Ecosystems Services and Management
The Ecosystem Services and Management Program uses its integrated models and data systems to provide a trusted science base for land management policy processes across many global regions, aiming to improve human wellbeing, biodiversity, and the sustainable management of the Earth’s natural resources.
Selected highlights
Preserving forests is critical to slowing global warming
An international team analyzed decades of experiments to map the potential of forests to increase their biomass and continue to absorb CO2 in the future.
Citizen science for sustainable development
Monitoring progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals requires a huge amount of data and citizen science could help fill important data gaps.
Feeding and fueling the world without harming the planet
IIASA researchers used the Global Biosphere Management Model to better understand the large-scale transformations needed in agriculture and food systems to reconcile food security and environmental protection.
New targets for improved biodiversity
IIASA researchers proposed a set of indicators that can galvanize global conservation efforts and lead to positive biodiversity outcomes.