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Question
Bhudhiyamai said –“Forest is our ‘collective bank’ – not yours or mine alone.” Are there other things which are our collective wealth? So if someone uses more, everyone would suffer?
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Solution
Yes, there are some other things that are our collective wealth.
Some examples are as follows:
(a) Groundwater
(b) Fish in the rivers and sea
(c) Minerals
(d) Fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum.
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