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This resource is a compilation of resources for communicating the work of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), which might be useful for outreach activities organizations might wish to undertake related to the findings of the MA, on the importance of ecosystem servicse and actions that can be taken the better manage ecosystems and their services. Contributors include N. Davidson, P. M. Rosabal Gonzales, S. Mainka, F. Schutyser, M. Rivera, H. Simons, C. Hilton-Taylor, J. Chanson, N. Cox, L. Hamilton, W. Sechrest, S. Stuart, S. Fakir, J. McNeely, R. Cordoba, W. Darwall, H.

This publication reports on the measures taken for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention and on Belarus's efficiency for attaining the Convention's objectives. This publication is based on the materials of the National Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in the Republic of Belarus and the analytical review called "The Status and Use of Biological Diversity in the Republic of Belarus."

Includes readings from the final papers written by participants in the UNEP/UNESCO postgraduate training course in ecological approaches to resources development, land management and impact assessment held at the Technical University of Dresden between 1986 and 1989