GEMET
General
Multilingual
Environmental
Thesaurus
ressource non renouvelable
Definition

A natural resource which, in terms of human time scales, is contained within the Earth in a fixed quantity and therefore can be used once only in the foreseeable future (although it may be recycled after its first use). This includes the fossil fuels and is extended to include mineral resources and sometimes ground water, although water and many minerals are renewed eventually.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5685