conservation, n.Definitions

Conservation is a war to prevent the human race from committing suicide.

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

Conservation is the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men.

Conservation is the application of common sense to the common problems for the common good.

Conservation is essentially turning our historical relationship with nature on its head. For most of history man has had to fight nature to survive, but in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.

Conservation is a foreign concept to many of us. Parents today, having not grown up in nature, know that it is good for their kids but, they don't know where to start.

Conservation is the subversive notion that a tract of unspoiled rain forest, for example, might be more valuable than the fastfood hamburgers that can be produced on its ruins.

Conservation is the idea of loving the crust of the earth on which we dwell more than the sweet crust of any bread or cake.