Uploaded on 2019-12-26 by Yared Sisay

a. Provisioning services - food (fish, crops and livestock), fresh water supply, raw materials (fuel wood, wood for local house construction, agricultural tools, etc.) b. Regulating services - lakes provides different regulating services, such as climate regulation through sequestration of carbon, water purification, water regulation, and biological control. c. Habitat or Supporting services - Lake Hawassa provides a suitable habitat for reproduction and shelter for different birds, fishes, wild animals, plants and microbial species. d. Cultural services - Lake Hawassa, The lake is one of tourist attraction sites in the region and even in the country. Tourism is an important income source of the city.