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Africa has a large quantity of natural resources, including diamonds, sugar, salt, gold, iron, cobalt, uranium, copper, bauxite, silver, petroleum, natural gas and cocoa beans, but also tropical timber and tropical fruit.
Due to its position on Earth and its climate, Africa is home to many resource-dense natural habitats, including forests, oceans, coasts, deserts, highlands and more. For centuries, these resources have allowed people to live in Africa without degrading the land or its ecosystems.
According to the United Nations, Africa is home to about 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves, 12 percent of the world’s oil and 8 percent of the world’s natural gas reserves.
The African Natural Resources Center (ANRC) is a non-lending entity established by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to boost the capacity of African policy makers to manage natural resources for improved development outcomes.
We examine the effect of natural resource extraction on environmental sustainability in Africa. Using comprehensive panel data from 30 countries for the 2004–2021 period, we find that natural resource extraction reduces environmental sustainability, particularly in resource-poor countries.
Africa is rich in natural resources ranging from arable land, water, oil, natural gas, minerals, forests and wildlife. The continent holds a huge proportion of the world’s natural resources, both renewables and non-renewables.
Africa is rich in natural resources ranging from crude oil, natural gas, minerals, forests and wildlife. The continent holds a significant proportion of the world’s natural resources, both renewables and non-renewables.
Africa has launched an ambitious push to restore natural spaces, from forests to savannah, lost to development and climate change.
The United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) is one of the 15 Research and Training Centres / Programmes of the United Nations University (UNU). The aim of the institute is to bridge the gap between science and natural resources management policies in Africa.
Africa’s natural resources are a rich ball of interwoven golden threads, with each thread representing the region’s complex array of resource endowments, which are the essence of Africa’s growth potential. However, these threads are equally fragile and susceptible to breaking under stress.