Answer:
Ecosystem Services
The products of ecosystem processes are
termed as ecosystem services. Forests are themajor sources of ecological
services. Some of the ecosystem services they provide are
(i) Purification of air and
water,
(ii) Mitigating droughts and
floods.
(iii) Cycling
nutrients,
(iv) Generating fertile soils
(v) Providing wildlife
habitat,
(vi) Maintenance of biodiversity
(vii) Pollination of
crops,
(vii) Providing storage site for
carbon.
(ix) Providing aesthetic,
cultural and spiritual values.
Robert Constanza and his
colleagues tried to put price tags on nature's life support services, which was
about US $ 33 trillion a year. No, am not in favour of levying a charge on
ecological services but it is very important, to understand how much nature is providing
us for free and if we overuse or misuse its resources, we'll have to pay a
heavy price for it.
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