生態系の評価. 生態系の評価. 世界的なニュースを集めるための新しい調査では,あなたが使用することができます
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|September 23, 2000
まとめ
ミレニアム・エコシステム・アセスメントは,政策立案者向けに,地球規模の生態系に関する知識を統合するものです. このプロジェクトは,野心的な目標に対する潜在的な課題にもかかわらず,生態系サービスと環境の動向を評価することを目的としています.
科学分野:
- エコロジーと環境科学 エコロジーと環境科学
- グローバルな環境変化の研究
- 生態系サービスの評価
背景:
- ミレニアム・エコシステム・アセスメント (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment) は4年間の2000万ドルの国際プロジェクトである.
- これは,生態学者や社会科学者がグローバルな生態系データを分析することを含む.
- このプロジェクトは,世界中の生態系に対する脅威を理解し,対処することを目的としています.
研究 の 目的:
- グローバルな生態系に関する現在の知識を統合する.
- 世界の生態系とそのサービスの状態を評価する.
- 将来の環境動向を予測し,政策を策定する.
主な方法:
- 生態学者や社会科学者からデータを集め,分析する.
- 重要な生態系サービスの提供 (食料,水など) を評価する.
- 森林伐採,種の消失,汚染などの環境動向を予測する.
主要な成果:
- この評価は,政策の実施のためのデータを提供することを目的としています.
- それは,生態系の経済的価値を強調することを目指しています.
- 潜在的な課題には,プロジェクトの野心的な範囲が含まれています.
結論:
- ミレニアム生態系評価は,科学と政策を結びつける重要なイニシアチブです.
- それは,生態系の健康とサービスに関する包括的な理解を提供することを目指しています.
- プロジェクトの成功は,その広範な目標の克服に依存するかもしれません.
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