BSR Insight | Report Proposes Economic, Policy Approaches to Protect Ecosystems
A policy brief commissioned by the Planet Under Pressure Conference calls for new economic and management models, as well as global institutions, to protect declining biodiversity and ecosystems. According to the brief, modern production has put "unprecedented" pressure on ecosystem services--the flows from natural systems from which people benefit--and biodiversity. While affluent populations tend to consume the most resources, the less affluent suffer a disproportionate amount of the consequences of degradation. The brief's main recommendations include: * Incorporate biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) values into policy and management decisions. * Integrate BES into water- and land-use planning. * Restructure governance arrangements to accommodate ecosystems that transcend political boundaries. * Implement policies and practices that address unequal access to the benefits derived from BES. BSR's Ecosystem Services Working Group studies the risks and opportunities of changing ecosystems. The working group released a report today that examines the emerging trends in the uptake of ecosystem services. Such research of new methods for protecting biodiversity and ecosystems will be central to discussions at Rio+20 in June.
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