Trade potential, natural

This poses many fresh questions, and, to some extent, tempers previous optimism regarding the ability of this sector to make a difference by providing a more subtle and complex picture of livelihood-biodiversity linkages (e.g., Arnold, 2002, Belcher, 2005, Koziell, 2001, Lawrence, 2003, Ros-Tonen and Wiersum, 2005, Scherr et al., 2004, Wunder, 2001). Central to these new enquiries is a more perceptive and nuanced appreciation of (a) the links between natural resource dependence and the potential of the natural product trade to provide pathways out of poverty and (b) the extent to which opportunities associated with natural product production and sale can be made more pro-poor and thus contribute to the efforts to combat poverty and vulnerability (FAO, 2003) and Koziell, 2001). A key area of debate is whether the trade in natural products can assist in improving livelihoods and income, or alternatively, whether it offers limited options serving only as a last resort, possibly contributing to persistent poverty (Belcher, 2005, Ros-Tonen and Wiersum, 2005 and Wunder, 2001). 

Agency of Natural Resources and Energy (1993) Report of the survey in the occurrence of rare metal resource evaluation of its potential. Tokyo Ministry of International Trade and Industry (in Japanese). 

There can be little doubt about the international nature of business these days and anything that removes potential trade barriers is usually welcomed. This is happening and now it does not matter from where we purchase our lactose. 

There is a policy which deals with the exploration and export of floristic resources of potential medicinal value. Depending on the type of materials required, the policy is regulated by various ministries and departments—in particular the Ministry of Agriculture (Forestry), the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, the Ministry of Trade and Industries, and the... 

The measurement of surface tension is an old trade in science. There are consequently many methods of determining this quantity. In chemistry, the surface tension is measured as a function of the solvent, the composition of the solution, and the nature of the two phases. In electrochemistry the potential is an added variable. The so-called electrocapillary curve is a plot of surface tension of a liquid metal (usually mercury) electrode versus potential, at a given composition of the solution. This type of measurement is then repeated in solutions of different composition, to obtain the surface excess of the appropriate species, as discussed earlier. 

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