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renewable resource is a natural resource which will replenish to REPLACE the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a finite amount of time in a human time scale. Renewable resources are a part of Earth's natural environment and the largest components of its ecosphere. A positive life cycle assessment is a KEY indicator of a resource's sustainability.

Definitions of renewable resources may also include agricultural production, as in sustainable agriculture and to an extent water resources.[1] In 1962, Paul Alfred Weiss defined renewable resources as: "The total range of living organisms providing man with life, fibres, etc...".[2] Another type of renewable resources is renewable energy resources. Common SOURCES of renewable energy include solar, geothermal and wind POWER, which are all categorised as renewable resources.

Air, food and water

Non-food resources

Legal situation and subsidies

Examples of industrial use

Threats to renewable resources

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