natural resources conservation
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NATURAL RESOURCES
WHAT IS A NATURAL RESOURCE?
TYPES OF NATURAL RESOURCES
RENEWABLE NATURAL
RESOURCES
SUN
TIMBERRWATER
BIOMASSNON
RENEWABLE NATURAL
RESOURCES
COAL
TYPES OF NATURAL RESOURCES
BIOTIC NATURAL
RESOURCE
ANIMALS
PLANTS
NON BIOTIC NATURAL
RESOURCE
MINERAL
ROCKS
HOW ARE NATURAL RESOURCE USED?
NATURAL RESOURCES
IT’S USES
COAL HEAT
WOOD PAPER
OIL GASOLINE
TREES HOME
COTTON CLOTHES
MAJOR NATURAL THREATS
Habitat destruction Extension of agriculture Filling up of wetlands Conversion of rich bio-diversity site for
human settlement and industrial development Uncontrolled commercial exploitation
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
The term conservation came into use in the late 19th cent. and referred to the management, mainly for economic reasons, of such valuable natural resources as timber, fish, game, topsoil, pastureland, and minerals, and also to the preservation of forests, wildlife .
The importance of reconciling human use and conservation beyond the boundaries of parks has become another important issue.
• Current thinking also favors the protection of entire ecological regions by the creation of "biosphere reserves."
MAJOR PROBLEM WITH NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
• Air (Wind) Uses Required for all living things for breathing, Use to produce wind energy.
• Animals / Plants Provide food, cloth, shelter, medicine. • Used as mode of transport. Animal dung can be used as
fuel/fertilizer. Soil Used as the primary nutrient source for plants. It is the habitat of many organisms.
• Solar Light Provide light, energy and help to plants for making their foods Wood / Tree Used as construction material.
• Used to make utensils, furniture and sporting equipments. Water Used in household, agriculture and transportation.