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Eco-Glossary

Conservation

 
Conservation is the protection and preservation of something that already exists. Common areas associated with conservation include plant and animal conservation, water conservation, soil conservation, energy conservation and resource conservation. Conservation is addressed on large and small scales; federal governments, corporations, nonprofit organizations, lobbyist groups and many other bodies are focused on conservation issues. It is also a personal practice in the environmental movement; one may practice conservation in the home or as a lifestyle, by limiting and reducing the amount of energy (electricity for lighting, heating/cooling homes, powering electronics; fuel for cars) and resources (water, paper, etc.) used on a daily basis.
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Recent Stories


RAN's Purple Mountain Majesty

Fri, Mar 19 2010 at 12:39 AM EST

Rainforest Action Network decides enough is enough with Obama's broken promises on mountaintop mining and stages dramatic protest in front of the EPA.


No break for Killer Kit Kat

Thu, Mar 18 2010 at 11:48 AM EST

Greenpeace goes after Nestle for getting palm oil from companies that destroy rain forests and orangutan habitat.


eBay Green's Earth Day sweepstakes

Tue, Mar 16 2010 at 5:02 AM EST

Take eBay's Green Team challenge, and the company will protect an acre of rain forest and enter you to win $10,000.


48 Hawaii-only species given endangered status

Thu, Mar 11 2010 at 4:32 AM EST

Department of the Interior will recognize 40 square miles of island as protected land, giving refuge to the plant and animals species it houses.


Academy gives the hook to dolphin-saving signage

Tue, Mar 09 2010 at 11:18 PM EST

When dolphin activist Ric O'Barry held up the 'Text Dolphin' sign, 'The Cove' producers got the boot during their Oscar acceptance speech.


Conservationist Edgar Wayburn dies at 103

Mon, Mar 08 2010 at 4:39 PM EST

Dr. Edgar Wayburn was a five-term president of the Sierra Club who conducted his conservation work under the radar and largely in his spare time.


Oil giant faces off with the Amazon

Thu, Mar 04 2010 at 5:13 PM EST

California 9th Circuit Court hears landmark case against oil giant brought by Peruvian indigenous leaders. Oxy Petroluem claims 'inconvenience.'


James Cameron schooled by indigenous leaders

Wed, Mar 03 2010 at 7:24 PM EST

NRDC hosts special screening of 'Avatar' with James Cameron, who talks about getting 'schooled' by indigenous leaders on why 'Avatar' has it wrong.


Ecosystem services: Enclosing nature's commons?

Tue, Mar 02 2010 at 6:24 PM EST

It's an exciting new buzz term in conservation -- valuing nature for what it gives us. But what happens to considerations of equity when for-profit groups start privatizing nature?


Military and environmentalists join forces to preserve endangered animals

Tue, Feb 23 2010 at 3:06 PM EST

An unlikely alliance bears fruit as military leaders realize that supporting local wildlife could mean fewer regulations down the road.


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