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Ecosystem services
by \| 29-11-2014 23:43 0
i found this in Internet Ecosystem services Humankind benefits in a multitude of ways from ecosystems. Collectively, these benefits are known as ecosystem services. Ecosystem services are regularly involved in the provisioning of clean drinking water and the decomposition of wastes. While scientists and environmentalists have discussed ecosystem services implicitly for decades, the ecosystem services concept itself was popularized by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) in the early 2000 s. This grouped ecosystem services into four broad categories: provisioning, such as the production of food and water regulating, such as the control of climate and disease supporting, such as nutrient cycles and crop pollination and cultural, such as spiritual and recreational benefits. To help inform decision-makers, many ecosystem services are being assigned economic values.

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