Resource Management Resource Management Resource management is purposeful action taken by people to mitigate the potential negative effects of using resources beyond their sustainable capacity to yield benefits.
Resource management is the means to the goals of conservation.
Resources include natural and cultural resources. Natural resources include productive soil, clean water, clean air, minerals, energy, and healthy forests and wetlands. Unfortunately, many undesired outcomes from resource management have resulted over the years. One example is the depletion of soil nutrients from the intensively managed forests in Europe. Cultural resources can also be managed like knowledge, wisdom, technologies, and environmental data.