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The document discusses a case study on how the natural resources of Nauru became a disadvantage to its citizens due to excessive mining of phosphate. This caused 90% of the island to be destroyed and devastated the health of the people and land, bringing diseases. If a citizen of Nauru, the suggestion would be to implement a law restricting foreign phosphate workers from excessively mining to rehabilitate the damaged land and environment. Forest degradation is given as an example of a natural resource in the Philippines being exhausted, and outcomes of its abuse could include loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, and impacts on soil, water quality and connected ecosystems.

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Nauru Case Study Question

The document discusses a case study on how the natural resources of Nauru became a disadvantage to its citizens due to excessive mining of phosphate. This caused 90% of the island to be destroyed and devastated the health of the people and land, bringing diseases. If a citizen of Nauru, the suggestion would be to implement a law restricting foreign phosphate workers from excessively mining to rehabilitate the damaged land and environment. Forest degradation is given as an example of a natural resource in the Philippines being exhausted, and outcomes of its abuse could include loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, and impacts on soil, water quality and connected ecosystems.

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Environmental Science

Nauru Case Study Question

1. How did the natural resources of Nauru become a disadvantage to their citizens?

Discovering the natural resources (specifically phosphate) of Nauru became a disadvantage to


their citizens in 1900. It became a disadvantage to the people of Nauru because the island was
destroyed due to the excessive mining of phosphate. There were several effects of phosphate mining
on the people and land of Nauru such as deteriorating health where foreign phosphate workers brought
tuberculosis, influenza, leprosy, and dysentery. Another effect is the biological devastation where
excessive mining of phosphate and human habitation devastated 90% of Nauru.

2. What do you think is the most critical factor that should have been considered in this crisis? Why?

In my own opinion, the most critical factor that should have been considered in this crisis the
economic sustainability. The Nauruan experience demonstrates several faults in this economic concept
of sustainability, including a low rate of natural capital depreciation because there is nothing left to
utilize. The Nauruans decided to dig up much of their island and sell it because the resulting
billion-dollar trust funds would be more than enough to pay a high income to the residents of Nauru in
perpetuity. However, this case study tells people that the quality of life cannot only be judged by
economic indicators.

3. If you are a citizen of Nauru, what will be your suggestion to reduce the negative impact of mining
of the phosphorous/phosphates in your country?

If I were a citizen of Nauru, my suggestion will be to implement a law where foreign phosphate
workers will not be allowed to excessively mine phosphates or any natural resources found in Nauru or
in my county. That law should be followed strictly because the law is not only will be beneficial to the
country itself, but it will also be beneficial to the people. Under that law is to rehabilitate the damaged
land and replenish the environment.

4. Think of a Natural resource in the Philippines that is being exhausted. What are the likely
outcomes should that particular resource be abused?

Forest degradation is a natural resource in the Philippines that is being exhausted and it is
caused by destructive activities of humans such as mining and logging. There are several outcomes
when it comes to forest degradation such as loss of biodiversity where individual species may be
sensitive to the loss of a certain tree species or to logging operations. Another outcome is soil erosion
and it is known that forests are rich in soil, and when the forest is destroyed, soil loses its nutrients.
Forest degradation has an impact on the soil and water quality in the surrounding area, as well as
biodiversity across a range of connected ecosystems.

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