11. Supply would be more secure, and the citizens of oil-producing nations would gain more from the natural wealth their countries control. 12. The result is a creeping depletion of natural wealth. 13. There are no mighty rivers or harbors here, nor any natural wealth. 14. But despite its natural wealth, the delta remains mired in poverty, a marshy warren of huts and unemployment. 15. Mbuji-Mayi itself, like all of Congo, has seen little profit from its natural wealth. 16. The border area has potentially lucrative oil deposits, and the accord says any natural wealth discovered along the border will be extracted by both countries. 17. The entire biomass produced at each harvest can contribute to the natural wealth of a country if it can be properly utilised in energy-generating mechanisms. 18. For the moment the rebels do not seem to be exploiting this natural wealth either. |