Inequitable access to natural resources

Inequities in access to resources contribute to ecological imbalance: they may slow social and economic development in resource exporting countries; and the overemphasis on profit by government and business agencies leads to the uneven development of resources.

1. Nationalistically determined development of natural resources
2. Maldistribution of resources
3. Limited access to society's resources
4. Insecurity of resources

1. Unequal distribution of fish catches
2. Inequality in distribution of energy resources among countries

1. Unequal distribution of production among countries
2. Unbridled competition for scarce resources
3. Unbridled competition for land
4. Socially unsustainable development
5. Shortage of natural resources
6. Restricted growth in export markets
7. Health hazards of environmental degradation
8. Geographically disadvantaged countries
9. Exclusion of indigenous peoples from natural resource management
10. Eco-fascism

1. Unethical practices in natural resource management

1. Air pollution

1. Reducing inequality of distribution of natural resources among countries
2. Planning development of natural resources
3. Managing natural resources
4. Legalizing community rights to resource use
5. Exploring alternative natural resource endowments

1. Unnaturalness
2. Maldistribution
3. Inequality
4. Equality
5. Disparity