Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Chapter 5 Current and future interactions between nature and society. In IPBES (2018) The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for the Americas.

The region’s rich biodiversity and its benefits to people provide essential contributions to the economy, livelihoods, the quality of life and the eradication of poverty. The region is also bioculturally diverse, with traditional knowledge of …