{"id":296,"date":"2023-10-23T14:28:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T12:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miningwithnature.test\/?p=296"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:16:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:16:10","slug":"ecosystem-services-essential-for-life","status":"publish","type":"education","link":"https:\/\/miningwithnature.se\/en\/utbildningar\/biodiversity\/understanding-biodiversity\/ecosystem-services-essential-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecosystem Services &#8211; Essential for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ecosystem services are defined by the UN Panel of Scientists as the benefits that nature provides to humans. We are totally dependent on them for our survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to nature, we have air to breathe, food to eat and clean water. 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