The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) is the most ambitious study ever undertaken of the relationship between human wellbeing and the world's ecosystems. In a four-year effort involving many of the world's leading social and natural scientists, information about the world's grasslands, forests, farmlands, rivers, lakes and oceans, and about the people who depend on them for their livelihoods, has been gathered and analyzed. The focus of the MA is determined by the people whose policy and management decisions affect the health of ecosystems.The assessment will help them make better decisions
Publication year
2005
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
deforestation, empowerment
