planned management of natural resources to maintain value and contributions. prevent exploitation. destruction. or neglect. and minimize negative impacts from human activity.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
conservation (noun)1.
a careful preservation and protection of something , especially planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect
2.
the preservation of a physical quantity during transformations or reactions
conservation (Wikipedia)
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Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws.
Conservation may also refer to: