Friday, April 8, 2016

Purpose of Conservation

                                       Purpose of Conservation
Conservation is the act of preserving, guarding or protecting; wise use. Conservation may refer to: Main usage: Conservation (ethic) of biodiversity, environment, and natural resources, including protection and management.



A resource is a source or supply from which benefit is produced. Typically resources are materials or other assets that are transformed to produce benefit and in the process may be consumed or made unavailable. From a human perspective a natural resource is anything obtained from the environment to satisfy human needs and wants. From a broader biological or ecological perspective a resource satisfies the needs of a living organism.


A Natural resources are materials and components (something that can be used) that can be found within the environment. Every man-made product is composed of natural resources (at its fundamental level). 
Resources have three main characteristics:
   1) utility,
   2) limited availability, and
   3) potential for depletion  or consumption.

There are very few resources that are considered inexhaustible (will not run out in foreseeable future), these are solar radiation, geothermal energy, and air etc......

.  The vast majority  of resources  are  however exhaustible, which  means  they  have  a  finite  quantity,  and can  be  depleted  if managed improperly and at this point the  importance of conservation begins. There is an urgent need to conserve the nature. Some of the needs are:
To maintain ecological balance for supporting life.
To preserve different kinds of species (biodiversity).
To make the resources available for present and future generation.
To ensure the survival of human race.

We must act accordingly keeping in mind these needs.


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