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  2. Conservation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of CONSERVATION is a careful preservation and protection of something; especially : planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect. How to use conservation in a sentence.

  3. CONSERVATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    CONSERVATION definition: 1. the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures…. Learn more.

  4. Conservation - National Geographic Society

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    Conservation seeks the sustainable use of nature by humans, for activities such as hunting, logging or mining, while preservation means protecting nature from human use. This difference is illustrated by how the United States manages its public lands.

  5. CONSERVATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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    CONSERVATION meaning: 1. the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures…. Learn more.

  6. Conservation | Definition, Ecology, Examples, & Facts ...

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    conservation, study of the loss of Earths biological diversity and the ways this loss can be prevented. Biological diversity, or biodiversity, is the variety of life either in a particular place or on the entire planet Earth, including its ecosystems, species, populations, and genes.

  7. CONSERVATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    Conservation is saving and protecting historical objects or works of art such as paintings, sculptures, or buildings. The conservation of a supply of something is the careful use of it so that it lasts for a long time. ...projects aimed at promoting energy conservation. ...rules concerning the conservation of fishery resources.

  8. Conservation Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    CONSERVATION meaning: 1 : the protection of animals, plants, and natural resources often used before another noun; 2 : the careful use of natural resources (such as trees, oil, etc.) to prevent them from being lost or wasted