All life depends on plants
Tribesman in Burkina Faso, holding Parkia biglobosa seed pods which contain edible pulp and seeds. They supplement the local peoples' starchy staple diet
Plants are essential for human wellbeing. Plants provide us with food, medicine, fibres, fuel, building materials and many other products. Plants also provide essential ecosystem services. For example, plants provide us with oxygen and recycle the carbon dioxide which we exhale. In addition, plants hold great cultural meaning for peoples all over the world. Their individual beauty as well as the gardens and landscapes in which they grow, provide us with one of life's greatest pleasures.
It is estimated that the global value of nature's services lie between $18 and 61 trillion each year! That's comparable to the gross economic output of the globe!