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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The collection of natural resources of a region together with its ecosystem services, viewed broadly in terms of overall economic value. In addition to the wealth represented by natural resources, natural capital takes into account the economic costs of pollution, waste, depletion, and environmental degradation.
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