Humans have always relied on the Earth s biodiversity for food, shelter and health. Benefits arising from preserving biodiversity range from the protection of water resources, nutrient storage and cycling, pollution breakdown and absorption to climate stability.
Wetlands are important for breaking down and absorbing pollutants.
They filter effluents by removing heavy metal and suspended solids, reduce the biochemical oxygen demand and destroy potentially harmful microorganisms. Each and every species has an important role in the overall process. The biodiversity these forms of life represent is very important to the ecological and climatic equilibrium of the planet. The destiny of the unique vegetation and aquatic life of wetlands is bound to the proper management of the unique ecological system that wetlands represent. The Pinelands is the country s first National Reserve.