Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and the Millennium Development Goals
ISBN: 978-1-78052-690-4, eISBN: 978-1-78052-691-1
Publication date: 4 December 2012
Abstract
Ecosystem services are essential for human well-being. The chapter explores the linkages between ecosystems and ecosystem services, biodiversity, and the Millennium Development Goals. Specifically, it focuses on the discussions in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the ecosystem approach within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and ecosystems’ role in the achievement of specific targets of the Millennium Development Goals. It highlights the need for ecosystem-based approaches to ecosystem management, biodiversity conservation, and attainment of human well-being.
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Citation
Uy, N. and Shaw, R. (2012), "Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and the Millennium Development Goals", Uy, N. and Shaw, R. (Ed.) Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 12), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 19-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2012)0000012008
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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