Haifa’s nature serves as a habitat for wildlife unique to the region, protects the health of the Carmel residents by absorbing heavy pollution from industry and transportation, increases real estate value throughout the city, allows water infiltration into the aquifer, prevents flooding while saving on drainage costs, stabilizes the soil against erosion and earthquakes, reduces the intensity of urban noise, stabilizes temperature, produces oxygen while absorbing carbon dioxide and thus helps combat climate change, provides infrastructure for recreation and leisure activities, induces calmness, and prevents depression.