Monday, October 4, 2010

Blog Assignment #2: Selection12, Summary

Ecosystems and Human Well-being
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005

 
Image from: CUESA & Battelle

This selection talks about the parallels between humans and ecosystems.  Humans exploits ecosystems for their own gains such as food, water, limber, etc.  While this is happening we are not only harming our ecosystems but other human populations as well.  MEA says that in order to come to a sustainability we must end our exploitation from the ecosystems.   

Examples of human exploitation of ecosystems are agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, water and forestry.  These are the factors that we should reduce in order to obtain sustainability; but the lack of knowledge and awareness amongst decision makers are unintentionally degrading our ecosystems.  



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