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noun
- 1. prevention of wasteful use of a resource: "they launched a week-long campaign to promote energy conservation"
- 2. the principle by which the total value of a physical quantity or parameter (such as energy, mass, linear or angular momentum) remains constant in a system which is not subject to external influence.
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the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of human activity: wildlife conservation. a conservation area. C1.
The meaning of CONSERVATION is a careful preservation and protection of something; especially : planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect. How to use conservation in a sentence.
the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of human activity: wildlife conservation. a conservation area. C1.
Oct 19, 2023 · Conservation seeks the sustainable use of nature by humans, for activities such as hunting, logging, or mining, while . preservation means protecting nature from human use. This difference is illustrated by how the United States manages its public lands.
Jun 26, 2024 · conservation, study of the loss of Earth’s biological diversity and the ways this loss can be prevented. Biological diversity, or biodiversity, is the variety of life either in a particular place or on the entire planet Earth, including its ecosystems, species, populations, and genes.
The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments and the ecological communities that inhabit them. Conservation is generally held to include the management of human use of natural resources for current public benefit and sustainable social and economic utilization.
noun. 1. the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation. conservation of wildlife. conservation of human rights. 2. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management. 3.
the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed. to encourage the conservation of water/fuel. energy conservation. practices that are good for the community, such as water efficiency and resource conservation. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. see also conserve. Word Origin.
CONSERVATION meaning: 1 : the protection of animals, plants, and natural resources often used before another noun; 2 : the careful use of natural resources (such as trees, oil, etc.) to prevent them from being lost or wasted.
CONSERVATION definition: 1. the protection of nature: 2. the careful use of energy, water, etc so that they are not wasted. Learn more.
