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Describe the advantages for keeping the ecosystems healthy.

The various advantages of keeping the ecosystems healthy are as follows:

1. Healthy ecosystem is the base for a wide range of economic, environmental and aesthetic goods and services.

2. The products of ecosystem processes are named as ecosystem services, as they are of great help to the organisms living within an ecosystem.

3. Healthy forest ecosystem purifies air and water.

4. It also mitigates droughts and floods and maintains the cycle nutrients.

5. Healthy ecosystem generates fertile soil, prevents soil erosion and provides wildlife habitat.

6. Maintenance of biodiversity is also an important aspect of healthy ecosystem.

7. It also provides aesthetic, cultural and spiritual values.