Our forests, rivers, oceans and soils provide us with the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we irrigate our crops with. We also rely on them for numerous other goods and services we depend on for our health, happiness and prosperity. These natural assets are often called the world's 'natural capital'.

Nature is the physical world around us, made up of all living and non-living things. Nature includes everything from ecosystems and landscapes to the air we breathe and the soil beneath our feet.

Nature is the connection between the physical world surrounding us and the life inside us. Nature is God's most precious and valuable gift to humans. It is the principal source of all essential nutrients for all living things on the planet. 'Nature' is one of the topics on which we might be asked to write a paragraph.

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