There are many advantages to resource management. An essential point to remember is that humans have always managed natural resources because they can see that mismanagement can cause scarcity, hunger, and other problems. For example, farmers have preserved their soil from erosion and kept their water sources from becoming polluted or drying up, while hunters knew not to kill too many of the animals they relied on, and fishers knew not to overfish their supply.
People who live in cities, however, may not see or even know whether the resources they depend on are becoming depleted (running low). They can't see the damage their demand for resources is causing.
Political stability
Global resource management means coordination of resource protection and use inside countries and between countries. It means that the profits from natural resource extraction are shared widely by the populations of resource-rich countries and that resources such as rivers are managed for the benefit of the countries that use them. This leads to political stability within countries and between countries.
The ethical thing to do
People in rich countries who learn the facts about how their bananas and coffee were grown often become concerned that they, the consumers, are the cause of the damage to ecosystems, biodiversity, and human societies that such unsustainable resource use creates.
What is the ethical thing for them- for us- to do? if we stop using those products altogether, then the people receiving the low wages will receive no wages.
What we can do is demand that companies supply us with products that do not harm the environment or people. We can even purchase 'ethical' products that benefit the producers and the environments where they are grown, fished, mined, etc. We can choose to pay more for better products- better for the environment, better for the producers, and better for the consumers.
Conflict minerals include diamonds, tungsten, and many others that cause huge suffering in countries where they are extracted. 'Blood diamonds' are diamonds mined in dangerous conditions, often by child slaves in African countries, and used to finance wars. Before a certification process existed so you could buy 'conflict-free' diamonds, consumers couldn't know whether the diamond engagement rings they bought were actually blood diamonds. Today, smartphones and other high tech still contain conflict minerals, but companies involved in their production are now usually required to certify that their mineral components are produced ethically.
Equality and higher standards of living
Another advantage of global resource management is that it lessens global inequalities and leads to better living standards.
Consuming organic vegetables, from the UK and abroad, is better for our own health, better for the ecosystem, and better for the people who produce them. How? They are not grown with chemicals such as pesticides that are dangerous for the environment, water, air, wild species, people who pick them, people who transport them, and people who consume them. Organic vegetables are grown on farms where the soil is protected, not destroyed. And yes, organics are often more expensive, but this means that people who grow them receive better wages. This is just one of many examples of how better management can lead to more equitable conditions.
Winning the battle against climate change
By making global climate agreements effective, we are managing how we use the air. We are limiting what we put into the air, which means switching to renewable energy use from sources that don't emit carbon dioxide. We are also protecting, restoring, and creating more carbon sinks- places like forests where carbon is stored instead of released into the atmosphere. We are protecting and restoring the oceans, coral reefs, grasslands, soil, water, and so on.
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