of the World Bank, and A.H. Zakri, director of the United Nations University’s Institute of Advanced Studies. The Assessment Panel, which oversees the technical work of the MA, includes 13 of the world’s leading social and natural scientists. It is co-chaired by Angela Cropper of the Cropper Foundation and Harold Mooney of Stanford University. Walter Reid is the director of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Island Press; 1 edition (December 14, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559633875
• ISBN-13: 978-1559633871
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #487,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A guide to make sustainable decisions, March 14, 2006

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This review is from: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Our Human Planet: Summary for Decision Makers (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Series) (Paperback)

Everyone who is interested in the environment or is responsible for any project that will cause any possible impact in the environment or human health, must consult this MEA as a guideline. It is today's human well-being compass.