natural resource

noun

1. a naturally occurring source of wealth, as land or water.
2. natural resources, the natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.

natural resource

1. Something, such as a forest, a mineral deposit, or fresh water, that is found in nature and is necessary or useful to humans.
2. See more at nonrenewable

Word History and Origins

Origin of natural resource¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

They include human rights in Central America, integration and the rule of law in the Central American Parliament, migration and security, natural resources and the environment and tourism and economic development of the region.

From Washington Blade

In 2016, New York City launched a non-lethal deer management plan that focused on male deer sterilization, public education, and natural resource protection.

From Popular-Science

Anthea, the extraterrestrial’s home planet, is dying, its water and other natural resources almost depleted, and he is the last hope for its 300 surviving inhabitants.

From Washington Post

Its mission is to manage natural resources, and historically it has used that writ to permit ranching, logging, mining and drilling by private corporations.

From Washington Post

I am an environmental data scientist who leverages data and analytical techniques to answer critical questions about natural resource management.

From Quartz

“Israeli men are our biggest natural resource when it comes to gay tourism,” says Rodrigue.

From The Daily Beast

The practice of extracting payments from natural resource companies by threats of disruption and violence will continue.

From The Daily Beast

To take his hat and go would have been his natural resource, but then he did not wish to be foiled in his object.

From Project Gutenberg

But as regards many another natural resource, scientific civilization teaches us how to preserve it through use.

From Project Gutenberg

For more than 60 years, the Forest Service has been serving the Nation as a leading natural resource conservation agency.

From Project Gutenberg

But tears and bewailings were not a natural resource with Polly, whose forte was action.

From Project Gutenberg

Silence was the natural resource, but silence is sometimes more eloquent than speech.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• raw material
• timber
• water