Who developed the idea of the Millennium Assessment?
The idea for the MA arose from both individuals involved in the ecosystem-related conventions and scientific experts. Each of the ecosystem-related conventions has significant needs for assessment information related to condition, economic value, threats, and trends in biodiversity and ecosystems and parties to the conventions have explored various means of obtaining this information. . Similarly, scientific experts have recognized the need for a mechanism to provide decision-makers with up-to-date information on scientific findings related to ecosystems and the biodiversity they contain. Recognizing these needs, in October 1998, the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, World Bank, and World Resources Institute held an informal meeting in Washington D.C. involving scientific experts and individuals from national agencies, the Convention to Combat Desertification, Convention on Biological Diversity, other UN agencies, and international scientific o
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