fuel, natural medicines and fresh pollution. The fundamental water. Well maintained ecosystems also play an essential role in human needs for providing clean water, air and climate regulation. HUMAN NEEDS water, food, shelter and clothing In modern societies our needs have Why are human needs expanded to include travel and have a significant important? communication over long distances, education and high impact on the Satisfying human needs affects the quality health care. To satisfy environment directly. As our human needs we use the services environment population continues to grow and provided by the natural environment, called Ecosystem more houses, roads and shopping including the centres are built this impacts our Services. production natural environment. Continued Ecosystem Services economic growth leads to of waste and increases in resource consumption and waste generation. Our natural environment directly provides products like food, fibre,
The fundamental human needs for water, food, shelter and clothing have a significant impact on the environment including the production of waste and pollution. HUMAN NEEDS In modern societies our needs have expanded to include travel and communication over long distances, education and high quality health care. To satisfy human needs we use the services provided by the natural environment, called Ecosystem Services. Ecosystem Services Our natural environment directly provides products like food, fibre, fuel, natural medicines and fresh water. Well maintained ecosystems also play an essential role in providing clean water, air and climate regulation. Why are human needs important? Satisfying human needs affects the environment directly. As our population continues to grow and more houses, roads and shopping centres are built this impacts our natural environment. Continued economic growth leads to increases in resource consumption and waste generation.
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