Uploaded on 2015-12-06 by NondasD

Pressures on the environment increases due to accelerated economic growth and rising income levels of the last decades. Developments of the industrial, energy, agricultural , transport and tourism sectors as well as expansion of construction and urbanization strongly influences environmental pollution and degradation of natural resources (Valavanidis and Vlachogianni, 2012). Source: http://www.es-partnership.org/esp/82773/5/0/50 **Provisioning Services:** In Greece we have a huge production in agriculture including dairy, wheat, potatoes, tomatoes and many other Greenhouses in Ierapetra, Crete, Greece ![enter image description here][1] image source: http://www.thetravelbook.gr/article.asp?catid=30865&subid=2&pubid=63757009 **Regulating services:** There is a waste water treatment facility on Psyttaleia, which is an uninhabited island in the Saronic Gulf a few miles off the coast of Piraeus, Greece. It covers an area of 0.375 square kilometers. ![enter image description here][2] image source: http://www.ypeka.gr/Default.aspx?tabid=251 **Habitat or Supporting services:** We have very diverse habitats throughout the country. Ranging from rainforests, to marine habitats. [Rivers, swaps, mountains, lakes, rivers etc.] Mount Olympus: ![enter image description here][3] image source: http://www.trikalavoice.gr/news/2015/03/16/diethnes-synedrio-gia-ton-olympo **Cultural services:** Some of the archaeological sites of Greece which attract tourism include: The Oracle of Delphi. ... The Acropolis Museum. ... The temple of Poseidon. ... Mycenae and Tiryns. ... Ancient Olympia. ... The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. ... The Island of Delos. ... Knossos Palace. The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus: ![enter image description here][4] image source: https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidaurus [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14494008264394415.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14494010653560056.jpg [3]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14494012857894225.jpg [4]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14494016511946278.jpg