LAND Natural
Essential habitat for all sorts of living organizms
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LAND Agricultural
Huge land areas now used for agriculture
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LAND Built up
Much land now built over with various types of economic development
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FRESH AIR
Fresh air is very good for human health and longevity
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FRESH WATER
Without water there is no life, and now becoming increasingly scarce
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OCEAN WATER
A huge energy sink, and where all the world's garbage accumulates
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MINERAL RESOURCES
The raw materials for most of the useful products we use every day
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FOSSIL FUELS
The sources of power that made the industrial revolution possible
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CLIMATE SYSTEMS
The essential mechanisms that have kept the climate stable until now
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ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
The many mechanisms that serve to recycle everything in nature
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BIODIVERSITY - FAUNA
Animals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects and other life forms
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BIODIVERSITY - FLORA
Millions of species of plants that occupy a complex ecosystem
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PHYSICAL CAPITAL
All of the people built systems and structures that make the modern economy function.
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Buildings
Buildings provide shelter and places to work but very inefficient
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Infrastructure
Many sorts of infrastructure are essential for a modern economy
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Processes
Modern production processes have become very efficient but energy intensive
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Transport
Transport and logistics are enabling global trade and sustainable development
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Working Capital
Inventory, receivables and financial liquidity are essential to a viable society and economy
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OTHER ECONOMIC CAPITALS
More people built systems and structures that make the modern economy function.
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FINANCIAL
Money makes the world go round, but it is only a lubricant
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KNOWLEDGE
Education is foundational and essential for a better world
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INSTITUTIONAL
Organizations, rule of law, etc make an enabling environment
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CULTURAL
Dance, music, tradition, religion ... all sorts of good things that make life worth living
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LOCATIONAL
Place is where everything comes together and makes a difference
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