On The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

Island Press - Media: "What Will Life on Earth Be Like in 2050?
Press and Policy Briefing, Thursday, January 19th
On The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Looks Five Decades into Future, Cites Ways to Solve Problems (Washington, D.C.) �
On Thursday, January 19th, Island Press will hold a press briefing breakfast at the National Press Club on the condition of the planet in 2050 and how humans will be affected, based on findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA). The breakfast begins at 8:30 AM, with the program commencing at 9:00 AM.
The findings and conclusions of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment are published by Island Press in a four-volume set which will be released at the January 19th press briefing. The MA is the product of a 4-year global research initiative, sanctioned by Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, as well as 180 governments, in which 1,300 scientists from 95 nations took part. Copies of the report will be available at the briefing.

Although global environmental forecasts have been done before, the MA is the most comprehensive analysis ever conducted and represents the first time scientists have looked at how the health of the environment contributes to human well-being and quality of life and how policy decisions we make today will shape the world of tomorrow.

At the briefing, four leading scientists, who are among the authors of the MA, will examine alternate views of the condition of the planet in the year 2050, which will be shaped by the policy decisions we make now, and their implications for human well-being. Discussion will focus on:
How will the condition of the earth in 2050 affect: 1) food supplies, 2) energy supplies, 3) disease control, 4) air and water quality, 5) economic well-being, 6) trade and more.
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