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.