… - Summary for Decision-makers The assessment focuses on the linkages between
ecosystems and human well-being and, in particular, on "ecosystem services." An …

… , and the consequences for ecosystem services and human well-being. Scenarios are …
ecosystem services on human well-being depicted here, other factors influence human well-being …

… Assessment (MA) is a four-year international scientific assessment of the consequences
of ecosystem change for human well-being. A multisectoral Board of Directors—consisting of …

… the MDGs, enhanced human well-being and improved human health status requires
particular attention to improving ecosystem management and the capacity for policy-making at …

… Since 2001, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment has worked to assess the consequences
of ecosystem change for human well-being, and establish the scientific basis for actions …

… of decision-makers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and
human well-being. … problem, and the criteria considered to be important by the decisionmakers. …

… The objective of the MA was to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human
well-being … and sustainable use of ecosystems and their contributions to human well-being. …

… tional process (2001–05) designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for information on
the links between ecosystem change and human well-being. It focused on how changes in …

… and sustainable use of ecosystems and their contribution to human well-being. The MA was
in part a global assessment, but to facilitate better decision making at all scales, 34 regional, …

… consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and … of those systems and their
contribution to human well-being. … of indigenous communities in decisionmaking can also tap …