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Natural capital
Natural capital is a term used to describe those elements of the natural environment that provide benefits for humans. Natural capital is an important part of a nation's overall wealth. The depletion of natural capital often threatens sustainable improvements in per capita incomes and prospects for reducing extreme poverty.
According to the World Bank, "Economic growth is in part about more efficient use of natural capital and investing the earnings from natural capital sources, such as minerals, into infrastructure and education."
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Ten Years On - Mozambique starts to export liquified natural gas
13th November 2022
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Economic Growth (Revision Quizlet Activity)
Quizzes & Activities
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Reforestation and China's Great Green Wall
6th June 2021
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How China dominates Pacific mining, logging and fishing
3rd June 2021
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Natural resource driven growth reaching limits in Chile
22nd July 2016
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Mapping Africa's Natural Resource Wealth
27th October 2016
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Natural Capital - The Battle for Biodiversity
26th December 2016
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Government Failure - Wood Energy Schemes and Climate Change
23rd February 2017
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Tragedy of the Commons Short Answers
Topic Videos
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Primary Product Dependence - 2021 Revision Update
Topic Videos
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How much is an elephant worth?
29th January 2021
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Sustainable Growth - 2021 Revision Update
Study Notes
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Fish farms regenerating the environment
4th October 2020
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Circular economy: Women fighting the surge in plastic waste
15th September 2020
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Economics of Deforestation
Topic Videos
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Can New England's cod fishing industry survive?
6th July 2020
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Greening the Economy - No Trade Off with Growth
23rd May 2020
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Can Mozambique close their rural infrastructure gap?
31st January 2020
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Who has really benefited from Liberia's miracle oil?
5th January 2020
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What is the Green New Deal?
1st December 2019
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How can we fund a Green New Deal?
28th November 2019
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Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)
Topic Videos
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Benefits and Costs of Economic Growth (2019 Update)
Topic Videos
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Costa Rica at forefront of drive to a carbon neutral future
28th August 2019
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Natural Capital: The Wealth of a Wetland
15th June 2019
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Poverty Reduction in Low Income Countries
Study Presentations
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The Triple-Power of Infrastructure Spending
31st March 2019
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Deforestation in Brazil is the worst for ten years
27th November 2018
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Long Read: Travelling along Highway BR-163
1st August 2018
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Iceland grows forests for first time in 1,000 years
2nd July 2018
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Growth versus the environment: deforestation
2nd July 2018
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Sustainable Development: Adjusted Net Saving
Study Notes
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Marine Protected Areas - A Big Success Story in Mexico
11th April 2018
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China's Forest City
15th July 2017
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Which natural disasters create the most economic damage?
11th December 2015
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Mining and the Natural Resource Curse
24th September 2012
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Factors of Production
13th April 2014
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Sugar Cane and Economic Development in Mauritius
20th October 2014
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What TYPES of capital should we be accumulating?
7th December 2014
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Economic Impact of Nepal's Earthquake
2nd May 2015
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Natural resources - what is the sea worth?
10th May 2015
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Economics of a Natural Resource Curse
11th June 2015
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Land grabs and deforestation in Cambodia
30th July 2015
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Unsustainable growth degrades Asia's land
8th October 2015