Food, Water, Climate, People and Land - Mike Mielke, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
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On November 22, 2013 the Open Space Council convened a Gathering on the importance of protected land to so many issues facing our region today. More about the Gathering can be seen here: http://openspacecouncil.org/upload/page.php?pageid=62
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Valuing the LandValuing the Land
2013 Harvest Gathering2013 Harvest Gathering
Mike Mielke, VP Environment Mike Mielke, VP Environment
Soil formation 17.1
Recreation 3
Nutrient cycling 2.3
Water regulation and supply 2.3
Climate regulation (temperature and precipitation)
1.8
Habitat 1.4
Flood and storm protection 1.1
Food and raw materials production 0.8Genetic resources 0.8
Atmospheric gas balance 0.7
Pollination 0.4
All other services 1.6
Total value 33.3
Ecosystem ServiceValue
(trillion $US)
Global GNP $18 T
EcosystemServices
$33 T
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