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The Multifaceted Benefits of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Biodiversity offers essential ecosystem services that sustain life and enhance well-being. It provides fresh air, clean water, and vital resources like food and raw materials. Edible crops such as rice, corn, and vegetables constitute staple foods, while corn derivatives are used in various products like beverages, snacks, and even pharmaceuticals. Additionally, biodiversity supports flood control, recreation, and spiritual experiences that improve quality of life. Ecotourism fosters responsible travel, benefiting both conservation efforts and local communities, demonstrating the intrinsic link between nature and human prosperity.

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The Multifaceted Benefits of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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  1. 4.5 Benefits of Biodiversity

  2. Ecosystem Services • A benefit provided by an ecosystem • Fresh air • Clean water • Resources (oil, minerals, metals) • Flood control (trees) • Crops

  3. Staple Crops • Food for people • Rice, corn, wheat, vegetables

  4. Corn Products • Beer • Cake Mixes • Candies • Carbonated Beverages - Coke • Cookies • Corn Flakes • Corn Starch • Corn Meal • Cosmetics • Gasoline • Granola Dips/Granola Bars • Gypsum Wallboard • Instant Coffee & Tea • Mars Bar & Twix Bar • Paint and Varnish • Paper Products • Pharmaceuticals • Snack Foods - Corn Chips & Doritos • Spark Plugs • Tire, Rubber • Toothpaste • Whiskey • Yogurt

  5. Compounds • Chemicals in medicine or make-up • Made from plants or animals

  6. Genetic Engineering • Used to increase biodiversity • Combine genes of 2 different species

  7. Featherless chickens http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/30/bizarre-genetically-engin_n_789435.html#s193674

  8. 2007, South Korean scientists altered a cat’s DNA to make it glow in the dark and then took that DNA and cloned other cats from it — creating a set of fluffy, fluorescent felines. Here’s how they did it: The researchers took skin cells from Turkish Angora female cats and used a virus to insert genetic instructions for making red fluorescent protein. Then they put the gene-altered nuclei into the eggs for cloning, and the cloned embryos were implanted back into the donor cats — making the cats the surrogate mothers for their own clones.

  9. Quality of Life • Aspects of a community that make life enjoyable • Recreation • Spiritual • Economic

  10. Recreation • Using nature for fun • Beaches, parks, hiking, fishing, picnics, sports

  11. Spiritual • Good for the soul • Healthy to interact in nature • Affects moods and mental well being

  12. Economic • Nature is a source of income • Products (furniture, food, medicine)

  13. Nature Preserve • Protected land • Open to the public for environmental education and low-impact recreation, such as hiking, bird-watching, photography, fishing, and enjoying nature.

  14. Ecotourism • Responsible travel to natural areas • Conserves the environment and improves the welfare of the local people

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