ecological conservation
Safeguarding natural systems
Ecological conservation is the protection and management of natural environments and the species that inhabit them.
The term emphasizes preserving ecosystems as interconnected wholes rather than focusing on individual species: ecological conservation efforts in the Amazon basin.
Conservation may involve habitat restoration, sustainable resource use, or setting aside protected areas.
The phrase often appears in policy and scientific contexts.
- afforestationIntroducing woods to treeless land
- tree plantingInstalling saplings in earth
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- endangered listRegistry of threatened species
- carbon offsettingFunding projects counteracting pollution
wildlife corridors · keystone species · food chain · endemic species · environmental legislation · grassroots movements · species preservation · nature reserve · national park · land trusts · wetland protection · habitat loss · soil erosion control · carbon sequestration · captive breeding · old growth forest · sustainable agriculture · native
- conservationwildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary, preservation
ecological conservationhabitat destruction
Eliminating natural living spaces
environmental degradation · ecocide · deforestation · ecosystem collapse · rainforest destruction
ecological conservationresource extraction
Obtaining substances from nature
exploitation · resource depletion · overexploitation · overconsumption · strip mining
ecological conservationoverdevelopment
Excessive growth or construction
industrial expansion · urban sprawl · land development · urbanization · industrialization