Nature Provides the Foundation

for Our Economy and Our Well-being

| Our connection with nature is deep and intricate, and to describe it, some refer to the direct and indirect benefits people obtain from nature as “ecosystem services.”

Thanks to Tatiana Borisova, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, for permission to publish.

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