natural resources

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With a fragile economy and few natural resources, Tuvalu relies on a government trust fund to help foot the growing costs of the climate crisis.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Like Norway, Australia is rich in natural resources, but its sovereign wealth fund only had A$267bn as of December 2025 - less than 10% of Norway's for a population five times as big.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“With $59 million already committed and major diversion and rehabilitation works underway, we are moving decisively,” Alicia Bárcena, the country’s secretary of environment and natural resources, said in a written statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

"Many countries that are blessed with natural resources like Norway have sovereign wealth funds. Canada hasn't had one, until now," the prime minister said.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Still, coal miners in the Allegheny and Kiskiminetas river valleys, a region rich with natural resources, seemed stuck in poverty.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell