In 2005, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA, 2005) provided the first comprehensive report on global ecosystems, the dependence of human societies on the services provided, current state, and likely future trajectory. The MA identified the failure to value ecosystem services as a major...

The Benefits of Climate Change Policies provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in assessment of the global benefits of climate change policies. It includes recent analyses and viewpoints from well-known scientists and policy analysts, including John Callaway (UNEP Risoe Centre), Henry...

Zu den Verfechtern des "Great Global Warming Swindle" wird man B. Lomborg, den "kritischen Umweltschützer" aus Dänemark und Direktor des Copenhagen Consensus Centers, sicherlich nicht zählen dürfen. Aber wie bereits in "Apocalypse NO!" (BA 12/02) versucht er auch hier zu zeigen, dass selbst...

The Bank Group's lending and non-lending support for environmental sustainability has increased and improved over the past 15 years. But the institution needs to raise the priority it accords to this area of rising concern, strengthen internal cooperation, and work more effectively with its...