Policies for sustainable governance of global ecosystem services
By: edited by Janet Ranganathan, Mohan Munasinghe, Frances Irwin.
Contributors: Ranganathan, Janet, 1962-; Munasinghe, Mohan, 1945-; Irwin, Frances.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9781847202444
Subjects: Ecosystem management; Environmental policy
Description: This edited work provides policy, institutional and governance recommendations in response to the MEA finding that humans have degraded ecosystems services at a faster rate and on a larger scale than at any time in human history. This book focuses on ecosystems services as the benefits people receive from nature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Mainstreaming and implementing the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment results by integrating them into sustainable development strategy / Mohan Munasinghe; title: Development, ecosystems, and governance : what are the priorities for policy makers?  / Antonio La Vina; title: To change global change : ecosystem transformation and conflict in the 21st century / Nicolas J. Lucas, Heran Dario Correa, and Iokie Rodriguez; title: Putting the assessment into action : six steps for governments / Lailai Li; title: From assessment to action : operationalizing environmental sustainability at the national level / Guido Schmidt-Traub, Albert Cho; title: Environmental policy priorities for the World Bank / Robert Goodland; title: A scenarios approach to developing ecosystem management strategies / Mark E. Bateman; title: The implications of interdisciplinary scientific assessments for environmental governance / Richard B. Norgaard; title: Looking back and ahead in ecosystems : reflections on the lessons of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / Anthony C. Janetos; title: Policy actions to help move us toward ecosystem security / Karin M. Krchnak; title: Framing the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment  : messages for political resonance / Frances Seymour; title: Meeting the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment challenge : the case for biome stewardship councils / Sudhir Chella Rajan; title: Smart globalization : opportunities for business, scientific, and political leadership / David Jhirad; title: A commission to spur investments in ecosystem services for the poor / Frances H. Irwin.