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| Introduction |
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| The term 'natural resources' refers to all the natural things on our earth. It includes everything, that is naturally available and that is not creatable by any human activity. It specifically excludes the materials created by man. |
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| Human being and his anthropological history indicate that natural resources have been the heart of human existence. They have remained as core of artificial human activities. In the last 2 - 3 centuries, human society has created many unnatural resources along with natural resources - at such a fast rate that artificial resources have been yardstick of development. For e.g., creation of telecommunication facilities, development of aviation. |
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| Despite creation of many artificial resources, the dependence on natural resources is inevitable because, |
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 Most human activities still use natural resource as inputs for their growth. |
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| Examples: Steel industry, cement industry, agriculture etc. |
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 The very existence of human life is a part of nature itself. Natural resource and human society are inseparable. |
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| Examples: Water and air |
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 Most artificial resources created by man draw support directly and indirectly from one or more natural resources. |
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| With this, human society is developing with man - made resources on one hand and natural resources on the other. Science and technology link them for human development. Man made resources like computer, telecommunication, aviation, transportation, industries, etc form a group of resource - on which human development depends. All these resources are created in one way or other to improve the living of human beings and to offer more and more facilities / products for improvement of quality of life. Similarly, natural resources like air, water, land, and biosphere are the resources - of which human life is inseparable. Most human activities draw support directly or indirectly from natural resources. The life processes of all animals/human beings like breathing, digestion, excretion, energy formation and use - are completely dependent on natural resources. |
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| The course of human development to improve the quality of life has shown that both natural and man-made resources have made profound impact on human society, although most man-made resources are partially or fully dependent on one or other natural resources. |
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Natural Resources and Conservation
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