1. 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.
2. The main goal of natural resource management is sustainability – balancing social, economic and environmental factors to make sure that our children and grandchildren can equally benefit from our natural resources.
3. Our social, economic and environmental well-being depends on the sustainable management of natural resources.
4. Natural resource management deals with managing the way in which people and natural landscapes interact.
5. It brings together land use planning, water management, biodiversity conservation and the future sustainability of industries like agriculture, mining, tourism, fisheries and forestry.
6. Natural resource management specifically focuses on a scientific and technical understanding of resources and ecology and the life-supporting capacity of those resources.
7. The various approaches applied to natural resource management include
a) Command and control
b) Community-based natural resource management
c) Adaptive management
d) Precautionary approach and
e) Integrated natural resource management
8. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are the key concepts for Natural resource management.
