EMT 301 
             PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
                      COURSE WRITER 
                    PROF. OLIVER E. NGWU 
               Department of Agronomy and Ecological Management 
               Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria 
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                                   NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA 
       EMT 301: PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL RESOUCES MANAGEMENT 
       TABLE OF CONTENTS 
       Module 1: Natural resources 
       Unit 1: Principles of natural resource management 
       Unit 2: Origin and types of  natural resources 
       Unit 3: Environmental resources 
       Unit 4: Resource and development 
        
       Module 2: Rational use of Resources 
       Unit 1: Concept of sustainable development of resources 
       Unit 2: Management of forests, grazing, lands 
       Unit 3: Soils, foods, minerals 
       Unit 4: Community resource development 
        
       Module 3: Population and pressure on Resource Utilization 
       Unit 1: Administration and management of natural resources in Nigeria 
       Unit 2: Resource economic and management 
       Unit 3: Environmental conservation  
       Unit 4: Protection of nature and conservation of resources 
        
       Module 4: Conservation of Agricultural Landscapes 
       Unit 1: Definition of agricultural conservation 
       Unit 2: Balanced approach to natural resources management 
       Unit 3: Development of planning and management principles of natural resources 
       Unit 4: Developmental increase of ecosystem processes 
        
       Module 5: Component of Ecosystem Processes 
       Unit 1: Concepts of ecosystem processes development 
       Unit 2: Developmental stages of ecosystem processes 
       Unit 3: Planning of ecosystem process 
       Unit 4: Developmental influence on natural resources and ecosystem processes. 
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
       MODULE 1: NATURAL RESOURCES 
       Unit 1: Principles of Natural Resources Management 
       Unit 2: Origin and types of natural resources 
       Unit 3: Environmental Resources 
       Unit 4: Resource and Development