Editing Ecosystem Services (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Ecosystem Services''' — The benefits provided by ecosystems that contribute to making human life both possible and worth living.
* '''Provisioning Services''' — Products obtained from ecosystems (e.g., food, water, wood, medicine).
* '''Regulating Services''' — Benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes (e.g., climate regulation, flood control, pollination).
* '''Cultural Services''' — Non-material benefits people obtain from ecosystems (e.g., recreation, spiritual value, aesthetic beauty).
* '''Supporting Services''' — Services necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services (e.g., soil formation, nutrient cycling).
* '''Natural Capital''' — The world's stocks of natural assets (geology, soil, air, water, and all living things).
* '''Pollination''' — The transfer of pollen to allow fertilization in plants (essential for 75% of human crops).
* '''Carbon Sequestration''' — The capture and storage of carbon dioxide by forests and oceans.
* '''Water Purification''' — The process of removing undesirable chemicals and contaminants from water by soil and wetlands.
* '''Flood Mitigation''' — The use of natural systems (mangroves, wetlands) to reduce the impact of floods.
* '''Nutrient Cycling''' — The movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of matter.
* '''Externalities''' — A side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that is not reflected in the cost (e.g., a factory polluting a river for free).
* '''Monetization''' — Assigning a dollar value to a natural service.
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