IMPORTANCE OF

NATURAL
VEGETATION
Game reserve– All the for types of
vegetation (tundra, forest, grassland
and desert vegetation) provide a
conducive home for wildlife for
instance the Yankari game reserve in,
Obudu cattle ranch Nigeria, and
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
in Virginia.
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Timber– forest vegetation provides
a lot of timber able trees which are cut
down as timber for construction of
houses, furniture and Roads
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Tourism– the forest
vegetation serves as tourist
centers, which generate foreign
exchange earning to the
countries where they are located
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Employment forest vegetation
provides job opportunities for
lumbermen, hunters and saw millers
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Foreign exchange and earning– all
the various types of vegetation provide
revenue and foreign exchange to the
countries where they are found.
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Wood– woods are also gotten from
various types of vegetation and are used
for different purposes such as electric
pole, planks, scaffolding, firewood and
constructions
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Pulp– some forests produce pulp trees

which are used for manufacturing papers
and cartons
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Food supply– A lot of cash crops,
foods crops, fruits and seeds are
derived from the vegetation which now
serves as food for man.
Similarly, animals are equally gotten
from the wilds, which serve as sources
of protein for man.
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Modification of weather– vegetation
releases oxygen and sequesters carbon
and also helps in the modification of
weather.Vegetation is a key component
of an ecosystem and, as such, is
involved in the regulation of various
biogeochemical cycles, e.g., water,
carbon, nitrogen.
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 Vegetation converts solar energy into biomass and forms the base of all food
chains. Vegetation influences the energy balance at the earth’s surface and
within the atmospheric boundary layer, often mitigating extremes of local
climate.

 Vegetation releases oxygen and sequesters carbon.

 Vegetation affects soil development over time, generally contributing to a

more productive soil.

 Vegetation provides wildlife habitat and food.

 Vegetation provides direct (e.g., timber) and indirect (e.g., watershed

protection) socioeconomic products and services for humans.

 Vegetation gives spiritual and cultural experiences to some people.

 Vegetation can be easily described and mapped, and therefore can be used to:
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