{"id":1723,"date":"2020-10-16T21:50:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T21:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1723"},"modified":"2020-10-17T19:43:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T19:43:11","slug":"natural-resource-factsheet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/natural-resource-factsheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural resource factsheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1723\" class=\"elementor elementor-1723\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56ba5fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56ba5fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1752 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-natural-resource\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a natural resource?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1751 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1750 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/role-of-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Role of natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1749 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/distribution-of-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Distribution of natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1748 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/threats-to-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Threats to natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1747 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/problems-of-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Problems of natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1746 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/resource-recovery\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Resource recovery<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1745 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/natural-resource-conservation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Natural resource conservation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1744 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/natural-resource-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Natural resource factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f448966 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f448966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6e3eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3e6e3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7933cd6\" data-id=\"7933cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e306bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e306bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did you know...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30ac45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b30ac45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Population growth means more need for natural resources:<\/b><br>The world population is expected to increase to 10.2 billion by 2050, with two-thirds living in cities. More than half of the anticipated growth is expected to occur in Africa (+1.3 billion), with Asia (+0.75 billion) expected to be the second-largest contributor to future population growth. Global demand for agricultural and energy production (mainly food and electricity), both of which are water-intensive, is expected to increase by roughly 60% and 80% respectively by 2025*.<\/p>\n<p><i>*WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme)\/UN-Water. 2018. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018: Nature-Based Solutions for Water. Paris, UNESCO. Page 10, ISBN 978-92-3-100264-9<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Natural Resources Consumption:<\/b><br>People in rich countries consume up to 10 times more natural resources than those in the poorest countries. On average, an inhabitant of North America consumes around 90 kilograms (kg) of resources each day. In Europe, consumption is around 45 kg per day, while in Africa, people consume only around 10 kg per day.<\/p>\n<p><b>Which society consumes more?<\/b><br>Before industrial times, people lived by hunting and gathering. They consumed only renewable natural resources such as wood and sun. Wood was for basic shelter and carving hunting weapons. Each person consumed only about 3kg of natural resources per day.<\/p>\n<p>In agrarian communities, more natural resources were used to power the farms, feed animals, and transport produce and meats. The average consumption per person in this community is 11kg per day.<\/p>\n<p>In an industrial society, more energy, particularly fossil fuels are used to power production plants. Construction, infrastructure, transport, storage, marketing, and distribution often depend on energy and other natural resources. That is why industrialized nations consume so many resources. The average consumption per person is 44kg per day.<\/p>\n<p><b>Waste Recovery is real:<\/b><br>Before the mid-1970, waste generated in Connecticut USA was sent to landfill. The state recognized the environmental hazards of it and made some policy changes. By 2010, about 92% of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) was saved from the landfill. Of this amount, a third is recycled, and two-thirds are combusted to energy. The energy is enough to power 100,000 homes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c053c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7c053c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our research for this topic included these sources:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79257f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79257f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>OVERCONSUMPTION? Our use of the world\u00b4s natural resources., Page 3. \u00a9 SERI, GLOBAL 2000, Friends of the Earth Europe, September 2009<br \/>2. Report: State of Connecticut, Resources Recovery Task Force Final Report December 13, 2013, http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/deep\/lib\/deep\/waste_management_and_disposal\/solid_waste\/transforming_matls_mgmt\/resources_recovery_task_force\/rrtf_final_report.pdf<br \/>Accessed on April 23, 2017<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4cb4bf\" data-id=\"e4cb4bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08af1c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"08af1c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-366db7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366db7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e43202\" data-id=\"2e43202\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3319f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3319f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/natural-resource-conservation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e292b0\" data-id=\"0e292b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natural Resources What is a natural resource? 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