Ecosystem-Based Management in Practice

Ecosystem-based management (EBM) refers to an integrated and science-based approach which emphasizes on the management of natural resources. It focuses on maintaining the resilience, health and diversity of ecosystems that enables humans to utilize the products and services they offer in a sustainable manner. EBM is an adaptive method to manage human activities that seeks to ensure the coexistence of healthy, fully functioning ecosystems and human societies. It can be used to study both ter...