"Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications."
The study of the distribution of natural resources, such as minerals and water sources, and their effect on human settlements and development.
Renewable natural resources: These are the resources that can be replenished over time, such as solar, wind, and water power.
Non-renewable natural resources: These are the resources that cannot be replenished over time, such as coal, oil, and natural gas.
Biodiversity: This refers to the variety of different species of plants and animals living in a particular ecosystem.
Agriculture: Agriculture includes the cultivation of crops, such as wheat and rice, and the raising of livestock for food, such as cows and chickens.
Forestry: Forestry involves the management of forests and the harvesting of wood products.
Fisheries: Fisheries involve the management of fish populations and the harvesting of fish for food.
Minerals and mining: These are the resources extracted from the earth, such as coal, iron, and gold.
Land use and land cover change: This refers to the ways in which humans use the land, such as for urban development, agriculture, or conservation.
Water resources: This includes the management of water resources, such as rivers, lakes, and aquifers, for drinking water, irrigation, and other uses.
Climate change: Climate change refers to the changes in global climate patterns, caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation.
Environmental conservation: This refers to the efforts to protect and preserve natural resources and ecosystems.
Natural disasters: Natural disasters include events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires, which can have a significant impact on natural resources and ecosystems.
Energy production: This includes the production of energy from both renewable and non-renewable sources, such as solar power and fossil fuels.
Spatial analysis: This involves the use of mapping and other tools to analyze and understand the distribution and availability of natural resources.
Ecosystem services: These are the benefits that humans receive from natural resources and ecosystems, such as clean air, water, and soil.
Water Resources: Refers to all sources of water that may be used for various purposes such as for drinking, irrigation, power generation, and transportation.
Timber Resources: Refers to trees that are grown for commercial use such as for building materials, furniture, and paper.
Mineral Resources: Refers to naturally occurring substances that are extracted from the earth for use in industries such as mining, construction, and fuel production.
Agricultural Resources: Refers to land that is used for farming and other related activities such as animal husbandry, aquaculture, and horticulture.
Fishery Resources: Refers to all aquatic organisms that are caught or farmed for human consumption or other purposes such as bait and fertilizer.
Energy Resources: Refers to all sources of energy such as fossil fuels, solar, wind, and geothermal energy that can be used to power industries and households.
Wildlife Resources: Refers to all animals that live in their natural habitats and provide various benefits such as food, medicine, and recreation.
Forest Resources: Refers to all forests that are used for various purposes such as timber production, conservation, and recreation.
Soil Resources: Refers to the top layer of the earth's surface that contains minerals, nutrients, and organic matter that are essential for plant growth and agriculture.
Air Resources: Refers to the quality of air that surrounds us and affects our health, environment, and climate.
"On Earth, it includes sunlight, atmosphere, water, land, all minerals along with all vegetation, and wildlife."
"Valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest, and cultural value."
"Natural resources are part of humanity's natural heritage or protected in nature reserves."
"Natural resources are materials and components (something that can be used) that can be found within the environment."
"Every man-made product is composed of natural resources (at its fundamental level)."
"A natural resource may exist as a separate entity such as fresh water, air, or any living organism such as a fish, or it may be transformed by extractivist industries into an economically useful form."
"Metal ores, rare-earth elements, petroleum, timber, and most forms of energy."
"Some resources are renewable, which means that they can be used at a certain rate and natural processes will restore them."
"Extractive industries rely heavily on non-renewable resources that can only be extracted once."
"Natural-resource allocations can be at the center of many economic and political confrontations both within and between countries."
"This is particularly true during periods of increasing scarcity and shortages (depletion and overconsumption of resources)."
"Resource extraction is also a major source of human rights violations and environmental damage."
"The Sustainable Development Goals and other international development agendas frequently focus on creating more sustainable resource extraction."
"Some scholars and researchers focus on creating economic models, such as circular economy, that rely less on resource extraction and more on reuse, recycling, and renewable resources that can be sustainably managed."
"Particular areas often feature biodiversity and geodiversity in their ecosystems."
"Natural resources may be classified in different ways."
"Transformed by extractivist industries into an economically useful form that must be processed to obtain the resource."
"Valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use."
"Sustainable resource extraction, with some scholars and researchers focused on creating economic models, such as circular economy, that rely less on resource extraction and more on reuse, recycling, and renewable resources that can be sustainably managed."