nature preservation
Protecting wild spaces
Nature preservation is the protection of natural environments, wildlife, and ecosystems from human degradation or destruction.
The term emphasizes keeping nature intact rather than merely managing it for human use: The land was set aside for nature preservation.
It overlaps with conservation, though preservation tends to imply stricter limits on development and resource extraction.
- environmental legislationStatutes protecting natural resources
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
- wildlife corridorsLand linking separated habitats
- wetland protectionSafeguarding saturated natural areas
- eco-tourismConservation-minded nature trips
reforestation · tree planting · leave no trace · grassroots movements · organic farming · conservation biology · old growth forests · soil conservation · eco-friendly transportation · climate change research · land trusts · green spaces · wilderness areas · national parks · protected lands · carbon footprint reduction · ethical consumerism · citizen science
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
- outdoor ethicsleave no trace, no trace, tread lightly, pack it out, stay on trail
- Eco-Islam
- Jewish ecologytikkun olam, jubilee year, sabbatical year, Sukkot
nature preservationdevelopment
Progress toward maturity
exploitation · urban development · industrialization · land development · resource extraction
nature preservationhabitat destruction
Eliminating natural living spaces
ecocide · environmental degradation · ecosystem collapse · biodiversity loss · habitat loss
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