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4 scenarios from the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment

(Raskin ****, Speth 2008 pg 43)

scenario	key features
Global orchestration "policy reform"	policy reforms reshape economies and governance growing economies coordinated management of resources
Order from Strength "fortress"	regional and fragmented world security and protection nations protect their own interests treaties are weak ecosystem services are very vulnerable
Adapting mosaic "new sustainability"	regional and watershed scale local ecosystem management strategies heavy reliance on ecosystem services managed for resilience great diversity in approaches <!-- scientific adaptive management -->
TechnoGarden "market"	globally connected world relying on technology and highly managed (i.e.. controlled) ecosystemss/farms ecological engineering approaches environmental entrepreneurship to help technologies and property rights co-evolve