Natural hazard mitigation Yucatan, Mexico Mangrove forests protect coastlines
against storm surges. © 2009 Thomas P. Peschak/ iLCP
Pollination California, United States European honeybee (Apis mellifera) caught in the act of pollinating. An esti- mated one-third of all commercially- produced food is the result of insect pollination.
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