To a great extent, Economics is about connecting the dots
(finding relationships between seemingly unrelated things).
For now, Earth is the only place we can live. Our ability
to live on this planet is supported by the many
Ecosystems active on the planet. Some of our
behaviors disrupt those Ecosystems and the Ecosystem
Services. Those disrupted Ecosystem Services in turn
have impacts on the people and economies of the
global north and global south. It is very important that
you develop a good understanding of our behavior
and the environmental and economic consequences
of that behavior.
• First, pick 2 Ecosystem Services from the list in slide 13
of the topic called Intro to some key concepts of
Economics.
• Second, for each of your 2 ecosystem services, please
explain how each is supposed to work. This is key to
answering the entire question, so please focus on this.
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• Third, for each of your 2 ecosystem services, please
thoroughly explain at least one human behavior that
has disrupted the operation of the Ecosystem Service
and explain the economic and environmental impacts
of that disruptive behavior. Please be thorough.
• Fourth, for each of your 2 Ecosystem Services, explain
how the disruptions to the Ecosystem Service impact
the two different parts of the world (the global north
nations and global south nations). More specifically,
explain how the lives of the people and the national
economies are impacted