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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) assessed the condition and trends in the world’s ecosystems, and the consequences for human well-being. As part of a larger modeling framework, the IMAGE model was used to implement, four contrasting scenarios for the period upto 2050: Global Orchestration, Order from Strength, TechnoGarden and Adaptive Mosaïc.
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Related article:

Alcamo J, van Vuuren D, Ringler C, Cramer W, Masui T, Alder J, Schulze K (2005)
Changes in nature's balance sheet: Model-based estimates of future worldwide ecosystem services.
Ecology and society 10.

Related book chapter:

Alcamo J, Van Vuuren DP, Cramer W (2005)
Change in Ecosystem Services and Their Drivers across the Scenarios.
in Carpenter SR, Pingali P, Bennett EM, Zurek MB (eds.)
Ecosystems and Human Well-being. Scenarios, Volume 2. Island Press, Washington.

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HYDE: theme-based website logo of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Link to this website. FAIR: theme-based website of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Link to this website. Phoenix: theme-based website of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Link to this website. logo theme site GISMO DGAR - Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research. Link to this website.

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