Natural Resources

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018299",
  "term": "Natural Resources",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Natural Resources includes all activities involved in conservation planning, land management, and national park/monument tourism that affect the nation's natural and recreational resources, both private and federal. Note: Energy-related natural resources are covered in the Energy Management line of business.\n\n2. All the parts of the Earth that are not human-made and which people use, like fish, trees, minerals, lakes, or rivers.\n\n3. Land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, groundwater, drinking water supplies, and other such resources (including the resources of the exclusive economic zone) belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by, the United States, any state or local government or Indian tribe, or any foreign government.\n\n4. Includes groundwater, surface water and forests but does not include the financial consequences of losing a particular natural resource.",
  "subject": "Information management and systems",
  "references": [
    "EPA BRM",
    "Acid Rain Glossary",
    "Oil Pollution Prevention Glossary",
    "Resilience and Adaptation in New England (RAINE) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/natural-resources/"
}