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  2. Environmental protection - Wikipedia

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    Environmental protection, or environment protection, is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, groups and governments. [1] Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where it is possible, to repair damage and reverse trends. [2]

  3. Wildlife conservation - Wikipedia

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    Its purpose was to promote the conservation of living resources important to humans. In 1992, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was agreed on at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (often called the Rio Earth Summit) as an international accord to protect the Earth's biological resources and diversity. [3]

  4. Nature conservation - Wikipedia

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    Conservation-far is the means of protecting nature by separating it and safeguarding it from humans. [29] Means of doing this include the creation of preserves or national parks. They are meant to keep the flora and fauna away from human influence and have become a staple method in the west.

  5. Environmental law - Wikipedia

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    Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment. [1] Environmental law is the collection of laws, regulations , agreements and common law that governs how humans interact with their environment. [ 2 ]

  6. Saving Planet Earth - Wikipedia

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    Saving Planet Earth is a season of nature documentaries with a conservation theme, screened on BBC Television in 2007 to mark the 50th anniversary of its specialist factual department, the BBC Natural History Unit.

  7. It takes all of us to protect Earth and its beauty | McKibben

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    It takes more than the commitment of nations to make a difference in climate change. It takes us all.

  8. Natural environment - Wikipedia

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    The ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere plays an important role in reducing the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation that reaches the surface. As DNA is readily damaged by UV light, this serves to protect life at the surface. The atmosphere also retains heat during the night, thereby reducing the daily temperature extremes.

  9. Natural resource management - Wikipedia

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    The Tongass National Forest in Alaska is managed by the United States Forest Service. Natural resource management (NRM) is the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations (stewardship).