Pdf on jan 1 2005 rashid m hassan and others published ecosystems and human well being current state and trends findings of the condition and trends working group millennium ecosystem . Ecosystems and human well being current state and trends findings of the condition and trends working group millennium ecosystem assessment 9781559632270 books amazonca. Ecosystems and human well being current state and trends findings of the condition and trends working group of the millennium ecosystem assessment responsibility edited by rashid hassan robert scholes neville ash imprint washington dc island press c2005 physical description xxi 917 p ill some col maps some col 28 cm series millennium ecosystem assessment series v . Richly illustrated with maps and graphs current state and trends presents an assessment of earths ability to provide twenty four distinct services essential to human well being these include food fiber and other materials the regulation of the climate and fresh water systems underlying support systems such as nutrient cycling and the fulfillment of cultural spiritual and aesthetic . Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively in the last 50 years than in any comparable period of human history we have done this to meet the growing demands for food fresh water timber fiber and fuel while changes to ecosystems have enhanced the well being of billions of people they have also caused a substantial and largely irreversible loss in diversity of life on