 Sawmill near Fügen, Zillertal, Austria Global vegetation Renewable resource is a natural resource which replenishes itself to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a small amount of time in a human time scale. When such recovery rate of resources is unlikely to ever exceed a human time scale, these are called perpetual resources. Renewable resources are a part of Earth's natural environment and the largest components of its ecosphere. A positive life-cycle assessment is a key indicator of a resource's sustainability.
Oceans often act as renewable resources Sawmill near Fügen, Zillertal, Austria Global vegetation A renewable resource, also known as a flow resource, is a natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a finite amount of time in a human time scale. When such recovery rate of resources is unlikely to ever exceed a human time scale, these are called perpetual resources. Renewable resources are a part of Earth's natural environment and the largest components of its ecosphere. A positive life-cycle assessment is a key indicator of a resource's sustainability.
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Oceans often act as renewable resources
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Renewable resource
A renewable resource, also known as a flow resource,
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replenishes itself
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