Question

Describe the advantage of keeping the ecosystem healthy?

Answer 1

Healthy ecosystems provide a base and essential requirement for it to provide a wide range of ecosystem services. Economic, environmental and aesthetic goods and services advantages are provided by a healthy ecosystem. Some advantages from a healthy forest ecosystem are listed as:-

• Purification of air
• Purification of water
• Mitigation of droughts
• Flood check
• Reservoir of nutrients for human or animal use
• Cycling of nutrients and recreation
• Providing habitat to wildlife
• Shelter for people
• Maintenance of biodiversity
• Aesthetic, cultural, spiritual values
• Forest products etc.

Given that an ecosystem is kept healthy, these services can be used infinitely at low maintenance and expenditure.