Universal Dictionaries for China＇s Natural Resources have been published by Inner Mongolia Education Press

Natural resources are resources that exist without actions of humankind.Natural resources can provide materials and energy for human use.They are the material foundation of human survival and the inherent source for social development.According to the definition given by the United Nations Environment Program（UNEP）,＂Resources,especially natural resources, are the natural tactors ana conaluons that can generate economic benefits in a certain period of time and under certain conditions to enhance the present and fu- ture welfare of mankind＂.