科技英语翻译：Unit 1 Earth’s Health in Sharp Decline.pptVIP

Unit 1 Earth’s Health in Sharp Decline, Massive Study Finds Part I: What does the author mean by “many of the planet’s ecosystems are simply not making the grade”? What does Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report find? Why was UN MEASR initiated? Part II. What is the overall attitude of report concerning the future of the Earth? What is Millennium Development Goals? What’s the significance of MEA by Klaus Toepfer? 8 Socioeconomic Impact—Negative effects: Ecosystem strain…… Deforestation and other radical ecosystem alterations………. Changes to water system….. The report card has arrived from the largest-ever scientific Earth analysis, and many of the planets ecosystems are simply not making the grade. The UN-backed Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report found that nearly two-thirds of Earths life-supporting ecosystems, including clean water, pure air, and stable climate, are being degraded by unsustainable use. 大规模的研究发现：地球的“健康”每况愈下 联合国支持的千年生态系统评估综合报告发现，将近三分之二的地球生命支持生态系统，包括清洁的水，纯净的空气，稳定的气候，由于不合理的使用每况愈下, Humans have caused much of this damage during the past half century. Soaring demand for food, fresh water, timber, fiber, and fuel have led to dramatic environmental changes, from deforestation to chemical pollution, the report says. The already-grim situation may worsen dramatically during the first half of the 21st century, the reports authors warn. Over 1,300 governmental and private-sector contributors from 95 countries collaborated to create the landmark study. For four years they examined the planets many habitats and species and the systems 【that bind them together】. The United Nations Environment Programme compiled the report and released the results yesterday in Beijing, China. 来自95个国家1300多个政府和私营部门贡献者们合作创造划时代的研究。四年来，他们研究了地球上的许多生物环境和物种以及将它们联系在一起的生态系统。 “Only by understanding the environment and how it works, can we make the necessary decisions to protect it,” UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a press statement accompanying the report