Biology · Ch 15 — Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues
Conservation of Biodiversity
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Conservation of Biodiversity
Conservation of biodiversity means the protection, upliftment and scientific management of biodiversity so as to maintain it at an optimum level while still deriving sustainable benefits from it, both now and for future generations. Conservation, in this sense, is really about the sustainable use of natural resources, and two broad categories of conservation strategy are …