Students learn basic principles of natural resource management. The most important parts of the syllabus of this course include: - Difference between natural resources and natural stock - Renewable and non-renewable natural resources - The role of renewable natural resources in human being's life - Natural resource utilization and restoration - Abiotic natural resources (water, soil and air) - Rangelands, distribution, and importance - Watershed basin and watershed management - Erosion control in watershed basins - Deserts, definition and types - Forests, distribution and importance - Wildlife and its importance in human being's life - Protected areas and national parks - Environmental pollution - Aquatic animals of Iran This course includes field visits from natural sites and natural resource management projects.