ecological preservation
Safeguarding wild spaces
Ecological preservation is the protection of natural environments and ecosystems from human interference or degradation.
Unlike conservation, which may allow managed use of resources, preservation emphasizes keeping wilderness areas in their original state: The land was set aside for ecological preservation.
The term appears in environmental policy and activism contexts.
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- marine reservesProtected ocean areas
- seed banksStorage for genetic diversity
- protected areasZones with legal conservation status
- pristine wildernessUnspoiled natural environment
sustainable forestry · renewable energy · carbon footprint · keystone species · rewilding · wildlife corridors · environmental legislation · genetic diversity · organic farming · conservation biology · biodiversity hotspots · reforestation · green belt · land trusts · habitat restoration · water conservation · leave no trace · tree hugger
ecological preservationhabitat destruction
Eliminating natural living spaces
exploitation · resource extraction · environmental degradation · deforestation · pollution
ecological preservationindustrial development
Growth of manufacturing activity
economic development · commercial development · land development · industrialization · urbanization
ecological preservationextinction
Complete vanishing of a species
depletion · biodiversity loss · species loss · resource depletion · ecosystem collapse