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Introduction to Natural Resource Economics. Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 1. What is natural resource economics? 2. Do we use natural resources optimally? 3. If not optimal, what can be done? 4. Benefits and costs of natural resource use 5. Some big issues 5.1 Energy 5.2 Energy and environment 5.3 Depleted ocean fisheries 5.4 Forest management/deforestation 5.5 Protecting biodiversity 6. Natural resources, economic activity and human welfare 7. Human values for nature 8...

Introduction to Natural Resource Economics. Protecting biodiversity Humans have set off a large species die-off, the largest in 65 million years (the one that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs). Causes:  Overexploitation (hunting, fishing)  Habitat loss (conversion of native habitat to agriculture, housing)  Pollution  Alien invasive species In the future:  Global climate change may accelerate extinctions

Introduction to Natural Resource Economics. Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 1. What is natural resource economics? 2. Do we use natural resources optimally? 3. If not optimal, what can be done? 4. Benefits and costs of natural resource use 5. Some big issues 5.1 Energy 5.2 Energy and environment 5.3 Depleted ocean fisheries 5.4 Forest management/deforestation 5.5 Protecting biodiversity 6. Natural resources, economic activity and human welfare 7. Human values for nature 8...

Introduction to Natural Resource Economics. Protecting biodiversity Humans have set off a large species die-off, the largest in 65 million years (the one that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs). Causes:  Overexploitation (hunting, fishing)  Habitat loss (conversion of native habitat to agriculture, housing)  Pollution  Alien invasive species In the future:  Global climate change may accelerate extinctions