What is natural resources management?

Natural resource management refers to the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations.

Ways to conserve natural resources

Some important roles of individuals in maintaining peace, harmony and equity in nature are as:

1. Instead of deforestation, representation should keep in mind. We should take help from the Govt, for plantation programmes. Everybody should take part in plantation and care the plants.

2. People should at once stop the over utilization of natural resources instead they must be properly used.

3. We should make habit for waste disposal, compose and to restore biodiversity.

4. Mixed cropping, crop rotation, and proper use of fertilizer, insecticide and pesticides should be taught to farmers. Encourage the use of manures, bio fertilizers and organic fertilizers.

5. We should protect wildlife. Though hunting is not allowed even then the persons are doing so. For this educated young should teach the lesson of wildlife act.

6. We must develop energy saving methods to avoid wastage of energy. We should remember "energy saved is energy produced."

7. Use drip irrigation and sprinkling irrigation to improve irrigation efficiency and reduce evaporation.

8. Utilize renewable energy sources as much as possible. Encourage use of solar cooker, pump etc.

9. We should recycle the waste and waste water for agriculture purposes.

10. Install rain water harvesting system in houses, colonies.

11. Try to educate local people for the protection and judicious use of natural resources.

Why is conservation of natural resources important?

We need to conserve natural resources because there isn't an evidence that these resources are going to last for a long time, considering man's usual consumption of these resources. There will come a time that there are some natural resources that will be gone [especially non-renewable ones and ones that are in high demand] and humans have to thrive in order to find alternative resources for the ones that have been lost. And that specific task is not an easy one because there may be a possibility of unavailability or scarcity of it. Conserving natural resources reduces the rapid depletion of biodiversity and it maintains the balance of the undisrupted ecology. 

Meaning of Resources

Resources Definition:

A resource is a source or supply from which benefit is produced. Typically resources are materials, energy, services, staff, knowledge, or other assets that are transformed to produce benefit and in the process may be consumed or made unavailable. Benefits of resource utilization may include increased wealth, meeting needs or wants, proper functioning of a system, or enhanced well being. From a human perspective a natural resource is anything obtained from the environment to satisfy human needs and wants.

Types of Natural Resources

1. Renewable Natural Resources. 

A renewable resource is a resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again. Examples are: oxygen, fresh water, solar energy, timber, and biomass.

2. Non-renewable Natural Resources. 

Non-renewable are resources that are consumed much faster than nature can create them. Fossil fuels (such as coal,petroleum, and natural gas), types of nuclear power (uranium) and certain aquifers are examples.