environmental preservation
Safeguarding natural resources
Environmental preservation is the protection of natural areas, ecosystems, and species from human interference or degradation.
Unlike conservation, which may allow sustainable use, preservation emphasizes keeping wilderness intact and undisturbed: The group advocates for environmental preservation of old-growth forests.
The term often appears in debates over development versus protecting remaining wild spaces.
- climate actionMeasures addressing atmospheric change
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- waste reductionDecreasing material for disposal
- reduce reuse recycleWaste minimization principles
- water managementControlling aquatic resource distribution
save the planet · circular economy · rewilding · forest protection · habitat restoration · endangered species · genetic diversity · marine sanctuaries · ecological balance · recycling programs · water purification · sustainable transportation · leave no trace · renewable materials · wildlife corridors · green spaces · carbon sequestration · clean air
environmental preservationenvironmental degradation
Decline of natural surroundings
habitat destruction · pollution · deforestation · ecocide · desertification
environmental preservationexploitation
Selfish use of others
resource exploitation · overconsumption · resource depletion · strip mining · overfishing
environmental preservationanti-environmentalism
Opposition to ecological protection
industrialization · urbanization · urban sprawl · overdevelopment · land development
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