Tiny Timbers Tree Farm Sells a Variety of Trees for Different

Multiple Choice

Tiny Timbers Tree Farm sells a variety of trees for different customers. Recently, the company received notice from the Ministry of Natural Resources that a shortage of fir trees is affecting a rare moth population. The government has ruled that tree farms must refrain from cultivating fir trees for business use until further notice. Which element of Tiny Timbers' environment is most directly affected by this ruling?

A) the economic environment
B) the global environment
C) the social environment
D) the technological environment