Environmental and social advocacy organization Navdanya has stated concerns that expanding Jatropha cultivation on wastelands will simply be a land grab by corporations, and that so - called wastelands actually
provide valuable ecosystem services, and I tend to take such concerns seriously.
High biodiversity is a trademark of ecosystems that are healthy, resilient to stress, and those that
provide valuable ecosystem services like clean air, water, or food.
«There are dozens of native ant species in the preserve that
provide valuable ecosystem services like decomposition and pest control,» said Solomon, an ant expert, co-principal investigator on the grant and associate teaching professor of biosciences.
But even if oyster farming does not become a major solution to reducing nitrogen in Great Bay, Grizzle emphasizes that oyster farming still
provides valuable ecosystem services.
Not exact matches
A photograph of an insect, plant or animal, tagged with the date and location where it was taken, can
provide valuable scientific data, e.g., on how urban sprawl impacts local
ecosystems or evidence of local, regional or global climactic shifts.
The new analysis acknowledges that other
ecosystems, such as coral reefs and kelp forests,
provide valuable storm and erosion protection, key fish habitat and recreation opportunities, and thus deserve protection.
But basically sustainable development is an ideal of trying to promote prosperity around the world while also recognizing that we need to preserve the sort of
valuable services that the natural
ecosystems provide because they are an essential strut of the world's economy.
Initiatives like NEON and the Long Term Ecological Research Network aim to help us to track and understand the effects of human activities on
ecosystems that
provide valuable services to society.
In a July 29th editorial we argued that in some cases, preserving
ecosystems for carbon credits could be more
valuable than conversion for oil palm plantations (known as sawit kelapa in Indonesia),
providing higher tax revenue for the Indonesian treasury while at the same time offering attractive economic returns for investors.
Local governments are looking for ways to better manage their nature and the
valuable ecosystem services nature
provides.
Coastal and marine
ecosystems provide a range of
valuable ecosystem services, ranging from fisheries and coastal protection, to carbon stocks that are important for mitigating climate change.
Quantifying the causes and consequences of these events, particularly on marine biota and
ecosystems, should
provide valuable insights into the possible effects of the current human perturbation of the carbon cycle.
In a July 29th editorial we argued that in some cases, preserving
ecosystems for carbon credits could be more
valuable than conversion for oil palm plantations,
providing higher tax revenue for the Indonesian treasury while at the same time offering attractive economic returns for investors.
Not only are the Nari Nari
providing a
valuable service in the national interest by caring for the
ecosystem and rehabilitating the wetlands, they are also conducting management activities which the State Government has a responsibility for.