Natural resources are a borrowed heritage. We have not inherited our resources from our forefathers but have borrowed them from our children. Natural resources are limited in quantity, especially the non-renewable ones, which once consumed, cannot be regenerated.
The reserves of fossil fuels such as coal are rapidly dwindling owing to massive consumption the world over. Judicious use of such resources is the need of the hour if we wish to save our planet, for pollution is a major problem that has gripped our world today and is a direct result of over consumption and inefficient utilization of fossil fuels.
We need to encourage a wise and planned use of our natural resources- wood, timber, coal, petroleum, forest products, etc- so that our future generations are not left deprived of the bounties of nature.
We also need to promote the use of environment friendly resources such as wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, etc so that our energy needs can be met without compromising the quality of our environment.