Q1. Explain natural resource management and discuss its approaches in detail.
- NRM ensures sustainable resource use for present and future generations.
- Conventional NRM is sectoral, focusing on single resource extraction, often top-down.
- Integrated NRM recognizes ecosystem linkages, holistic planning (ecological, social, economic).
- CBNRM empowers local communities, uses traditional knowledge, promotes participatory management.
Answer: Natural Resource Management (NRM) is a multidisciplinary process that involves the careful planning, implementation, and monitoring of natural resource use and conservation. Its primary goal, as highlighted in the MGGE-002 course, is to ensure the long-term sustainability and productivity of these resources, meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. Historically, natural resource management often followed a **conventional ...