nature conservation
conservation of biodiversity, environment, and natural resources, including protection and management
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Summary
nature conservation is an academic discipline[1]. It draws 1,104 Wikipedia views per month (academic discipline category, ranking #279 of 1,010).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: biocentrism[3], anthropocentrism[4], ecocentrism[5], Sentientism[6], Evidence-based conservation[7]
- Instance of: branch of biology[8], branch of ecology[9]
- Subclass of: conservation[10]
- Part of: sustainability[11]
- Said to be the same as: conservation movement[12]
- Has part(s): wildlife conservation[13], conservation biology[14], ecosystem management[15], forest conservation[16], habitat conservation[17], plant conservation[18], wetland conservation[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nature conservation[20]
- Main subject: extinction[21], habitat[22], ecosystem service[23], biodiversity[24]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25]
- Has characteristic: nature conservation award[26]
- Different from: conservation[27], environmental protection[28]
- Significant person: Theodore Roosevelt[29]
- Has goal: habitat conservation[30]
- Named by: Ernst Rudorff[31], Gifford Pinchot[32]
- P10203: 2309[33]
Why It Matters
nature conservation has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]