Our environment provides us with a variety of goods and services necessary for our day to day lives. These natural resources include, air, water, soil, minerals, along with the climate and solar energy, which form the non-living or ‘abiotic’ part of nature.
This document explains the concept of natural resources in detail.
Index:
1.
Introduction
2.
Renewable
and non-renewable resources
3.
Forest
resources
4.
Water
resources
5.
Mineral
resources
6.
Food
resources
7.
Energy
resources
8.
Land
resources
9.
Role of an
individual in conservation of natural resources
10. Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles