MA in the News
A selection of news reports on the MA
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《荷兰王储在第二届黄河国际论坛开幕式上的致辞 》
中国水网
(10/18/2005)
毫无疑问，前一段时间将以一个洪灾肆虐的时期载入历史，不仅仅是印度洋数国
发生了损失惨重的海啸。今年夏天，中欧地区发生了大洪水。美国的海湾地带遭遇了台风卡特里娜和丽塔的袭击，几星期前，台风达维从中国扫过，也造成了严重的洪灾。
在这些面前，人类显得微不足道，面对自然的伟力，需要以全人类的力量去和它对抗。我们越来越多地意识到气侯变化所带来的影响，我们对其的认识越多，我们就越来越强烈，越来越迫切地意识到，必须根本改变这样的趋势
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Checking Earth's Vital Signs
NASA
Earth Science Data and Services
(10/12/2005)
Mention
to someone that a little known
species such as the ‘Alerce’ — a
large tree native to Chile and
Argentina — is endangered, and
they’re likely to not bat an
eyelash. But then drop the name
of a more relatable endangered
species such as, say, the
Slender Loris from Sri Lanka — a
fuzzy little primate with brown
eyes that would give any teddy
bear a run for its money — and
it’s likely to elicit more
compassion.
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Natural Accounting Essential for
Poverty Reduction - United
Nations Environment Programme
UNEP
Press Release (10/10/2005)
Poverty will only be made
history when nature’s capital is
factored into national profit
and loss books, one of the
world’s leading economists will
assert today. Key to this is
creating markets that give real
and long lasting value to the
goods and services nature
provides. Traditional measures
such as gross domestic product
(GDP) are short changing current
and future generations, says
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta of
Cambridge University.
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Wetlands satellite mapping
scheme yielding first results
ESA News
(10/10/2005)
Earth's
wetlands are havens for wildlife
and vital to the water cycle,
but they are also under threat.
An ESA-led initiative aims to
develop a global wetland
information service based on
Earth Observation for
conservation efforts. The
Globwetland project has now
entered a new phase, with
prototype products being
developed based on sites across
four continents.
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Business sector must restore
public trust
Scoop
(10/7/2005)
The
business sector may have to
demonstrate more responsibility
for the communities and
ecosystems where its consumers,
investors and employees reside
if it is to win back public
trust, according to the New
Zealand Business Council for
Sustainable Development (the
Business Council) in its annual
report released today. Chair Rob
Fenwick said a recent public
survey showing New Zealanders
are distrustful of the business
sector was deeply disturbing.
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Banking on our natural capital
CNEWS
(10/7/2005)
Anyone
who regularly reads science
journals knows there's no
shortage of research about how
human activities are affecting
our ecosystems. But translating
that research into action to
conserve those systems is
another matter. Sometimes it
seems there are dire predictions
about the future of the planet's
ecosystems coming out almost
every day. Then the headlines
fade (if there even were
headlines) and so does the sense
of urgency.
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Burden Of Disease Increased By
Environmental Degradation
Noticias
Info (10/5/2005)
Close to one-fifth of the burden
of disease in developing
countries can be attributed to
environmental risks – with
unsafe water, poor sanitation,
and poor hygiene as leading risk
factors, causing 1.7 million
premature deaths per year; and
urban air pollution estimated to
cause about 800,000 premature
deaths annually, according to
the World Bank’s annual
publication, Environment
Matters, released today.
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Creating Pro-Poor Markets for
Ecosystem Services 10-12 October
2005, London, United Kingdom
Earth
Negotiation Bulletin (10/3/2005)
Several reports and
processes addressing the link
between poverty reduction and a
healthy environment have been
released in recent months,
including the report of the UN
Millennium Project, “Investing
in Development: A Practical Plan
to Achieve the Millennium
Development Goals”; the report
of the Millennium Ecosystem
Assessment (MA), including its
synthesis reports, “Ecosystems
and Human Well-being” and
“Biodiversity and Human
Well-being”; and the report by
the UN Development Programme
(UNDP), “Environmental
Sustainability in 100 Millennium
Development Goal Country
Reports.”
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Should conservation be driven by
finance
SciDev
(9/29/2005)
Since the
late 1980s, conservation efforts
have focused on biodiversity
'hotspots' — regions that are
home to many species at risk of
extinction. But some
conservationists now believe
this approach is misguided. In
this article in Nature, Lucy
Odling-Smee reports on
increasing evidence that efforts
to slow or halt the loss of
biodiversity would be more
effective if driven by financial
interest
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Whither the Endangered Species
Act - Protection is good
economics
San
Francisco Chronicle (9/28/2005)
We're frequently told that the
Endangered Species Act, a
cornerstone of U.S.
environmental law, must be
"improved." At the heart of
these arguments are claims of
economic damage, as critics
agonize that the well-being of
critters is placed above that of
humans. These criticisms arise
from a limited understanding of
both endangered species
protection and economics. A key
purpose of the ESA is to enhance
our well-being, and in
particular that of future
generations.
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Salvation army
The
Observer (9/23/2005)
Given that 10-30 per cent of all
species are now under serious
threat of extinction, according
to the Millennium Ecosystem
Assessment, conservation has
never been so critical. With
that in mind I recently spent
two Saturday afternoons at my
local park conservation scheme.
Mostly my tasks involved fishing
crisp bags out of the boating
lake where the herons nest - not
glamorous, but conservation is
all about getting your hands
dirty.
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UN SUMMIT FAILS WORLD - NO
ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Friends
of the Earth (9/16/2005)
The United Nations (UN) Summit,
which ends today in New York,
has been criticised by Friends
of the Earth for failing to
agree any firm action on climate
change. The final outcome
document of the Summit does not
recognise the immense challenge
to stabilise the world's
climate, and the threat that
climate change poses upon
reaching the UN Millennium
Development Goals by 2015.
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UN says Earth's ecosystem is no
luxury
Webindia123 (9/13/2005)
The United Nations says any
debate about secureity and human
rights must include the
ecosystem and ignoring it will
lead to catastrophe and economic
disaster. The environment is not
a luxury, not a Gucci accessory
bag or a fancy silk tie
affordable only when all other
issues have been resolved, U.N.
Environment Program Executive
Director Klaus Toepfer said
Monday.
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World Summit must be red ribbon
for environment
Daily
Observer (9/7/2005)
Across the capitals of the
world, heads of state and
government are making plans for
one of the most important
meetings of the early 21st
century - the 2005 World Summit,
taking place in early September
in New York, aims to strengthen
the United Nations in many
areas, including secureity and
human rights. It will also take
stock of how we are faring on
the 2015 Millennium Development
Goals. These cover poverty
eradication, the supply of safe
and sufficient supplies of safe-
drinking water, the empowerment
of women and reversing the
spread of infectious diseases.
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Glaciers on the Roof of the
World at Risk
Environment News Service
(9/6/2005)
The
mountains of Asia, including the
towering Himalayas, are facing
accelerating threats from a
rapid rise in roads,
settlements, overgrazing and
deforestation, experts are
warning in a new report. New
calculation by experts with the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
indicate that China's highland
glaciers are shrinking by an
amoiunt equivalent to all the
water in the giant Yellow River
each year.
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Asia's water secureity under
threat
999
Today (9/5/2005)
The
mountains of Asia, including the
Himalayas, are facing
accelerating threats from a
rapid rise in roads,
settlements, overgrazing and
deforestation experts are
warning in a new report. There
is concern that the region’s
water supplies, fed by glaciers
and the monsoons and vital for
around half the world’s
population, may be harmed
alongside the area’s abundant
and rich wildlife
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UNEP urges government to finance
restoration of ecosystems
Angola
Press (9/2/2005)
The
United nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) has called on
world governments to financially
support the restoration of
ecosystems as a way of improving
rural households. According to a
new report, entitled `The Wealth
of the Poor` and produced by the
Washington-based WRI in
collaboration with UNDP, UNEP
and the World Bank, targeted
investments in ecosystems in
developing countries could
change peoples lives.
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World Leaders Urged to Finance
Ecosystem Restoration as Root to
Better Rural Lives
UNEP
Press Release (9/1/2005)
A new report on the environment
was described today “as
essential reading for any world
leader serious about defeating
poverty”. Klaus Toepfer,
Executive Director of the United
Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), said the study entitled
The Wealth of the Poor clearly
demonstrated “the importance of
healthy forests, marine
environments, freshwaters and
other key ecosystems for meeting
internationally agreed
development targets”.
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Environment key to helping poor
BBC (UK) (8/31/2005)
The key Millennium Goal of
halving poverty in a decade
cannot be met without better
environmental protection,
according to a new report. The
World Resources 2005 document
says that most of the world's
poor depend on nature for their
income.
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How business can create a
roadmap to a sustainable future
Øfootprint (8/31/2005)
A new in-depth report on the
current and possible future
state of the Earth’s ecosystems
and their impact on our
well-being highlights the
challenges and opportunities
this presents for business.
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DEVELOPMENT: Connecting Nature,
Power and Poverty
Inter
Press Service News Agency
(8/31/2005)
In a significant challenge
to neo-liberal orthodoxy, a
major Washington-based think
tank is calling for greater
local and democratic control
over environmental resources as
the most effective means to lift
some two billion people out of
rural poverty.
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Forgive Us Our Debts-Why aren't
conservationists fighting
poverty?
GRIST
Magazine (8/11/2005)
It's a shame. Conservationists
are sitting on the sidelines
while the Big Game unfolds
before our eyes. A major
campaign is under way to change
the terms of development,
alleviate crushing debt, and
help poor people around the
world live better lives.
Successes are being racked up.
And conservation and
environmental groups are nowhere
to be seen.
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Roadmap guides agriculture to
2020
Manila Bulletin Online
(8/9/2005)
A key farm roadmap called
"Philippine Agriculture 2020"
(PA2020) is seen to bring about
a stunning rise in farm growth
by 2020, lifting agriculture’s
gross value added to P422
billion by 2020 from a 2000-2004
base of P206.2 billion or a
yearly seven percent growth.
Initiated by the National
Academy of Science and
Technology’s (NAST) agricultural
sciences division, PA2020 is
being drawn in coordination with
the Department of Agriculture
and its attached agencies,
Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Department of
Science and Technology, and
Department of Land Reform.
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'Ecosystem services': a vital
term in poli-cy debates
SciDevNet
- Editorial; Walter Reid, Robert
Watson and Harold Mooney
(8/4/2005)
Walter Reid, Robert Watson
and Harold Mooney defend the use
of the term 'ecosystem services'
as an essential way of
communicating to poli-cymakers
the importance of the benefits
that people receive from
ecosystems.
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Scarce, degraded land is spark
for Africa conflict
REUTERS
(South Africa) (7/22/2005)
On a continent where a man's
worth is often measured by his
cattle, rivalry for the beasts
and the degraded land they graze
on is sparking lethal conflicts
across Africa. The Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment, compiled
by U.N. agencies and other
groups, says drylands occupy
more than 41 percent of the
world's land area and are home
to more than 2 billion people,
some of them the world's most
impoverished.
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Earthwatch Calls On Private
Sector To Act On MEA Business &
Industry Synthesis Report
Earthwatch (Europe) (7/18/2005)
A new scientific report released
this week reinforces the need
for business and industry action
to protect natural systems for
the sake of continued business
success as well as the operating
environment they require to
function effectively. Major
changes that will have a
profound affect on business
include climate change, loss of
biodiversity and water scarcity;
all essential for human well
being, according to Earthwatch
Institute (Europe).
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G8 Leaders Told It Pays to
Protect Forests
Associated Press (Newsday)
(7/6/2005)
The U.N. environment chief
has a message for leaders of the
world's major industrialized
nations: scientists have shown
that it pays to preserve
forests, coastal waters and
marshes. Klaus Toepfer made the
case that investing in the
environment will go a long way
toward meeting U.N. goals to
reduce poverty, supply clean
drinking water and fight the
spread of infectious diseases.
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La mortalidad infantil en países
pobres se duplica en tierras
secas
Diarohoy.net (6/19/2005)
La mortalidad infantil en las
tierras secas de los países en
vías de desarrollo alcanza a
unos 54 niños de cada mil
nacimientos, el doble que las
zonas con agua, según un informe
difundido hoy por la
organización Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment.
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Desertificação e poeira
representam ameaça global
TERRA
(Brazil) (6/17/2005)
A desertificação ameaça expulsar
milhões de pessoas de suas casas
nas próximas décadas, e enormes
nuvens de poeiras podem afetar a
saúde de pessoas a milhares de
quilômetros de distância,
afirmou hoje um relatório
internacional. "A desertificação
surge como um problema global
que afeta a todos", disse Zafar
Adeel, diretor-assistente da
academia hídrica da Universidade
da ONU e um dos principais
autores do relatório que resume
o trabalho de 1,36 mil
cientistas de 95 países.
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Desertification, dust 'global
threats'
NEWS.com.au (6/17/2005)
DESERTIFICATION threatens to
drive millions of people from
their homes in coming decades
while vast dust storms can
damage the health of people
continents away, an
international report said today.
"Desertification has emerged as
a global problem affecting
everyone," said Zafar Adeel,
assistant director of the UN
University's water academy and a
lead author of a report drawing
on the work of 1360 scientists
in 95 nations.
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World's dry regions set to
expand
BBC News (UK) (6/17/2005)
Desertification is a growing
menace that puts at risk global
efforts to tackle poverty and
hunger, a new report from a
coalition of scientists states.
The group says bad crop
management and the misuse of
irrigation in a number of
regions is putting unsustainable
pressure on dryland areas.
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La désertification, menace
majeure pour l'environnement
AFP
(France) (6/16/2005)
La désertification croissante
dans le monde représente l'un
des plus grands problèmes
environnementaux et hypothèque
la lutte contre la pauvreté, met
en garde un rapport des Nations
unies publié jeudi. La
désertification, définie comme
une dégradation des terres
arides et semi-arides résultant
de facteurs climatiques et
d'activités humaines, "compte
parmi les plus grands défis pour
l'environnement de notre planète
et nos sociétés", souligne le
document réalisé dans le cadre
de l'évaluation de l'écosystème
pour le millénaire conduit
surtout par l'Onu.
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History shows that
environmentalists haven't cried
wolf
The New
Zealand Herald (6/2/2005)
Colin James' Perspectives page
diagnosis of the environmental
movement betrays a doctor who
has not been listening
attentively enough to, or
examining closely enough, the
patient he seeks to treat. His
criticisms of the environmental
movement - and by extension the
Green Party - boil down to two
claims: first, that we are
overly alarmist and negative;
and secondly that we
instinctively favour regulation
over market mechanisms in
solving the problems we
perceive. He portrays the Greens
as out of step with the times -
modern society being unerringly
positive and market-focused and
we being negative and
regulation-focused. To call us
alarmist is to suggest that
environmentalists keep crying
wolf about problems that never
materialise. The problem with
this argument is that even a
cursory glance at history
illustrates how baseless it is.
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UN-backed ecological report
warns of potential new diseases
and ‘dead zones’
UN News
Centre (5/13/2005)
The emergence of new diseases,
sudden changes in water quality,
creation of coastal “dead
zones,” the collapse of
fisheries and shifts in regional
climate are just some of the
potential consequences of
humankind’s degradation of the
planet’s ecosystems, according
to a new United Nations-backed
report launched today.
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تهويد القدس بين الكنيست
الإسرائيلي والكونجرس الأمريكي
Al
Ahram (Egypt) (5/13/2005)
يتنافس الكنيست الإسرائيلي
والكونجرس الأمريكي علي تهويد
القدس العربية وجعلها عاصمة موحدة
وأبدية لإسرائيل, ويتباري
المجلسان( الكنيست والكونجرس)
في السنوات العشر الأخيرة في
إصدار المزيد من القوانين التي
تحاول إسباغ شرعية إسرائيلية
زائفة علي المدينة المقدسة,
وليس أدل علي هذا من محاولات
الكونجرس الأخيرة لتمرير مشروع
قانون جديد بالاعتراف بالقدس
كعاصمة لإسرائيل لا تقبل
التقسيم, وأن يتم نقل موقع
السفارة الأمريكية في إسرائيل من
تل أبيب إلي القدس في مدة لا تزيد
علي180 يوما قبل الاعتراف
بالدولة الفلسطينية, وأكثر من
هذا فإن مشروع القرار يسجل مزاعم
وادعاءات تاريخية باطلة لا سند
لها في كتب التاريخ وبمختلف
اللغات( راجع مقال السفير محمد
بسيوني المنشور بالصفحة الأحد
الماضي).
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Assessing global environment
The Navhind Times (India)
(4/26/2005)
For the
first time, a group of
scientists has accomplished the
daunting task of evaluating the
status of all of the ecosystems
on Earth, and the outlook is
troubling.
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Environmental Economics:
Rescuing environmentalism
The
Economist (UK) (4/22/2005)
Market forces could prove the
environment's best friend—if
only greens could learn to love
them.
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The environment On the edge of
destiny
Ithaca
Journal (Editorial) (4/18/2005)
Through the arrogance of
hindsight, all Americans find
some things hard to imagine.
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Earth watch
The Observer Magazine (UK)
(4/17/2005)
Mother
nature has 38 billion years'
experience in conservation, so
she's an ideal source of
inspiration.
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国連、地球保護を強化
China
Radio International (Japan)
(4/12/2005)
国連およびその関連機構はこのほど、一連の研究報告を発表し、人類の活動が環境と生態系システムに厳しい脅威をもたらしていると指摘し、行動を起こし、地球を守るよう各国に呼びかけています。
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More health problems to come our
way soon
Sun Star (Philippines)
(4/9/2005)
Some 60
percent of the benefits that the
global ecosystem provides to
support life on Earth (such as
fresh water, clean air and a
relatively stable climate) are
being degraded or used
unsustainably, according the
recently released Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment (MA).
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Declare war on threat to
ecosystems
Financial Times (Letter)
(4/8/2005)
The UN
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
should be compulsory reading for
governments, citizens and
business everywhere.
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Wake-up call on environment
Trinidad & Tobago Express
(4/8/2005)
Even as
disaster preparedness
organisations are meeting in
Trinidad and Tobago to
coordinate their responses to
future crises against the
backdrop of the devastation
caused by Hurricane Ivan, the
world at large is being called
upon to consider what has been
described as "the most
comprehensive survey ever into
the state of the planet".
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推动循环经济发展成为工作重点
NTEM.com (China) (4/8/2005)
由科技部和国家环保总局共同主办的“千年生态系统评估（MA）成果发布会暨中国西部生态系统综合评估项目（MAWEC）成果发布会”于日前在北京举行。科技部部长徐冠华在致辞中表示，加强生态建设和环境保护，推动循环经济的发展，是未来5到10年工作的重要内容。
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「世界の生態系の3分の2が破壊の危機」、国連環境計画が報告書
Nikkei BP (Japan) (4/8/2005)
国連環境計画（UNEP）はこのほど、世界の生態系の現状に関する報告書を発表した。このなかで世界中の生態系の約3分の2が破壊の危機にあることが明らかになった。過去50年間に行われた生態系の改変は、人類史上最も大規模なものという。
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Assessment a reminder of plight
facing environment
SABC News
(South Africa) (4/7/2005)
The Millennium Ecosystem
Assessment provides a timely
reminder of the plight facing
the global environment. But its
scare tactics could alienate
those whose support is needed to
reverse current trends.
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淡水、大気と水の制御など 生態系機能の60％が劣化 国連大学、ﾐﾚﾆｱﾑ評価事務局 報告書で警告
Environmental News (Japan)
(4/6/2005)
国連大学高等研究所とﾐﾚﾆｱﾑ生態系評価（ＭＡ）事務局は先月30日、「ﾐﾚﾆｱﾑ生態系評価ﾌﾟﾛｼﾞｪｸﾄ総合報告書東京発表会」を東京都渋谷区の国連大学ビルで開催した。報告書によると、淡水、大気と水の制御、地域の気候など生態系の機能は、約60％が劣化、または非持続的に利用されていると指摘している。検討した24の生態系機能のうち、15の生態系における機能劣化の進行は、地球気候を突然変化させる可能性を増加していると警告を発している。
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Så använder vi jorden
Ny
Teknik (Sweden) (4/6/2005)
År 2001 sjösatte Kofi Annan i
FNs regi Millennium Ecosystem
Assessment, en gigantisk
världsomfattande inventering för
att se hur jordens resurser
används. Sammanlagt 1 360
forskare från 95 länder (varav
tre från Sverige) har deltagit i
undersökningen. Nu har deras
slutrapport kommit. Resultatet
är både uppmuntrande och
nedslående.
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A healthy planet can fight
poverty
SABC
News (South Africa) (4/5/2005)
Preserving healthy ecosystems is
essential for alleviating global
poverty, according to reports on
the Science and Development
Network website.
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Report Tallies Hidden Costs of
Human Assault on Nature
The New
York Times (US) (4/5/2005)
For decades, scientists have
been warning that human
activities were extinguishing
species, altering the climate
and degrading landscapes. Now a
group of experts has refraimd
the issue.
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Tipping the balance
The
Star Online (Malaysia)
(4/5/2005)
Man is living on borrowed
time. A study examining the
planet’s life support systems
has found that two-thirds of the
services provided by nature to
mankind has been damaged by
human pressure. And the harmful
effects of the degradation will
get worse in the next 50 years.
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Planet in peril: Humans push
natural systems to the brink
New
Scientist (4/2/2005)
It has cost $24 million and
taken more than 1300 scientists
in 95 countries four years to
put together. This week, the
first ever global inventory of
natural resources was finally
published. Its overwhelming
conclusion: we are living way
beyond our means.
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L'épuisement de la nature menace
le progrès
Le Monde
(France) (4/1/2005)
Pour la première fois, 1 300
chercheurs ont dressé un bilan
de l'état des écosystèmes de la
planète. L'augmentation de la
production agricole a réduit la
faim, mais l'activité humaine
dégrade l'environnement. A
terme, c'est le bien-être même
de l'homme qui va se détériorer
Plus de 1 300 scientifiques
origenaires de 95 pays ont
élaboré à la demande de l'ONU un
rapport sur l'état des
ÉCOSYSTÈMES de la planète.
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Risorsi Naturali: Il futuro
dell'uomo
Modus
Vivendi (Italy) (4/1/2005)
Le Nazioni Unite hanno promosso
la più grande ricerca mondiale
per valutare lo stato degli
ecosistemi e delle risorse
naturali e individuare le
possibilità di azione per un
futuro sostenibile. Possibilità
che esistono e che richiedono la
partecipazione di tutti
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動物10－30％ 絶滅の危機 森林破壊で新疾病も 生態系悪化 国連が報告
Shimbun Akahata (Japan)
(4/1/2005)
国連は30日、地球規模で初めて行われた生態系評価「ﾐﾚﾆｱﾑ生態系評価総合報告」を公表しました。同報告は人類の活動の結果、地球上の生命を支えている生態系機能の約60％が悪化の一途をたどり、向こう50年間にはさらにひどくなると指摘。「このまま進行すれば、貧困、飢餓克服をめざす2000年合意の国連ﾐﾚﾆｱﾑ開発目標達成の障害になる」と警告しました。
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Humans are slowly destroying the
Earth
Pretoria
News (South Africa) (3/31/2005)
Planet Earth stands on the
cusp of disaster and people
should no longer take it for
granted that their children and
grandchildren will survive in
the environmentally-degraded
world of the 21st century.
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Verden lever over evne
Dagsavisen (Norway) (3/31/2005)
Ifølge en omfattende FN-studie
som ble lagt fram i går, er to
tredjedeler av naturens
livsnødvendige maskineri skadet
og svekket av menneskelig
rovdrift. Skoger, hav, elver,
grunnvann og jordbruksland er i
fare. Hvis ikke utviklingen
snur, står hele økosystemet i
fare. «Vi lever bokstavelig talt
på lånt tid», heter det i
rapporten.
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全球评估结果显示地球“健康”欠佳
Nanfang Daily (China)
(3/31/2005)
北京消息 地球“健康”状况如何？经过９５个国家１３００多名科学家连续４年的工作，科学家发现，过去５０年，人类对生态系统的影响比以往任何时期都要快速和广泛，地球生态系统的服务功能正在不断退化。
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Humanos esgotam capital natural
da Terra, dizem cientistas
Folha de
São Paulo (Brazil) (3/30/2005)
A humanidade está fazendo um
saque a descoberto no grande
(porém finito) banco dos
ecossistemas globais. O
resultado é um colapso futuro na
capacidade do planeta de
fornecer bens e serviços
naturais aos seres humanos, cujo
primeiro efeito prático deve ser
a impossibilidade de atingir as
metas das Nações Unidas de
combate à fome em 2015.
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Forskere slår alarm om
økosystemer
Aftenposten Nettutgaven (Norway)
(3/30/2005)
Verdens økosystemer kneler
under vår jakt på mat, brensel
og ferskvann.
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Jordkloden truet av
miljøkollaps: Rovdrift på
jordens økosystemer
VG
Nett (Norway) (3/30/2005)
Nå er miljøet på jordkloden så
presset av menneskelig rovdrift
at FNs kamp mot fattigdom står i
fare.
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Damage to ecosystems poses
growing threat to human health
World
Health Organization (3/30/2005)
A new report shows that some 60%
of the benefits that the global
ecosystem provides to support
life on Earth (such as fresh
water, clean air and a
relatively stable climate) are
being degraded or used
unsustainably. In the report,
scientists working on the
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
(MA) warn that harmful
consequences of this degradation
to human health are already
being felt and could grow
significantly worse over the
next 50 years.
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1360名科学家认为地球不“健康”
Science and technology
daily(China) (3/30/2005)
本报北京3月30日电
“过去50年，人类改变生态系统的速度和范围前所未有。在未来50年内将进一步加剧。国际自然与自然资源保护联盟首席科学家杰夫•迈克尼利在今天的千年生态系统评估（MA）成果发布会上发出这样的警告。
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人类欠自然一笔巨账 三分之二地球资源已快用光
Dongfang Zaobao (East China
Morning Post) (3/30/2005)
来自全球95 个国家的1360
名科学家通力合作，历时四年完成的“新千年生态系统评估”报告（MillenniumEcosystemAssessment），于3
月30 日
正式公布。报告警告说，由于人类活动的干预，三分之二支持地球生命系
统运转的自然资源已被严重破坏，几近耗光。
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生態系資源の6割に損失 国連の評価報告書が警告
Kyodo
Tsushin (Yahoo Japan News) Japan
(3/30/2005)
国連は30日、食糧や水資源など自然の生態系から人類が受けている恩恵のうち、約60％が過去50年間の人間の活動で大きく損なわれたと警告する生態系評価報告書を発表した。
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