ENV0002

Discussion Forum 4 - Ecological Services

This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements:

• CLR1-Explaintheconceptofenvironmentalcitizenshipandprovideexamplesdemonstratingtheroles and responsibilities of people within the globalecosystem.
• CLR 2 - Relate the history of environmental trends to contemporary society and to futuredirection.

Objective of this Assignment:In this discussion forum you are considering human impact on the environment. In particular, you should think of those services that have a draw on the ecosystem.

Instructions:

1. Focus on the following questions to help formulate and encouragediscussion:

• Considerabottleofketchup.Whatecosystemservicesgointotheproductionofabottleofketchupso that it is ready for you topurchase?
• Which ecosystem service(s) is (are) most critical?Why?
• What do you think might happen when we are no longer able to produce oil and naturalgas