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The Launch of the Ecosystem and Human Well-Being: A Manual for Assessment Practitioners (MA Methods Manual).

Organizer
UNEP-WCMC

Date and Time
17 May 2010 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 14)

Building on the experiences and lessons learned from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) and sub-global assessments, Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: A Manual for Assessment Practitioners (MA Methods Manual) is a how-to guide to conducting assessments of the impacts on humans of ecosystem changes. The manual allows for the wider adoption of the MA conceptual framework and methods. The manual, which contains numerous case studies of best practice, offers a practical guide for undertaking ecosystem assessments and includes tools and approaches that can assess options for better managing ecosystems. This manual aims to encourage assessments at scales which are relevant to policy and decision-makers. The event will launch the MA Methods Manual, describe the content of the manual and examples of its current application as heard from country representatives.