World Natural Resources and Their Impact on the Environmental Conditions of Our Planet

Introduction

Natural resources are regarded by us as environmental components which are used in the process of production for meeting the material and cultural needs of society.

At the same time, it should be known, that from the very first appearance, man began to develop natural resources for his needs, be it animal or plant. As man evolved, he moved from an appropriation economy to a production economy, that is, instead of hunting or gathering, he discovered some patterns and subsequently, after these events, began to create the means of his existence. Thus, man was able to domesticate several species of animals and domesticate many species of plants. From that moment on, people began to provide their food with their power. However, taking into account the exhaustion of the soil, man faced the need to create new fertile areas, which would provide him with the same yield and livestock feed as before. Due to the developed need, people began to move in search of favorable lands. Finding them presented him with another problem: now he had to somehow protect himself from external conditions and adapt to the environmental conditions for which he needed to build a dwelling. This led to the massive development of forest resources. Wooden houses began to be built, which were relatively protected from the outside world and warm. But as a result, the large-scale use of wood as a resource has also adversely affected the natural environment. It caused the problem of deforestation, which is still relevant today. However, the use of wood for construction gradually decreased due to the emergence of various new materials, for example, stone or brick. But at the same time, trees still found wide use as fuel for stoves. In rural areas, the purchase of wood is still the main source of heating, especially in winter. later during the 18th century. In connection with the intensive development of technology and transport system in society, it became necessary to switch to qualitatively new resources, such as coal, natural gas, and oil. This transitional circumstance was marked by the fact that with the development of these resources, the subsequent ecological situation in the world worsened, causing several problems in the environment. This happened because at that time the level of scientific development was not sufficient to organize production free of ecological waste, therefore industrial and agricultural resources were not yet fully developed and their processing was impossible. In addition, due to the lack of processing, the man had to constantly develop more and more new deposits and deposits. Thus, the unused resources accumulated over many years have a direct impact on the world around our planet. Man's continuous use of natural resources has often hurt the environment and has caused many environmental problems. In addition, for many centuries wildlife has suffered from pollution from raw and unprocessed surpluses. And although scientific progress has already achieved sufficient development in the development of waste-free production, there are many difficulties in upgrading enterprises (Tltaudit, 2023).

The main reason for the implementation of high-tech ecological production is the lack of adequate financial resources, thanks to which it will be possible to update the factories. In addition, thanks to investments, it is already possible to notice how actively such industries are entering, which allows for rational and more efficient use of natural resources.