''Natural Resources Forum'' is a quarterly

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published by

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on behalf of the Division of Sustainable Development in the

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. The journal was established in 1976 and covers issues of

sustainable development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

in developing countries. Specific topics of interest to this journal include

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat a ...

globalization Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...

, and

natural resources Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest and cultural value. O ...

. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2015

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of 1.292, ranking it 66th out of 98 journals in the category "Environmental Studies" and 161 out of 216 journals in the category "

Environmental science Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geograp ...

s". (It is also the trading name of Natural Resource Events Limited, an independent oil, mining and energy forum for professional investors and advisors in London. This Quarterly event is held in the Royal Institution building in London and was founded by Brian Martin of Opus Executive Partners and is not associated with Wiley-Blackwell.)

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