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International ecosystem assessment

This article develops the case for adopting an international system for assessing how humans have impacted the ecosystem. It explains the rationale for making such an assessment and proposes a methodology for developing and administering it.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Ayensu, Edward, Claasen, Daniel van R., Collins, Mark, Dearing, Andrew, Fresco, Louise O., Gadgil, Madhav, Gitay, Habiba, Glaser, Gisbert, Juma, Calestous, Krebs, John, Lenton, Roberto, Lubchenco, Jane, McNeely, Jeffrey A., Mooney, Harold A., Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Ramos, Mario, Raven, Peter, Reid, Walter V., Samper, Cristian K., Sarukhán, José, Schei, Peter, Tundisi, José Galízia, Watson, Robert T., Guanhua, Xu, Zakri, A. H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	1999
Subjects:	ecosystem management planning
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170413

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Summary:	This article develops the case for adopting an international system for assessing how humans have impacted the ecosystem. It explains the rationale for making such an assessment and proposes a methodology for developing and administering it.