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Ecosystem Based Adaptation Activities to
Climate Change for Sustainable Agriculture

• Cultural Services; The intangible (such as spiritual rest and recreation)
benefits of ecosystem services.
• Supporting Services; basic services of vital importance which are
necessary for ensuring the continuity of human life and other ecosystem
services, such as oxygen supply, biomass production, water cycle, soil
formation and conservation.
• Regulatory Services; The benefits derived from the regulation of
different ecosystem processes.
• Provisioning Services

Figure l. Various services and service groups offered by ecosystems
(Source: CICES, 2013)

2. Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EBA) Approach in Agricultural Production
Adaptation to climate change is defined as “adjusting natural or human
systems against the effects of climate change to minimize damage or
strengthen benefits and resilience, in case it is already happening or expected
to happen” (UNFCCC, 2012).

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