Uploaded on 2019-08-28 by Sameen Babar

1. Ecosystem services in Lahore, Pakistan a. Provisioning services While the agricultural activity in the main city itself is very little, on the outskirts of my city Lahore, there are villages that grow and supply food such as wheat, rice, vegetables, in the city. Image shows agricultural field in nearby area Kasur. Image license: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Village_of_Kasur.jpg b. Regulating services Although there is heavy urbanization and the city is losing its ecosystem, there are golf parks and resorts and a man-made jungle Changa Manga near Lahore. The image shows Rana Resort is Lahore and its bamboo forest. Image license: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_the_Natural_Greenery_at_Bamboo_Jungle_,_Rana_Resorts..jpg c. Habitat or Supporting services There are several botanical gardens in Lahore to protect the biodiversity. Some are butterfly house (shown in image) and botanical gardens in Lahore Jallo Park and Mall Road. There is also a zoo and a safari park for wildlife. Image license: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butterfly_House,_Botanical_Garden_Jallo,_Lahore_15.jpg d. Cultural services There are several parks, cultural monuments, and heritage facilities in Lahore. The parks not only have entertainment opportunities for kids in the form of amusement rides, but they also have vast vegetation and walking and jogging tracks, artificial lakes for boating, etc. Image license: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bagh-e-Jinnah_Lahore_Pakistan.jpg Full answer and images: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cMZ8jYBe2wmUWSYf1_T3vd6r5wcWT2uNF0OTEqS3y3c/edit