International ecosystem assessment

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Ayensu, Edward; Claasen, Daniel van R.; Collins, Mark; Dearing, Andrew; Fresco, Louise O.; Gadgil, Madhav; Gitay, Habiba; Glaser, Gisbert; Juma, Calestous; Krebs, John; Lenton, Roberto; Lubchenco, Jane; McNeely, Jeffrey A.; Mooney, Harold A.; Pinstrup-Andersen, Per; Ramos, Mario; Raven, Peter; Reid, Walter V.; Samper, Cristian K.; Sarukhán, José; Schei, Peter; Tundisi, José Galízia; Watson, Robert T.; Guanhua, Xu; Zakri, A. H. 1999. International ecosystem assessment. Science 286(5549): 685-686.

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This article develops the case for adopting an international system for assessing how humans have impacted the ecosystem. It explains the rationale for making such an assessment and proposes a methodology for developing and administering it.

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