natural resources

“We can either remain stuck at an impasse, or we can secure a future for future generations that promises the stability and sustainability of one of our greatest natural resources,” Zaidi said.

They also say the lands aren’t being adequately protected from those seeking to pillage natural resources and visitors who trash sacred sites.

He notes that China’s shallower natural resources, within 500 meters of the surface, “are almost depleted.”

Its minister for ecology and natural resources - a former oil executive that spent 26 years at Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil and gas company Socar – is the conference's chairman.

Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province and the richest in terms of natural resources, but it is the least developed.