Trend Evolving Ecosystems

Summary

The Evolving Ecosystems megatrend describes a change in how environmental impact is managed. Pressures from resource scarcity, climate change and shifting social values are moving attention away from the footprint of individual processes, products or services and towards whole ecosystems. Approaches are becoming more interdisciplinary and more concerned with future effects rather than past damage. They will weigh social and environmental factors together. The main goal becomes regenerating or conserving biological and ecological services and resources while still meeting basic human needs.