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NATURE'S CONTRIBUTION
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MANGROVE
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SUN
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AIR
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Nature is the source of all value, whether it is what happens today (e.g. wind energy) or what happened in times past (e.g. fossil fuel). Nature is life itself. Nature produces food and regenerates itself. People live on top of nature. Nature has awesome power, and should be respected.
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RESOURCE EXTRACTION
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MINING
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ENERGY
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LOGGING
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Historically, resource extraction has been a major source of economic wealth accumulation, but this is diminished when resource depletion is accounted for. As more elements of a circular economy is deployed, this changes.
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PRIMARY PRODUCTION
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PULP & PAPER
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STEEL
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PLASTICS
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Modern production processes are impressive. They are highly productive and what used to be endemic shortage has been transformed into a surplus system.
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AGRICULTURE
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AG-LIVESTOCK
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AG-GRAIN
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FISHERIES
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Agriculture produces food. There was an agricultural revolution before there was an industrial revolution. Enough food is essential for human life. There is major disruption when there is famine.
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TRANSPORTATION - GOODS
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SHIPPING
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RAIL
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TRUCKING
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Agriculture produces food.
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TRANSPORTATION - PEOPLE
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ROADS
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RAIL
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MOBILITY
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Agriculture produces food.
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