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conservation
[kon-ser-vey-shuhn]
noun
the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation.
conservation of wildlife;
conservation of human rights.
Synonyms: , ,official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management.
a district, river, forest, etc., under such supervision.
the careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion.
the restoration and preservation of works of art.
conservation
/ ˌɒԲəˈɪʃə /
noun
the act or an instance of conserving or keeping from change, loss, injury, etc
protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources and of the environment
( as modifier )
a conservation area
conservation
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.
Other Word Forms
- conservational adjective
- anticonservation noun
- nonconservation noun
- nonconservational adjective
- proconservation adjective
- self-conservation noun
- ˌDzԲˈپDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of conservation1
Example Sentences
But while Verrelli belongs to one side in the ongoing debate among conservation biologists, the other includes those who believe cities are an incurable blight and that their spread must be reduced or reversed.
The conservation group used an innovative funding strategy, assembling $56 million from foundations, corporations and philanthropists, as well as other sources such as tax credits, public grants and the sale of carbon credits.
It's still the leader in the United States in the amount of wind power, and has also made big investments in conservation.
Ministers had previously been set to give permission for the development, overturning the national park authority which said it did not comply with environmental and nature conservation policies.
Catherine was shown around the store's cavernous rooms by the museum's director Tristram Hunt and she saw examples of conservation work on textiles in the collection.
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