Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play. For example, A larger number of plant species means a greater variety of crops. Greater species diversity ensures natural sustainability for all life forms.

Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, has an important role to play. For example, A larger number of plant species means a greater variety of crops. Healthy ecosystems can better withstand and recover from a variety of disasters.

Healthy ecosystems clean our water, purify our air, maintain our soil, regulate the climate, recycle nutrients and provide us with food. It’s that simple: we could not live without these “ecosystem services”. They are what we call our natural capital. Biodiversity is the key indicator of the health of an ecosystem.

The Most Unique Ecosystems on Earth

• Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
• Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta, Colombia.
• Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Socotra, Yemen.
• Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia.
• Lord Howe Island Group, Australia.

The Amazon rainforest: the world’s most important ecosystem.

Artificial ecosystems with further improvements in design can enhance the sustenance capacity of population in a given space and enable the expansion of human habitat into oceans, outer space, extra terrestrial bodies and subterranean spaces.

Types of Ecosystem The zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens are examples of artificial ecosystems which are maintained with the objective of conserving biodiversity.

Natural ecosystems are self-sustaining and result from spontaneous natural reaction, while artificial ecosystems require the assistance of humans. For example, a farm is an artificial ecosystem that consists of plants and species outside their natural habitat. Without humans, this ecosystem could not sustain itself.

The natural ecosystem is more stable because it has been evolved naturally by adopting requires changes with the time whereas artificial ecosystem is created by man seeing the natural ecosystem.

The interaction of these biotic and abiotic components together constitutes an ecosystem. The ecosystems which are made naturally without any human interference are called natural ecosystems like forest, river, grasslands, oceans etc.

Healthy terrestrial ecosystems are vital for human welfare and survival, as they provide us with essential products and benefits. Over 90% of our food comes from terrestrial ecosystems, which also provide energy, building materials, clothes, medicines, fresh and clean water, and clean air.

Humans have replaced natural ecosystems with farms, parks, cities, golf courses, roadways, and mines. These engineered ecosystems provide resources, entertainment, living area, or transportation for humans.

As a society, we depend on healthy ecosystems to do many things; to purify the air so we can breathe properly, sequester carbon for climate regulation, cycle nutrients so we have access to clean drinking water without costly infrastructure, and pollinate our crops so we don’t go hungry.

Humans are fully dependent on Earth’s ecosystems and the services that they provide, such as food, clean water, disease regulation, climate regulation, spiritual fulfillment, and aesthetic enjoyment.