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Mainstreaming and implementing the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment results by integrating them into sustainable development strategy / Mohan Munasinghe --Development, ecosystems, and governance : what are the priorities for policy makers? / Antonio La Vina -- To change global change : ecosystem transformation and conflict in the 21st century / Nicolas J. Lucas, Heran Dario Correa, and Iokie Rodriguez -- Putting the assessment into action : six steps for governments / Lailai Li -- From assessment to action : operationalizing environmental sustainability at the national level / Guido Schmidt-Traub, Albert Cho -- Environmental policy priorities for the World Bank / Robert Goodland -- A scenarios approach to developing ecosystem management strategies / Mark E. Bateman -- The implications of interdisciplinary scientific assessments for environmental governance / Richard B. Norgaard -- Looking back and ahead in ecosystems : reflections on the lessons of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / Anthony C. Janetos -- Policy actions to help move us toward ecosystem security / Karin M. Krchnak -- Framing the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment : messages for political resonance / Frances Seymour -- Meeting the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment challenge : the case for biome stewardship councils / Sudhir Chella Rajan -- Smart globalization : opportunities for business, scientific, and political leadership / David Jhirad -- A commission to spur investments in ecosystem services for the poor / Frances H. Irwin.