Government slow to grasp importance of Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment
Summary
This Report from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC)
assesses the impact of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment on the UK.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was launched by United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2001, to provide scientific information to
decision-makers and the public on the consequences of ecosystem change.
The Assessment looks at how ecosystem changes might affect people in
the future and what could be done at local, national and global levels to
improve ecosystem management.
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How does it affect
me?
If you are interested in the UK’s current and future approach to
sustainability and ecosystem management, this affects you.
A key
conclusion detailed in this report is that governments and development agencies
have been slow to grasp the importance of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
Policy-makers need to be made more aware of the direct economic, social and
environmental benefits of sustainable ecosystem service management, as allowing
ecosystems to degrade will have a fundamental impact on businesses and human
well-being.
The EAC also recommends the following:
- Developed
countries, including the UK, must ensure that all developing countries are able
to incorporate the environment in development strategies
- The
Government must introduce sustainability as an indicator of economic growth as
early as possible.
See more on the
EAC’s current inquiries on the UK
Parliament website.
Find out how to attend a
Select Committee hearing.
