Biodiversity and sustainable mountain development

Mountain biodiversity and human wellbeing

Mountain Biodiversity - Human Wellbeing Survey

Description

The survey assesses:

  • The state of and trends in biodiversity and ecosystems. Mountains ecosystems are grouped into five "natural systems"

  • The importance of and trends in direct drivers. Drivers consist of (1) climate change, (2) invasive alien species, (3) land use change, (4) overexploitation, and (5) pollution.
  • The ecosystem services supported by each individual natural systems and their trends
  • The level of and trend in human wellbeing, as well as the contribution of ecosystem services to human wellbeing. Five dimensions of human wellbeing are addressed.
  • The overall relationship between biodiversity and human wellbeing, and governance measures to improve it
  • The coupling between high- and lowlands