natural capitalism
n.— «Natural capitalism recognizes the critical interdependency between the production and use of human-made capital and the maintenance and supply of natural capital.…Natural capital, made up of resources, living systems, and ecosystem services.» —by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution Sept. 30, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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