{"id":28415,"date":"2025-03-17T12:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/glossary\/ecosystem-services\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T12:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:50:53","slug":"ecosystem-services","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/ecosystem-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecosystem services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Benefits that ecosystems provide directly or indirectly to people. In the context of the oceans, these include the provision of oxygen, the maintenance of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Biodiversity&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;Biodiversity, or biological diversity, is the totality of all living things, including all plants, animals, and micro-organisms on Earth. It is this diversity and the interactions between different species that make our planet so special.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles_wrapper&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_title cmtt_related_articles_title&amp;quot;&gt;Related Articles: &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/environmentaleducation-as-a-paradigm-for-preventing-rural-fires\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Environmentaleducation as a paradigm for preventing rural fires&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/is-there-still-time-to-save-the-planet\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Is there still time to save the planet?&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/the-impact-of-climate-change-in-southern-italy\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;The impact of climate change in southern Italy&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/restoring-nature-success-stories-from-europe\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Restoring nature &amp;#8211; Success stories from Europe&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/forests-the-key-piece-in-the-environmental-chess-game\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Forests &ndash; The Key Piece in the Environmental Chess Game&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/biodiversity\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">biodiversity<\/a> and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Carbon sequestration&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;A natural process whereby carbon dioxide is captured from the atmosphere and stored in natural reservoirs such as forests or the seabed. This mechanism is essential for mitigating the effects of climate change. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/carbon-sequestration\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">carbon sequestration<\/a>, which helps to control <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Climate change&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;global climatic alteration produced by natural causes and by the action of man. 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In the context of the oceans, these include the provision of oxygen, the maintenance of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Biodiversity&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;Biodiversity, or biological diversity, is the totality of all living things, including all plants, animals, and micro-organisms on Earth. It is this diversity and the interactions between different species that make our planet so special.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles_wrapper&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_title cmtt_related_articles_title&amp;quot;&gt;Related Articles: &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/environmentaleducation-as-a-paradigm-for-preventing-rural-fires\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Environmentaleducation as a paradigm for preventing rural fires&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/is-there-still-time-to-save-the-planet\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Is there still time to save the planet?&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/the-impact-of-climate-change-in-southern-italy\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;The impact of climate change in southern Italy&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/restoring-nature-success-stories-from-europe\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Restoring nature &amp;#8211; Success stories from Europe&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/forests-the-key-piece-in-the-environmental-chess-game\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Forests &ndash; The Key Piece in the Environmental Chess Game&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/biodiversity\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">biodiversity<\/a> and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Carbon sequestration&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;A natural process whereby carbon dioxide is captured from the atmosphere and stored in natural reservoirs such as forests or the seabed. This mechanism is essential for mitigating the effects of climate change. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/carbon-sequestration\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">carbon sequestration<\/a>, which helps to control <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Climate change&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;global climatic alteration produced by natural causes and by the action of man. 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