tailieunhanh - Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Scenarios, Volume 2

The idea for this book stems from a meeting sponsored by the European Union, organized by N. van Breemen, and held in Doorweerth at the end of 1991. At this meeting a large number of European scientists discussed the different issues related to the accumulation and decomposition of organic matter in terrestrial ecosystems. One of the objectives was to gather scientists from various disciplines (biologists, chemists, ecologists, agriculturalists) to pool their different disciplinary approaches and come up with a common perspective for future research on soil organic matter. Despite the great communication effort exerted by the participants, each discipline had the tendency to apply a particular viewpoint to. | ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING VOLUME 2 SCENARIOS Findings of the Scenarios Working Group Millennium Ecosystem Assessment About Island Press Island Press is the only nonprofit organization in the United States whose principal purpose is the publication of books on environmental issues and natural resource management. We provide solutions-oriented information to professionals public officials business and community leaders and concerned citizens who are shaping responses to environmental problems. In 2005 Island Press celebrates its twenty-first anniversary as the leading provider of timely and practical books that take a multidisciplinary approach to critical environmental concerns. Our growing list of titles reflects our commitment to bringing the best of an expanding body of literature to the environmental community throughout North America and the world. Support for Island Press is provided by the Agua Fund The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Ford Foundation The George Gund Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Kendeda Sustainability Fund of the Tides Foundation The Henry Luce Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation The New-Land Foundation The New York Community Trust Oak Foundation The Overbrook Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Winslow Foundation and other generous donors. The opinions expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of these .