wilderness preservation
Keeping nature untouched
Wilderness preservation is the protection of natural lands from human development, maintaining them in an undisturbed state.
Unlike conservation, which may allow managed use of resources, preservation emphasizes leaving ecosystems untouched: The Sierra Club has long advocated for wilderness preservation.
The concept shaped American environmental policy, particularly the Wilderness Act of 1964.
- untouched natureLand unspoiled by people
- environmental lawStatutes protecting natural systems
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- biomesMajor ecological community types
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
forever wild · ecosystem · land trusts · rewilding · indigenous knowledge · national parks · habitat · protected areas · public lands · wildlife corridors · climate change · conservation biology · keystone species · sustainable tourism · ecological restoration · grassroots movements · leave no trace · John Muir
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- outdoor recreation historynational parks, hiking trails, mountaineering, John Muir, Teddy Roosevelt
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- public landsnational park, public lands, public land, national forest, state park
wilderness preservationresource extraction
Obtaining substances from nature
deforestation · clear-cutting · logging · mining · strip mining
wilderness preservationurban development
Growth of metropolitan areas
land development · urbanization · industrialization · commercial development · suburban sprawl
wilderness preservationanthropocentrism
Belief prioritizing human significance
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