**1. Classification of Natural Resources:**
– Biotic resources (flora, fauna, fisheries, fossil fuels)
– Abiotic resources (land, water, air, rare-earth elements, metals)
– Potential resources (known but not utilized yet)
– Actual resources (surveyed, quantified, currently used)
– Reserves (profitable future developments)
– Stocks (lack technology for use)
**2. Renewability and Exhaustibility:**
– Renewable resources (solar energy, wind)
– Non-renewable resources (minerals, fossil fuels)
– Non-renewable when consumption exceeds replenishment
– Depletion of radio-active elements, coal, and petroleum
**3. Ownership and Extraction of Resources:**
– Individual, community, national, and international ownership
– Resource extraction from nature (hunting, mining, forestry)
– Extractive industries as the basis of the primary sector
– Social issues like inflation and corruption (resource curse)
– Impact of extractive industries on less-developed countries
**4. Depletion, Protection, and Management of Natural Resources:**
– Depletion focus for governments and organizations
– Sustainable development balancing current needs with future generations
– Protection measures at national and international levels
– Natural resource management for quality of life
– Civil society engagement and monitoring resource utilization
**5. Impact of Natural Resources and Related Concepts:**
– Resource impact on civil wars and social unrest
– Importance of rainforest protection for biodiversity
– Drivers contributing to resource depletion (direct and indirect)
– Concept of asteroid mining for rare metals
– Aspects like citizens dividend, conservation ethic, cultural resources, and environmental movement
