relationship between ppl and nature

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how are local communities dependent on nature areas?

• provides essentials (water, air, food)

• improve our physical or mental well-being

• recreation spaces for leisure activities

how are nearby nature areas dependent on local communities?

• look after the health of nature areas

• enjoy the nature areas in a sustainable manner

how do nature bring benefit to people?

• remove pollutants

• lowers air temperature

• provision of recreation spaces

how do people bring benefit to nature?

• raise awareness about the value of nature

• participate or organize in conservation efforts

how does evapotranspiration cools the surrounding air?

water absorbs by the plant roots is released to the air as water vapor which uses heat from surrounding to lower the surrounding air temperature.

how does presence of vegetation lowers the air temperature?

vegetation provides shade and cools the surrounding temperature through evapotranspiration.

how does nature improve both air and water quality?

• air:

during photosynthesis, vegetation absorbs carbon dioxide and other air pollutants and releases oxygen.

• water:

wetland plants traps suspended materials and excess nutrients in the water, improving water quality.

how does nature provides provision of recreation space?

nature areas allow us to do outdoor activities that can reduce severity or occurrence of health conditions.

what are disadvantages people bring to nature?

• soil erosion due to soil compaction

• damaging vegetation growth due to walking on non-designated trails

• pollution and wildlife disturbance.

how does pollution and wildlife disturbance be considered as disadvantages?

littering causes pollution and animals may get hurt or die thinking that it was food. humans may tend to feed wildlife which changes the habit and behavior of wildlife.

how does nature bring disadvantages to people?

increase of human-wildlife encounters

why are there an increase of human-wildlife encounters?

due to urban expansion, more outdoor recreation and green effort by state.

why are there wild-life attacks?

when humans do not feed the animals, the animals can turn aggressive and attack the humans. people may not know how to deal with them and may unintentionally provoke them.

why are there roadkills?

when wildlife venture out for food, they may go to the roads and get knocked down by vehicles which turned into roadkills.