Uploaded on 2018-11-14 by Luz Cecilia Rodriguez

Provisioning Services are ecosystem services that describe the material or energy outputs from ecosystems. Food: The city of oaxaca is located in a valley which is crossed by the river Atoyac and the salty river, which makes fertile land dedicated to agriculture mostly with rain, although there are irrigation areas. The traditional diet is based on the products that are grown in the area such as corn, beans, chayote, pumpkin, tomato, green beans, etc. The area is also characterized by having a high production of latex products that are distributed nationwide. The diversification of the diet has led to the consumption of products that are not from the region, which come from other parts of the country or are from exposure, this has been favored by the arrival of supermarkets such as walmart. Raw materials Of the main resources used in the region are those of forest origin. As the city of Oaxaca is in a valley this is surrounded by the Sierra Juarez, which represents an extensive area of forests that has been deforested, but is now controlled by the original inhabitants who promote sustainable exploitation and protect in a rational manner