Are ecosystems healthy enough to provide resources and essential services?
The source document for this Digest states: FOCAL AREA | Maintaining ecosystem integrity, and the provision of goods and services provided by biodiversity in ecosystems, in support of human well-being Closely related to the assessment of biodiversity components is that of the integrity of ecosystems and their ability to support human livelihoods. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment has placed particular emphasis on ecosystem goods and services because these provide the basis for human well-being and the ultimate rationale for maintaining ecosystem health. Although the framework for assessing progress towards the 2010 target includes several indicators that link the integrity of ecosystems to human well-being, only a few have suitably developed methodologies and comprehensive global data to allow for their present use. Source & ©: CBD Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 (2006), Chapter 2: The 2010 Biodiversity Target: Establishing current trends, p.
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