natural resource

noun

1

natural resources plural : industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature

2

: resource sense 1b

Examples of natural resource in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That's well within the Philippines' 200-nautical-mile (230-mile) exclusive economic zone, where Manila alone is entitled to fishing and natural resource management rights under international law. —Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025

DuPage breaks ground on natural resources campus The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has broken ground on its new Grounds and Natural Resources Campus at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville. —Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025

More recently the Trump Administration has attempted to reverse course with executive and secretarial orders to prioritize natural resource development on federal lands. —Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025

Environmental and natural resource lawyer Rebecca Sokol argued in favor of such indirect, behavioral strategies, in a provocative 2020 paper, and agrees with Paz’s assessment. —Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

natural resource

noun

: something (as a mineral, waterpower source, forest, or kind of animal) that is found in nature and is valuable to humans (as in providing a source of energy, recreation, or scenic beauty)