Hobbies And Interests
Fuels
Fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, have a finite supply and are nonrenewable. Energy derived from sunlight, wind and the action of falling or flowing water are renewable.
Overharvesting
Plants and animals used for human food are generally a renewable resource because populations are continually regenererating. If they are used at a greater rate than they can reproduce, as in the case of cod, they can become nonrenewable.
Management Practices
Using an abundant renewable resource in an unwise fashion can lead to the resource declining to the point of nonrenewability. Thailand declared a complete logging ban in 1989 to protect its remaining forest resources of teak and other trees due to environmental degradation caused by deforestation for agriculture and for timber exploitation. Improper agricultural methods can lead to destruction of top soil and inability to renew food resources.