New
Internationalist 378
May
2005
| Ecosystems / Change The conclusion of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is that we can only reverse the degradation of ecosystems by changing the way we manage our economies. Action can still be taken but the changes required are large and are at present not happening. The report calls for: • Better governance, including better integration between environmental, economic and social policy and greater involvement of the people most concerned; • Financial carrots and sticks, including ending subsidies which encourage excessive use of ecosystems and introducing taxes and payments that manage the environmental pressure; • Changes in behaviour, including changes in consumption, education and the empowerment of directly affected communities; • New technology, including cleverer farming and ecosystem restoration; • Wider intelligence-gathering, including building non-market values into decision-making and harnessing traditional knowledge. Just some of the many campaigning organizations whose environmental activism has a strong human rights and social justice slant. Most organizations listed here are engaged in international activities. Centre for Science and the Environment Earth Rights International Friends of the Earth International Greenpeace International International
Rivers Network Oilwatch Probe International Project Underground World Rainforest Movement Worldwatch Institute
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