CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER GOALS OF CONSERVATION 10 CHAPTER WATER AND FOREST CONSERVATION 21 CHAPTER 1 Soul CONSERVATION 34 In ll CHAPTER 4 WILDLIFE CoNSERVATION 46 CHAPTER 5 MINERAL AND FassIL FUEL CONSERVATION 6 64 75 CoNCLUSION GLOSSARY 77 For MORE INFORMATION BILIOGRAPHY 83 84 INDEX
ere's an interesting ques tion What would you be willing to do to make sure you and your family were happy and safe Most people are likely to say they'd work hard to earn money or defend themselves and their loved ones against any and all threats Smart folks might also consider taking steps to protect the environment Considering how important nature is to human survival pro tecting it is pretty much the same thing as safeguarding the future of people everywhere Conservation is the science of making sure that nature keeps working the way it should while at the same time taking into account the human need for natural resources As the name indicates conservation is about conserving or carefully using and maintain ing levels of the resources nature provides including water forests wood soil minerals fossil fuels and wildlife This book examines
Protecting the Environment
Examine the various individual-level and institutional responses to Earth’s damaged natural resources.
About This Book
By: Sherman Hollar
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Published by: Rosen Publishing provided by Britannica
