These services include absorbing and storing carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas), preventing soil loss and flooding, recycling nutrients, regulating rainfall, and providing a home for endangered animals and a shelter for wild crop plants.
Tie absorbē ogļskābo gāzi (viena no gāzēm, kas izraisa siltumnīcas efektu) un uzkrāj oglekli, novērš augsnes eroziju un plūdus, nodrošina barības vielu atgriešanos apritē un regulē lietusgāzes.