Conservation and Environment

Land and biodiversity at a time of climate change: Victoria's natural environment

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Our unique ecosystems Ecosystem services Victoria’s land and aquatic environments support a wide range of ecosystems, many of which are globally significant. The map below illustrates the diversity of Victoria’s natural environments. Click on a bioregion to find out more about it. Our unique ecosystems page top Find out more about the plants and animals that make up our unique ecosystems. Ecosystem services Victoria's ecosystems provide us with important goods and services that support our lives and lifestyles. Ecosystem services include the maintenance of air and water quality, the pollination of flowering plants including food crops, and regulation of the climate. They also include the cultural and spiritual benefits we gain from the natural environment. An environment rich in diversity and complexity will help us to continue to maintain: sustainable economic activity our health and wellbeing the ability for plants and animals to adapt to change. See some of the services that Victoria’s ecosystems provide in the clickable diagram below. Make sure you use the zoom in your pdf viewer.

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