Category Archives: Natural Resources

Biofuels

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

A biofuel is difficult to define. Most of the fossil fuels we use are biological in nature. Perhaps we have to say that a biofuel is one that does not add to the stock of total carbon dioxide in the … Continue reading →

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Southeast Asean Rainforest

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Photograph by © WWF-Canon/William F. RODENBURG The Southeast Asian rainforests are the oldest, consistent rainforests on Earth, dating back to the Pleistocene Epoch 70 million years ago. It has a biological richness and diversity unequaled by that of the Amazon … Continue reading →

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Natural Resources: Definition and Classification

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. A natural resource’s value rests in the amount of the material available and the demand for it. The latter is determined by its usefulness … Continue reading →