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It means that ,many ecosystems of the earth did not reach the standard for human to live.
2.Why was the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment initiated?
Because they found that two-thirds of earth’s life -supporting ecosystems are being degraded by unsustainable use.
Reduce child mortality 降低儿童死亡率
Develop a global partnership for development 建立全球发展合作伙伴关 系
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1.What does the author mean by “many of the planet’s ecosystems are simply not making the grade”?
• Call for radical change
Form nature perspective, we should change our mind to promote the level of decision-making. In order to ease the strains, we are putting on the nature; government, business and civil society should cooperate together.
展目标。这些目标包括消除赤贫、降低儿童死亡率、抗
击艾滋等疾病、发展全球伙伴关系等等。
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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were developed out of the eight chapters of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000. The eight goals include:
Unit 1 Environment
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Earth’s Health in Sharp Decline, Massive Study Finds
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The main idea of Text A
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report found that nearly two-thirds of Earth’s life-supporting ecosystems are being degraded by unsustainable use. In view of the above phenomenon, Kofi Annan said that only by understanding the nature, we can protect the earth better, so as to achieve sustainable development.
Nations member states and at least 23 international
organizations have agreed to achieve by the year
2015. They include halving extreme poverty, reducing
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
抗击艾滋病、疟疾和其他疾病
Promote gender equality and empower women 促进性别平等，为妇女赋 权
Ensure environmental sustainability 确保环境的可持续性
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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight
international development goals that 189 United
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The main idea of Text A
• Socioeconomic Impact
Abusing ecosystem caused so much problems include collapsing fisheries, coastal “dead zones”, diseases, food. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment gives us some arguments for respecting and consuming the Earth’s life-support systems. So we can reduce socioeconomic problems, such as hunger and poverty by changing the way we treat Earth’s environment.
千年发展目标于2000年9月《联合国千年宣言》的八章内容中提出，八个目标 包括：
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger消除赤贫和饥饿
Improve maternal health
改善母亲的健康状况
Achieve universal primary education 实现全球基础教育
child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such
as AIDS, andቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱdeveloping a global partnership for
development.
千年发展目标（MDGs）是由189个联合国成员国和至
少23个国际组织共同制定的于2015年之前完成的国际发
