Question

Discuss the role of healthy ecosystem services as a pre-requisite for a wide range of economic, environmental and aesthetic goods and services

Answer 1

 

Healthy ecosystem is the base for a wide range of economic, environmental and aesthetic goods and services. ​The products of ecosystem processes are named as ecosystem services, as they are of great help to the organisms living within an ecosystem.Healthy forest ecosystem purifies air and water.The plants in the ecosystem release a lot of oxygen during photosynthesis and, thus, help in replenishing the gas consumed in respiration and combustion.It also mitigates droughts and floods as well as cycles nutrients.A number of pollinators present in forests help in reproduction of various crop plants, fruit plants and others.Healthy ecosystem generates fertile soil and provides wildlife habitat.Mainenance of biodiversity is also an important aspect of healthy ecosystem.It also provides aesthetic, cultural and spiritual values.