VALUINGOUR BIODIVERSITY

Natural areas offer: Beautiful landscapes Amazing wildlife Peace and tranquillity A healthy environment Recreation and tourism Recreation and tourism

Ecosystem services: Regulate our climate Control floods Pollinate crops Purify our water Absorb CO2 gases Stop erosion

Biodiversity supplies: Diverse food products Timber and fuel Textiles Medicinal products Fresh water Fertile soils

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Biodiversity, of which we are an integral part,represents the immense variety of life on earth.

It is all around us and provides the basis of our health,prosperity and quality of life.

Ancient apple variety from the Elbe region, GermanyDHarms/Wildlife/4nature.at

Small garden bumble bee Bombus hortorumJosefHlasek

Woodland, Kilkenny, IrelandEdwardDullard