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41-50 of 61 for the Category : Geographical and the Subcategory : Natural Resources

Mineral Resources

( Article Type: Explanation )

Minerals refers to commodities such as gold and silver, but also to coal, oil and iron ore. When one refers to mineral resources it implies the amounts of these various minerals that are spread around the world.

Mires & Peatlands

( Article Type: Explanation )

Mires are wetlands where a special type of soil called peat grows. They play a vital role in storing and purifying water and supporting biodiversity. Mires or peatlands, comprise a wide variety of ecosystems, including the coastal swamp forests of Ma

National Parks

( Article Type: Explanation )

Commercialisation for Conservation Strategy: How do we ensure financial sustainability using commercialisation as a funding model for protected areas without compromising on the conservation mandate?

Natural Products - commercial utilization

( Article Type: Overview )

As the world becomes more toxic, consumers are turning to more healthy natural alternatives that also support environmental regeneration.

Natural Resources

( Article Type: Explanation )

‘Natural resources’ is the term used to describe the basic materials and resources that are produced through the earth’s own inherent natural processes and systems.

Natural Resources

( Article Type: Explanation )

The use of indigenous plants for cosmetic, health and nutritional needs has a long tradition in many parts of southern Africa. While regularly harvested for household uses, these natural ingredients are also the basis of a developing industry with op

Non-Renewable Resources

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Non-renewable resources are environmental resources that cannot be replenished. Once they have been used up, there will be no more. Most non-renewable resources are minerals, which are mined, for example, gold, iron ore, titanium.

Oil Peak

( Article Type: Opinion )

Oil is the quintessential commodity in the modern industrial economy. Although the industrial revolution was initially powered by coal, since the first commercial oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859 oil has gained increasing prominence a

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

( Article Type: Overview )

Modern Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficient Options are technically mature, commercially established, readily accessible and they are more or less just as expensive (or cheap) as the conventional option of grid.

Renewable Resources

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These are environmental resources that are continuously renewing themselves. For example, energy that is harnessed from the sun, wind and waves is renewable.