Environment for Development –Policy Lessons from Global
Environmental Assessments
Report for UNEP
M.T.J. Kok, J.A. Bakkes, A.H.M. Bresser,
A.J.G.Manders, B. Eickhout, M.M.P. van Oorschot,
D.P. van Vuuren, M. van Wees, H.J. Westhoek
Content
Summary 7
1 Introduction 9
2 Focus, methods and process of the assessments 11
2.1 What are the assessments about? 11
2.2 How did the assessments come about? 12
3 Main environmental challenges 15
3.1 General findings 15
3.2 Atmosphere 17
3.3 Land 17
3.4 Water 17
3.5 Biodiversity 18