To achieve this, decision makers need scientifically credible and independent information that takes into account the complex relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and people.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

Decision makers need scientifically credible and independent information that takes into account the complex relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and people in order to adopt and implement adequate policies.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

The agreement calls for the water system to be treated as a single complex ecosystem made up of countless tributaries, underground aquifers and smaller lakes all held in the Great Lakes basin.

NPR: Governors Meet on Access to Great Lakes