One of the things that is not covered in the economic claims are the natural resource damage assessments that will be done on the Gulf environment.

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In addition to continued support for systematic biological monitoring, a particular effort is being made at a selected number of sites to analyse the socio-economic and cultural dynamics of natural resource use.

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Other economic factors such as consumer confidence, natural resource demand and better jobs data all play into this confidence.

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The FA will foster the recognition of the value of groundwater as a critically important natural resource, and of the social, economic and ecological opportunities that sustainable groundwater management can provide through interdisciplinary dialogue.

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An effective natural-resource fund requires a government that can resist both economic populism and kleptocracy.

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