Conservation

Conservation: Conservation may refer to:

Conservation movement, to protect animals, fungi, plants and their habitats

Conservation biology, the science of the protection and management of biodiversity

Conservation genetics - "an interdisciplinary science that aims to apply genetic methods to the conservation and restoration of biodiversity."

Conservation (ethic), an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection, especially of the natural environment

Conservation organization typically an environmental organization

Conservationist, a person who advocates for conservation of animals, fungi, plants and their habitats

Energy conservation, the reduction of non-renewable energy consumption

Habitat conservation, a land management practice that seeks to conserve, protect and restore, habitat areas for wild animals, fungi and plants

Water conservation, reducing the use of water to protect the environment

Wetland conservation, protecting wetlands to conserve their ecological processes

Wildlife management, multidisciplinary practices, including conservation of species and their habitats

Conservation authority (Canada)

Marine conservation, the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas

Soil conservation, management strategies for prevention of soil being eroded from the earth’s surface or becoming chemically altered

Conservation-restoration, the profession devoted to the preservation of cultural resources

Art conservation, protecting works of art

Photograph conservation

Architectural conservation

Conservation laws, a set of laws in physics

Conservation of energy

Other meanings

Conserved sequence - "similar drugs or identical sequences that may occur within nucleic acid sequences, protein sequences, protein structures or polymeric carbohydrates."

Conservation (psychology), learning development of logical thinking, according to Jean Piaget

Conserved name (Latin nomen conservandum), a scientific name with specific nomenclatural protection.

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Category:Conservation for topics related to conservation of natural resources

Conservation easement

Conservation communities

Environmentalism

Historic preservation

List of conservation topics

Sustainability

Land ethic, a perspective on environmental ethics first proposed by Aldo Leopold

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Preservation, maintenance

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conservation — [ kɔ̃sɛrvasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • fin XIIIe; lat. conservatio 1 ♦ Action de conserver, de maintenir intact ou dans le même état. ⇒ entretien, 1. garde, maintien, préservation, protection, 1. sauvegarde. Être chargé de la conservation d un monument.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
conservation — CONSERVATION. s. f. Action par laquelle une chose, une personne est conservée, ou l effet de cette action. Ayez soin de la conservation de ces fruits. La conservation de quelque chose. Chacun a soin de sa conservation. J ai fait cela pour votre… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
conservation — Conservation. s. f. v. Action par laquelle une chose, une personne est conservée. Ayez soin de la conservation de ces fruits. la conservation de quelque chose. chacun a soin de sa conservation. j ay fait cela pour vostre conservation, pour la… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Conservation — Con ser*va tion, n. [L. conservatio: cf. F. conservation.] The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation. [1913 Webster] A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conservation — UK US /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/ noun [U] ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ► the process of using water, gas, electricity, etc. carefully in order not to waste it: »The main objectives are the conservation of materials and energy in support of the… … Financial and business terms
conservation — I noun economy, fostering, guarding, harboring, keeping, maintaining, maintenance, nourishing, nursing, preservation, preserving, protecting, protection, providing sanctuary, safeguarding, safekeeping, saving, sheltering, shielding, sparing,… … Law dictionary
conservation — ► NOUN 1) preservation or restoration of the natural environment and wildlife. 2) preservation and repair of archaeological, historical, and cultural sites and artefacts. 3) careful use of a resource: energy conservation. 4) Physics the principle … English terms dictionary
conservation — [kän΄sər vā′shən] n. [ME conservacioun < OFr conservation < L conservatio] 1. the act or practice of conserving; protection from loss, waste, etc.; preservation 2. the official care, protection, or management of natural resources 3. the… … English World dictionary
Conservation — (v. lat.), 1) Aufbewahrung; 2) Erhaltung bei Kraft etc. Daher Conservationsbrille, s. u. Brille; Conservationshaus, so v. w. Conservatorium 2) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Conservation — Conservation, lat., Aufbewahrung, Erhaltung; conservativ, erhaltend. Als politischer Namen bezeichnet Conservativer einen Mann, der an dem gesetzlich Bestehenden festhält und nur in eine gesetzliche Abänderung desselben einwilligt; er ist der… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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