{"id":1438,"date":"2005-07-12T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-12T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/07\/12\/brc-45-fourth-millennium-ecosystem-assessment-report-released\/"},"modified":"2005-07-12T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2005-07-12T09:47:00","slug":"brc-45-fourth-millennium-ecosystem-assessment-report-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/brc-45-fourth-millennium-ecosystem-assessment-report-released\/","title":{"rendered":"BRC 45: Fourth Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report Released"},"content":{"rendered":"
I literally just received this<\/a> in my inbox:<\/p>\n Connecting the dots between environmental changes and the private sector, the fourth Millennium Eco-system Assessment<\/a> report helps business leaders understand and shape the threats and opportunities that will shape the economies of the future.<\/p>\n James Griffiths of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) commends the newly launched 34-page report, Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Opportunities and Challenges for Business and Industry. Business cannot function if ecosystems and the services they deliver – like water, biodiversity, fiber, food and climate are degraded or out of balance, he says. The report states that two-thirds of the above services are being degraded. “If properly addressed, business will be able to translate the challenges into opportunities”, he argues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Obviously haven’t had a chance to read the report itself yet (and I’m not sure I can read right now), but I’m definitely looking forward to this installment.<\/p>\n Technorati tags: Milennium Ecosystem Assessment<\/a>, business<\/a>, ecosystems<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I literally just received this in my inbox: Connecting the dots between environmental changes and the private sector, the fourth Millennium Eco-system Assessment report helps business leaders understand and shape [ … ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n