Addressing ecosystem management means addressing complex systems. For this Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ deploys a variety of tools and strategies, addresses information gaps and capacity needs in terms of sustainable management, and tackles conservation and restoration of ecosystems with the aim of achieving sustainable and resilient development.
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[todo: rephrase intro, develop texts and link to correct pages]ÌýThe well-being of people all over the world depends on healthy ecosystems to provide goods, like food and water, and services like climate regulation and protection from natural hazards. This is why common tools are central.
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Global Ecosystem Typology helps set a common framework and use a common terminology
The Red List of Ecosystems methodology helps evaluate the risk of ecosystems to collapse.
Supporting ecosystem restoration helps improve environmental condition, reverse ecosystem degradation, enhance adaptation to climate change and improve human wellbeing.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ promotes Ecosystem based approachesÌýforÌýclimate adaptation and mitigation,Ìýto reduce risk associated with natural hazards andÌýas a key measure of Nature-based Solutions.
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55 %
of global GDPis supported by healthy ecosystems.ÌýAn ambitious new framework is therefore needed to achieve theÌýUN Sustainable Development Goals, and the vision of living in harmony with nature by 2050.
90%
of major disastershave been caused by weather-related eventsÌýsuch as heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts in the past 20 years.
Ecosystem management is always context specific and tools should be adjusted based on the type of ecosystems considered. Further guidance on specific tools and approaches for ecosystems management are thus accessible from these pages:
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are matters of fundamental human rights and prerequisites to meeting sustainable development goals around the world.
Managing ecosystems
