NUR SAFIRAH AHMAD

NAJIBAH AL HUDA DERAMAN

HAFIZ HAMIDUN

FORM 2 KHADIJAH

THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL PARKS

 National parks are large areas of public land set aside

for native plants, animals and the places in which they
live. National parks protect places of natural beauty.
They also protect places important to Aboriginal people,
and places that show how people lived in the past.
National parks also describe a scenic or historically
important area of countryside protected by the federal
government for the enjoyment of the general public or the
preservation of wildlife.

DEFINITION

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The Importance of National Parks

 Natural areas have a profound effect on our physical and emotional health and
wellbeing. In our increasingly frenetic world, our national parks are important
sanctuaries where people can take time out, enjoy nature, get fit, relax and
revitalise, whilst nature's inhherent beauty serves as a source of artistic, creative
and spiritual inspiration. Research on the benefits of contact with the natural
environment show that it is likely to have a significant positive psychological
effect, serving to reduce stress, anger, frustration and aggression, providing an
opportunity for social bonding, and serving as a place for learning and mental
stimulation. Children in particular display long-term benefits of playing
outdoors. In addition to the obvious health and wellbeing benefits our national
parks bring, they also assist us in less obvious ways, such as acting as natural
buffers against extreme weather events, helping to control our climate, providing
us with clean water, improving food security and serving as an important
resource for the pharmaceutical industry.

 Education and study are carried out in national parks to

help us understand how undisturbed natural environments
work. We can then deal more effectively with
environmental problems occurring in disturbed
environments. We also learn to enjoy and appreciate the
natural environment more by observing and studying it.

 People come to national parks to enjoy scenery and fresh

air. They also like to picnic, walk, climb, swim or just
relax. Some areas are especially zoned "wilderness" to
allow people to experience an environment that has little
evidence of human activity.

 Even if they do not visit national parks, many people

want to know that large natural areas will still be there in
the future for their children and grandchildren to enjoy
and learn from. It is important that their unique natural
landscapes are protected. This is an emotional or spiritual
value - it relates to people's feelings of security, hope,
worth and satisfaction.

 National parks help keep our environment healthy and

productive, and this has economic benefits. Protecting
areas in a healthy, natural state helps reduce soil salinity,
reduce greenhouse gases and conserve a wide range of
native plants and animals. Some of these plant species
have been or may be developed for use in agriculture,
medicine and industry.

 national parks form the cornerstone of biodiversity

conservation in Australia, containing vital habitat
that provides safe havens in which animals and
plants can survive and thrive. Together with other
protected areas, they provide a 'backbone' of core
conservation areas that can be linked by
conservation efforts across different tenures,
supporting a diverse, healthy and resilient
environment.

To preserve natural
habitats