Synthesis Reports
The MA Synthesis reports are published by the MA and WRI, except where noted.
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: General Synthesis
Ecosystems and Human Well–being: Biodiversity Synthesis
Prepared for the CBD, this report provides an overview of biodiversity across the assessment, organized around a set of 6 questions which were initially posed by the CBD to the MA.
Ecosystems and Human Well–being: Biodiversity Synthesis
English | العربية | 中文 | Pусский
Biodiversity: Key Messages
中文 | Français | Pусский | العربية | Español
Popularized Version of Biodiversity Synthesis
English | Français | Español | Nederlands
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Desertification Synthesis
This report integrates findings of the MA related to current state and future trends of desertification and its impacts on ecosystems and human well-being, and is organized around a set of key information needs identified by the CCD.
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Desertification Synthesis
English | العربية | 中文 | Français | Pусский | Español
Popularized Version of Desertification Synthesis
English | Français | Español
Ecosystems and Human Well–being: Opportunities and Challenges for Business and Industry
TThis report synthesizes the key messages of the MA and discusses the implications of MA findings for the business community.
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Opportunities and Challenges for Business and Industry
English | 中文 | العربية | Pусский | Español
Perspectives on the Findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
English
Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being: Wetlands and Water Synthesis
This report was written as a guide for the parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, on the MA findings concerning inland, coastal, and near-shore marine wetlands.
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Wetlands and Water
English | العربية | 中文 | Pусский | Español
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Health Synthesis
The World Health Organization will publish this report, examining the linkages between ecosystems and human health. It The report looks as how ecosystem change and various management decisions affect human health, and considers the role of ecosystems in achieving the Millennium Development Goals with a particular focus on health.
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Health Synthesis
English | 中文 | Español
Ecosystems and Human Health: Some Findings from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
2-page Summary of Health Synthesis
Human Health Under Threat from Ecosystem Degradation
WHO Media Release