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Egypt, Cairo
Sam Hanna
2017-04-05
Ecosystem services in your living area What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? Give at least one example for...
Russia, Tomsk
Kristina
2017-04-04
Hello, my name is Kristina, I'm from Tomsk. Ecosystem services in your living area. What ecosystem services do you have in and around...
Turkey, Bursa
Mohamed Abdellatif
2017-04-02
a. Provisioning services fresh water out from the mount of Uludag b. Regulating services
Colombia, Bogotá
Maria Palomares
2017-04-02
a) Provisioning services: The city is sourranded by seven paramos that supply the city with pure water. This ecosystems provide a...
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Arosio Prisca
2017-03-31
What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? Give at least one example for each of the four types of ecosystem...
Russia, Moscow
Sofya
2017-03-29
a. Provisioning services - Agricultural holding Moscowsky. It is situated in the new part of the city and provides Moscow’s citizens...
Russia, Moscow
Victoria Gutkovich
2017-03-29
I live in Moscow, and in the following paragraphs I am going to give specific examples for each of the four types of ecosystem services. As...
Paraguay, Asunción
Elizabeth Dominguez
2017-03-28
- Provisioning services: Food: Country that is characterized by livestock and agriculture. Food comes principally from managed...
Bahrain, Manama
Saamia
2017-03-28
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Brazil, Belo Horizonte
David Peña
2017-03-27
Ecosystem services Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil a. Provisioning services
Russia, Moscow
Artemiy
2017-03-26
Provisioning services - Moscow river (water) Regulating Services - Sokol'niki park (carbon sequestration and storage) Habitat or...
Brazil, Santa Maria
Rodrigo Vielmo Moura
2017-03-26
Module 8 - compulsory Exercise: ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES 1. Ecosystem services in your living area A) Provisioning services: The region...
Italy, Cagliari
Pierluigi Dentoni
2017-03-26
Ecosystem services in the metropolitan area of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy) The metropolitan area of Cagliari includes the capital city...
Germany, Berlin
2017-03-25
1. Ecosystem services in germany a. Provisioning services Bund für Umwelt & Naturschutz: http://bund.net
Russia, Moscow
Irina
2017-03-23
1. Ecosystem services in your living area What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? Give at least one example...
Russia, Moscow
Maria Balakireva
2017-03-22
If someone asks me about ecosystem service in my living area, I would talk about Habitat or Supporting services, because There is a problem...
Spain, Getafe
Clara VN
2017-03-21
We can find the following ecosystem devices in my living area: a.Provisioning services: food and fresh water. There are some farms and...
Greece, Távros
Roxani Gkavra
2017-03-20
Provisioning services: For the last years there is the opportunity for citizens of Thessaloniki to cultivate their own groceries by...
Russia, Moscow
Aleksey Zomarev
2017-03-20
1. Provisioning services. Food - seasonal vegetables from the near farms and a meet products Fresh water. A great number of natural...
Singapore, Singapore
Jay Aragon
2017-03-17
Provisioning Services - Singapore is a small island with limited resources. Most of the produce and water here are imports from nearby...
India, Bhopal
GHANISHTH AGRAWAL
2017-03-16
a) Provisioning services: About food, Bhopal region is the best quality producer of wheat for the country's agriculture industry. The best...
United States, San Jose
Serena Zhao
2017-03-15
Picture is from http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/San_Jose,_California Ecosystem services in my area include * Provisioning services -...
India, Mumbai
Riddhima Khedkar
2017-03-13
Provisioning services: Food and water ecosystem are the ones that are near rural areas. After harvest, food is transported from rural...
India, Kolkata
Rukmini Mukherjee
2017-03-13
In the newly developed area of Rajarhat, in the eastern region of Kolkata, the built environment is encroaching into the existing...
Brazil, Pelotas
Letícia Bender
2017-03-13
Image: Rice production. Image reference: Paulo Lanzetta...
Indonesia, Serui
Tri Emil Alim
2017-03-12
a. Provisioning services - Food Serui is a city located in the beach of Yapen Island in Papua, Indonesia. The island is surrounded by...
Belgium, Antwerpen
Amedeo Ardolino
2017-03-11
a. Provisioning services Food: Ecosystems provide the conditions for growing food. Food comes principally from managed agro-ecosystems...
Russia, Moscow
Marina
2017-03-10
What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? a) Provisioning services Moscow River provides city with 60% of...
United States, San Diego
Melissa Wrapp
2017-03-09
Provisioning services: 50% of the fresh water in San Diego comes from the Colorado River. Regulating services: Honeybee pollination is...
Brazil, Niterói
Guilherme Moyses Pfeffer
2017-03-07
Provisioning services: there is a water found inside the town that provides water for a part of the population. Regulating services:...
Greece, Thessaloníki
ilia ska
2017-03-07
a. Provisioning services the area around Thessaloniki hosts one of the biggest valleys of the country, which is used mainly for...
United Kingdom, Wales
Julie Winrow
2017-03-07
Module 8 - Compulsory Exercise 4 1. Ecosystem services in your living area a. Provisioning services
Brazil, Curitiba
FERNANDA BARROS
2017-03-06
1- Food, agriculture, cultive of beans, sugar cane and soy. In Curitiba there are large numbers of species of the araucaria angustifola....
Ireland, Dublin
Jack Hyland
2017-03-04
What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? Give at least one example for each of the four types of ecosystem...
United States, San Francisco
Heike Kaiser
2017-02-28
Ecosystem services in San Francisco Bay Area The Bay ecosystem itself as well as the Pacific Ocean provide provisioning services in...
United Kingdom, London
Win Teerapat
2017-02-27
Hackney, London Provisional Services There are quite a few allotments in the borough of Hackney, most of them privately operate. The...
Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain
Jesse Francis
2017-02-26
Photo: Caroni swamp...
United States, New York City
Max Brizer
2017-02-23
1. The Provisioning Service I’m mentioning in my area is called the New Croton Reservoir. The New Croton Reservoir along with the...
Ecuador, Quito
Mónica Naranjo
2017-02-21
1.Ecosystem services in your living area a. Provisioning services: In the city of Quite we have Raw Materials; the main use is in...
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Hatem Alkhathlan
2017-02-14
a. Provisioning services Saudi Arabia is a desert country and has to heavily rely on imported produce for food. However, the...
Peru, Lima
CesarLucioni
2017-02-12
The Mountain Ecosystems-based Adaptation program (EbA) is a collaborative initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),...
Canada, Québec
Justine Simard
2017-02-09
Justine SIMARD Quebec city, Canada February 8th, 2017
Netherlands, Veldhoven
Paul Desmedt
2017-02-09
The pictures shows Meerhoven, a recently developed multipurpose area near Veldhoven and the Airport of Eindhoven. a. provisioning...
Brazil, Teresina
Gabriela Uchoa
2017-02-07
Provisioning services / Food: Dirceu Urban Farmlands Teresina has a 4km lenght urban farmlaind at Dirceu District. Besides being a...
United States, Thornton
Hannah Bessett
2017-01-31
1. Ecosystem services in your living area. What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? Give at least one example...
United States, Village Green-Green Ridge
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2017-01-27
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United States, Chicago
HeikeLob
2017-01-23
Ecosystem Services in Chicago and surroundings • Provisioning Services: Fresh water supply from Lake Michigan
Poland, Warsaw
Jan Kowalczyk
2017-01-22
1. Ecosystem services in your living area What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? Give at least one example...
Germany, Aachen
Osama Al-Gazali
2017-01-21
a. Provisioning services Fresh water is one element of provisioning services. quarter of the water in aachhen is groundwaterand the...
Poland, Warsaw
Natalia Szcześniak
2017-01-19
a. Provisioning services Allotment gardens are popular in Poland. A lot of people, the owners of gardens, can grow there their own...
India, Chandigarh
SWATI DUTTA
2017-01-18
The city Chandigarh has examples of all the ecosystem services. 1. Provisioning Services - Mangroves are found in several belts within the...
Brazil, Barueri
Andre Vaz
2017-01-17
Provisioning services as a re-route of the river, taking palliative care with the siliar forest that protects the river, agro-ecosystems...
Venezuela, Caracas
Jaime Andres Fajardo Bastidas
2017-01-16
Ecosystems in my living area. Caracas the capital of Venezuela, is located just next the a big mountain which is parte the Cordillera...
Venezuela, Caracas
Jaime Andres Fajardo Bastidas
2017-01-16
Ecosystems in my living area. Caracas the capital of Venezuela, is located just next the a big mountain which is parte the Cordillera...
India, Jaipur
Dr. Madhura
2017-01-12
I live in the outskirts of Jaipur city. Provisioning services Our neighborhood is having parks.
Brazil, João Pessoa
André Baltazar de Lima Barreto
2017-01-10
a. Provisioning services Local water reservoirs (Gramame and Marés) and rivers (Mumbaba and Tibiri) provide fresh water. Food, raw...
United States, Boston
Colleen Dunning
2017-01-04
What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? The city of Boston is surrounded on three sides by water - Boston...
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Roman Tschupp
2016-12-30
a. Provisioning services The ocean in Dubai provides water, which is desalinated and then turned into drinking water for the...
United States, Spearfish
Stephen Di Gioia
2016-12-27
Our habitat is maintained through a series of walking paths and green spaces. Spearfish is built along a creek that has numerous parks and...
Greece, Ródos
Napoleon Papadakis
2016-12-22
1. Ecosystem services in your living area A. Provisioning services a1/ Aquaculture Facilities (fish farming) in Symi Island, SE...
Korea South, Seoul
BONG
2016-12-20
a. Provisioning services There are actually no provisioning services in Seoul. But some urban farming projects have been initiated few...
Spain, Valencia
Guillermo
2016-12-16
1. Ecosystem services in your living area: a. Provisioning services: b. Regulating services: Red Natura 2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
Emir Hadžipašić
2016-12-14
a. Provisioning services Food: Rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina are rich with fish and make up a big portion of local food intake. Raw...
United States, Sacramento
jz zhou
2016-12-13
Regulate service of nature, together with man-made structure is important to human development.
United States, Sacramento
jz zhou
2016-12-13
Nature preserve provided the Habitat for species.
United States, South Lake Tahoe
jz zhou
2016-12-13
Lake Tahoe is a popular tourist attraction year round. It is an example of cultural services.
United States, South Lake Tahoe
jz zhou
2016-12-13
The volcanic lake up high in the Sierra Mountain provides water for people along the American river and Truckee river.It is the provision...
France, Clamart
Pascal PEINE
2016-12-12
In Clamart, the authorities as the citizens took conscience of the ecosytem, we protect green areas and we have a near forest. The...
Egypt, Cairo
Samaa
2016-12-09
Provisioning Services. Source of food is the pigeon homes above the houses, pigeons are either used for sale and so a source of money or...
France, Antibes
Morgane
2016-11-29
Provisionning services Food : Arounf the city there is moutains, sea and forest → Traditional Fishing and Aquaculture in Antibes for...
United States, Seattle
Jason Beffa
2016-11-26
1. Ecosystem services in your living area - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON STATE What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living...
Peru, Lima
Alvaro Puertas Villavicencio
2016-11-23
Hi everybody, Here Lima is pretty much a turistic place for visitors, so it's no surprise, that in spite of its ups and downs, it...
China, Beijing
toumert
2016-11-23
This is a an exciting chapter , I will try to answer knowing that in a city like BJ it is hard to look at the answer from a western...
China, Beijing
toumert
2016-11-23
This is a an exciting chapter , I will try to answer knowing that in a city like BJ it is hard to look at the answer from a western...
France, Paris
Sociocognitive
2016-11-16
Attached photo of Montmartre vineyard by Thomas Dupaigne: http://photosdejardins.com/reportages/mus%C3%A9e-montmartre/ A....
Pakistan, Rawalpindi
Riaz Safdar
2016-11-13
In my area, the four types of services are being used as under:- (1) Provisioning Services. Local food production in the form of...
Thailand, Bangkok
ChaiNaPol
2016-11-10
Chai Na Pol AkaraSupaset Module 8 ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES in my Living Area Provisioning services
Colombia, Bogotá
Manuela Lozano
2016-11-03
A. Provisioning Services: The most common example in Colombia is the medicinal resources because every family has a tradition by the using...
United States, New Haven
Tyler Lovejoy
2016-10-26
-Provisioning Services: Access to the ocean and other waterways -Regulating Services: Utility companies and sustainability initiatives ...
Italy, Pordenone
robertofavot
2016-10-21
Provisioning services: aqueduct tank Regulating services: Traffic restrictions Habitat or Supporting services: social services
Guatemala, Guatemala City
Isabel Valle
2016-10-19
Ecosystem services in GUATEMALA What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? Give at least one example for each of...
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Álvaro de Oliveira
2016-10-19
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Philippines, Manila
Andrew McIntyre
2016-10-17
What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? Give at least one example for each of the four types of ecosystem...
New Zealand, Auckland
Monique Kimber
2016-10-17
Second page of photos attached a. Provisioning services Pukekohe’s productive soils and the temperate climate favours the growing...
New Zealand, Auckland
Monique Kimber
2016-10-17
a. Provisioning services Pukekohe’s productive soils and the temperate climate favours the growing and horticulture industries. The...
Portugal, Porto
Francisco Melo Vergueiro
2016-10-04
For this exercise I analyse Avides Moreira Park in Porto, a project associated to a charity institution and a psychiatric hospital. This...
Denmark, Nørresundby
Anda Varna
2016-10-04
Ecosystem services in your living area 1. Provisioning services Nørresundby is a city located in Northern part of Denmark. There are...
Slovenia, Kamnik
Urh Wiegele
2016-10-01
Provisioning services: There is quite many agro-ecosystems on Slovenian countryside. There is also a lot of trees, in fact 60% of our...
India, Chennai
AR.M.SENTHIL
2016-09-29
Provisioning Services_ Photograph showing raw materials
Iran, Tehran
farbod alidaei
2016-09-23
One hour of global sunlight contains enough energy to meet the demands of every human on the planet for an entire year. And a recent...
Greece, Spárti
Venia
2016-09-23
I want to talk about Eurotas River, it is a big river in Peloponese that passes through sparti among other cities... It is an ecosystem...
Germany, Bonn
Tobias Dörnenburg
2016-09-22
MODULE 8 - COMPULSORY EXERCISE: ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES Bonn / Germany a. Provisioning services - Food: Fishing in the river Rhine. The...
Ecuador, Guayaquil
Carlos Pino
2016-09-18
Ecosystem services in Guayaquil a. Provisioning services Guayaquil is one of the top 3 cities in Ecuador. People usually get their...
India, Mumbai
Ashita Parekh
2016-09-18
I live in Mumbai, India and the ecosystem services available here are: Provisioning services- Powai lake, located in northern...
United Kingdom, London
Oleg Korolov
2016-09-04
For the purposes of this exercise, I chose to focus upon my local area in order to talk of its ecosystem services. Provisioning services...
Canada, Ottawa
Ottawa Resident
2016-09-04
1. Provisioning Services - Ottawa has it's green belt with farming and farming just outside of Ottawa that provides food for the city. 2....
India, Thāne
Abhishek Shinde
2016-09-01
My current residence,Kasarvadavli is surrounded by Yeoor hills ,part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park.The image shows us the location of...
Turkey, Kayseri
Faruk Bayram
2016-08-31
I live in Kayseri, Turkey. 1-In Kayseri, we have the Provisioning Services, present on the crops near to the city, so, the city gets the...
Canada, Calgary
Nyssa
2016-08-30
Based on the four the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity definition of four types of ecosystem services, I explored within 5km of my...
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
salma sedigh
2016-08-25
I live in Dubai, UAE. The entire country is mainly a desert, with few mountainous regions. Provisioning services - this could include...
Netherlands, The Hague
Ali El Messaoudi
2016-08-19
Hello, a.Provisioning services: Food: Ecosystems provide the conditions for growing food. Food comes principally from managed...
Norway, Kongsberg
Aleksander Ødegård
2016-08-10
a) Provisioning services. The city of Kongsberg is surrounded by forests which contain wild berries like blueberries and raspberries. The...
Mexico, Guanajuato
Edgar Antonio Valdés Porras
2016-08-09
Case study: Ecosystems on Guanajuato In a region of Mexico, whose name I don´t want to recall, there lays the municipality of...
Australia, Perth
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2016-08-09
Marine ecology very important
Italy, Turin
Pooya Zargaran
2016-08-08
What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? a. Provisioning services : Around Turin there are many...
France, Lyon
François Cheradame
2016-08-03
I really don't have time today
India, Rohtak
Yugdeep
2016-08-02
Regulating services: All green areas offer regulating services to us. They act as lungs of the city by removing pollutants from atmosphere...
United Kingdom, Gateshead
David
2016-07-30
What ecosystem services do you have in and around your living area? Give at least one example for each of the four types of ecosystem...
India, Bhopal
Kiran Chappa
2016-07-30
In Bhopal, India there is a national park called ‘Van Vihar’ and it is providing regulating services, Habitat or supporting services and...
Switzerland, Genève
Luiset Julien JulienL17
2016-07-14
Finally here is the photo for cultural services.
Switzerland, Genève
Luiset Julien JulienL17
2016-07-14
Here is the photo for habitat or supporting services.
Switzerland, Genève
Luiset Julien JulienL17
2016-07-14
Here is the photo for regulating services.
Switzerland, Genève
Luiset Julien JulienL17
2016-07-14
In Geneva we have some ecosystem services. For provisioning services, we can cite forests, rivers and lands which provide us food, wood,...
Philippines, Tanay
Jason B. Santos
2016-07-11
Module 8: Ecosystems Services – The case of Tanay Municipality, Province of Rizal, Philippines The Tanay Municipality in the Philippines...
Philippines, Tanay
Jason B. Santos
2016-07-11
Module 8: Ecosystems Services – The case of Tanay Municipality, Province of Rizal, Philippines The Tanay Municipality in the Philippines...
Philippines, Tanay
Jason B. Santos
2016-07-11
Module 8: Ecosystems Services – The case of Tanay Municipality, Province of Rizal, Philippines The Tanay Municipality in the Philippines...
United States, Seattle
Lisa de Leon
2016-07-06
We have a habitat service for the conservation of bald eagles. They're very common in the pacific northwest, but there are regulations to...
United States, Washington
Lisa de Leon
2016-07-06
This is the Cedar River watershed, a provisional service dedicated to bringing clean, drinkable water to the city of Seattle. It's over...
Spain, Elche
Alejandro Juan Pineda Sánchez
2016-07-05
1. Ecosystem services in your living area: I will do this exercise with my current living city, Elche. Is a small city (about 300.000...