Conservation

Conservation

1. process of looking after the natural environment

   • damage
     • air pollution
       • global warming
       • acid rain
     • habitat destruction
       • deforestation
       • loss of wetlands
     • water pollution
       • toxic chemicals
       • oil spills
       • eutrophicaction
     • species destruction
       • loss of habitat
       • damage of pesticides
       • damage from fishing

2. sewage treatment

   • trickling filters
   • activated sludge

3. sustainable development

   • conserving forest
   • conserving fish stock

4. non sustainable resources

   • recycling glass
   • recycling plastics
   • recycling paper
   • recycling metals

5. sewage treatment

   • trickling filters
   • activated sludge

6. sustainable development

   • conserving forest
   • conserving fish stocks

7. endangered species

8. sustainable resources

   • sewage treatment
     • trickling filters
     • activated sludge

9. endangered species

   • a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct. Endangered (EN), as categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, is the second most severe conservation status for wild populations in the IUCN's schema after Critically Endangered (CR).

10. reason for conservation programmes

    • biodiversity
    • agriculture
    • research
    • ecotourism
    • education