Responses Assessment
The Response Options Working Group assessed the
effectiveness of various types of response options, both
historical and current, examining the strengths and
weaknesses of various response options that have been used
to manage ecosystem services. Their report also identifies
some promising opportunities for improving human well-being
while conserving ecosystems.
The Responses Working Group determined that an effective
set of responses to ensure the sustainable management of
ecosystems requires substantial changes in institutions and
governance, economic policies and incentives, social and
behavior factors, technology, and knowledge. Prompt and
effective actions in these areas, as described in the
report, could substantially lessen the severity of ecosystem
problems in the next several decades.
Assessment report outline
Contents, Foreword, Preface [pdf,
828 KB]
01. MA Conceptual Framework [pdf, 425 KB]
02. Typology of Responses [pdf, 394 KB]
03. Assessing Responses [pdf, 346 KB]
04. Recognizing Uncertainties in Evaluating Responses [pdf,
292 KB]
05. Biodiversity [pdf, 703 KB]
06. Food and Cultivated Ecosystems [pdf, 911 KB]
07. Water [pdf, 723 KB]
08. Wood, Fuel-wood and Non Wood Forest Products [pdf,
420 KB]
09. Nutrient Management [pdf, 487 KB]
10. Waste Management, Processing and Detoxification [pdf,
585 KB]
11. Flood and Storm Control [pdf, 603 KB]
12. Ecosystems and Vector Borne Disease Control [pdf,
433 KB]
13. Responses to Climate Change [pdf, 453 KB]
14. Cultural Services [pdf, 289 KB]
15. Integrated Responses [pdf, 1015 KB]
16. Consequences and Options for Human Health [pdf, 625
KB]
17. Consequences of Responses for Poverty Reduction,
Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being [pdf, 819 KB]
18. Choosing Responses [pdf, 291 KB]
19. Implications for Achieving the MDGs [pdf, 526 KB]
Appendices [pdf, 1054 KB]
Responses Working Group
Co-Chairs
- Kanchan Chopra, Institute of Economic Growth,
India
- Rik Leemans, Wageningen University, The
Netherlands
Technical Support
- Dr. Pushpam Kumar
Institute of Economic Growth
Delhi, India
- Henk Simons
National Institute of Public Health and the
Environment (RIVM)
The Netherlands
- Meenakshi Rathore
Institute of Economic Growth
Delhi, India