conservation programs
Wildlife protection efforts
Conservation programs are organized efforts to protect natural resources, wildlife, or ecosystems.
Government agencies run conservation programs for endangered species or public lands; nonprofit organizations coordinate volunteer conservation programs for local habitats.
The term also applies to initiatives promoting efficient use of resources: The utility offers conservation programs for reducing water consumption.
Such programs typically combine policy, education, and direct intervention.
- protected areasZones with legal conservation status
- wildlife refugeProtected area for animals
- marine sanctuaryProtected ocean habitat area
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- captive breedingReproducing animals under human care
habitat loss · habitat restoration · tree planting · biodiversity · sustainable agriculture · wildlife corridors · carbon footprint · invasive species · public awareness campaigns · endemic species · forest preservation · green spaces · land trusts · climate change mitigation · breeding · sustainable · ecosystem · wilderness
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- conservationwildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary, preservation
- art educationart classes, art schools, art curriculum, art teacher, art school
- water managementwater supply, dam, water district, water authority, water allocation
- agrarian policyagrarian reform, farm bills, farm bill, farm credit, tenant rights
- aquariumsfish tanks, aquarium, aquariums, fish tank, reef tanks
conservation programsoverharvesting
Unsustainable resource extraction
strip mining · clear-cutting · poaching · overfishing · mining operations
conservation programshabitat destruction
Eliminating natural living spaces
toxic dumping · industrial pollution · deforestation · pollution · ecocide
conservation programsurban sprawl
Uncontrolled peripheral development
overdevelopment · industrial expansion · land development · commercial development · suburban expansion