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Refers to materials that occur in a natural state, e.g., land, forests, water, energy sources, or minerals, which usually have an economic value and are considered part of a nation's wealth.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
Nonrenewable natural resources
UF
↸
Renewable natural resources
Broader Terms
BT
↑
Environment
More specific terms
NT2
↓
Diamonds
NT2
↓
Marine mammals
►
▼
NT3
↓
Dolphins
NT3
↓
Whales
NT2
↓
Gold
NT2
↓
Silver
NT2
↓
Forestry
►
▼
NT3
↓
Controlled burn
NT3
↓
Deforestation
NT3
↓
Reforestation
NT3
↓
Forest products
►
▼
NT4
↓
Paper and paper products
NT3
↓
Public forests
NT2
↓
Conservation
►
▼
NT3
↓
Energy efficiency
NT3
↓
CMS
NT3
↓
Plant protection
NT3
↓
Wildlife
►
▼
NT4
↓
CITES
►
▼
NT5
↓
Endangered species
NT4
↓
CMS
NT4
↓
Marine mammals
►
▼
NT5
↓
Dolphins
NT5
↓
Whales
NT4
↓
Endangered species
NT4
↓
Fish
►
▼
NT5
↓
Salmon
NT5
↓
Tuna
NT5
↓
Aquaculture
NT3
↓
Endangered species
NT3
↓
Conservation areas
NT3
↓
Parks
NT3
↓
Public forests
NT2
↓
Wildlife
►
▼
NT3
↓
CITES
►
▼
NT4
↓
Endangered species
NT3
↓
CMS
NT3
↓
Marine mammals
►
▼
NT4
↓
Dolphins
NT4
↓
Whales
NT3
↓
Endangered species
NT3
↓
Fish
►
▼
NT4
↓
Salmon
NT4
↓
Tuna
NT4
↓
Aquaculture
NT2
↓
Endangered species
NT2
↓
Energy
►
▼
NT3
↓
Energy efficiency
NT3
↓
European Coal and Steel Community
NT3
↓
Electric power
►
▼
NT4
↓
Hydroelectric power
NT3
↓
Alternative fuels
►
▼
NT4
↓
Biodiesel
NT4
↓
Alcohol as fuel
NT3
↓
Alcohol as fuel
NT3
↓
Nuclear energy
►
▼
NT4
↓
Nuclear medicine
NT3
↓
Petroleum
►
▼
NT4
↓
Petroleum products
NT4
↓
Oil pollution
NT4
↓
Petroleum exploration
►
▼
NT5
↓
Petroleum engineers
NT4
↓
Petrochemical industry
►
▼
NT5
↓
Petrochemical products
►
NT3
↓
Royalties
NT3
↓
Natural gas
►
▼
NT4
↓
Petrochemical industry
►
▼
NT5
↓
Petrochemical products
►
NT2
↓
Aluminum
NT2
↓
Copper
NT2
↓
Mining and mineral resources
►
▼
NT3
↓
Mineral exploration
NT3
↓
Metals
►
▼
NT4
↓
Gold
NT4
↓
Molybdenum
NT4
↓
Silver
NT4
↓
Alloys
NT4
↓
Aluminum
NT4
↓
Copper
NT4
↓
Iron and steel
NT4
↓
Lead
NT4
↓
Manganese
NT4
↓
Precious metals
►
▼
NT5
↓
Gold
NT5
↓
Silver
NT5
↓
Platinum
NT4
↓
Tin
NT4
↓
Titanium
NT4
↓
Tungsten
NT4
↓
Zinc
NT4
↓
Uranium
NT3
↓
Coal
NT2
↓
Tin
NT2
↓
Zinc
NT2
↓
Biological diversity
►
▼
NT3
↓
Invasive species
NT3
↓
Biosafety
NT2
↓
Fish
►
▼
NT3
↓
Salmon
NT3
↓
Tuna
NT3
↓
Aquaculture
NT2
↓
Coal
NT2
↓
Water
►
▼
NT3
↓
Irrigation
NT3
↓
Drinking water
NT2
↓
Precious stones
►
▼
NT3
↓
Diamonds
NT2
↓
Uranium
NT2
↓
Petroleum
►
▼
NT3
↓
Petroleum products
NT3
↓
Oil pollution
NT3
↓
Petroleum exploration
►
▼
NT4
↓
Petroleum engineers
NT3
↓
Petrochemical industry
►
▼
NT4
↓
Petrochemical products
►
▼
NT5
↓
Synthetic fabrics
NT5
↓
Cosmetics
NT5
↓
Agricultural chemicals
►
NT5
↓
Fertilizers
NT5
↓
Explosives
►
NT2
↓
Natural gas
►
▼
NT3
↓
Petrochemical industry
►
▼
NT4
↓
Petrochemical products
►
▼
NT5
↓
Synthetic fabrics
NT5
↓
Cosmetics
NT5
↓
Agricultural chemicals
►
NT5
↓
Fertilizers
NT5
↓
Explosives
►
Related terms
RT
⇆
Irrigation
RT
⇆
Energy efficiency
RT
⇆
Geological mapping
RT
⇆
Colonies
RT
⇆
Forest products
RT
⇆
River Plate Basin Development Group
RT
⇆
Salmon
RT
⇆
Maritime law
RT
⇆
Concessions
RT
⇆
Coastal zones
RT
⇆
Geology
RT
⇆
Mineral exploration
RT
⇆
World Bank
RT
⇆
Agriculture
RT
⇆
Disposal of government property
RT
⇆
Public lands
RT
⇆
International Fund for Agricultural Development
RT
⇆
Planning
RT
⇆
Arid regions
RT
⇆
Desertification
RT
⇆
Droughts
RT
⇆
Wetlands
RT
⇆
Easements and servitudes
RT
⇆
Metals
RT
⇆
Metallurgy
RT
⇆
Platinum
RT
⇆
Precious metals
RT
⇆
Amazon Pact
RT
⇆
Conservation areas
RT
⇆
Fishing
RT
⇆
Meteorology
RT
⇆
Royalties
RT
⇆
Climate change
RT
⇆
Sustainable development
RT
⇆
Public forests
RT
⇆
Greenhouse gases
RT
⇆
Organic farming
RT
⇆
Erosion of land
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Date of creation
06-Nov-2011
Accepted term
06-Nov-2011
Descendant terms
23
ARK
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More specific terms
22
Alternative terms
2
Related terms
38
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