Engage in a public dialog on goals, policies, and trade-offs . Dramatic improvements in ecosystem condition and capacity are possible when governments and nongovernmental organizations create opportunities to air diverse ideas about ecosystem management. Recognize the value of ecosystem services . Removing subsidies and explicitly pricing ecosystem services can be politically difficult but can promote more efficient resource use. Involve local communities in managing ecosystems .
Local communities are often the most prudent ecosystem managers.
Involving local communities can also yield a more equitable distribution of the benefits and costs of ecosystem use. The report was released at the start of the Informal Ministerial Meeting on the Environment, being held Sept. 15-17 in Bergen, Norway.