noun · academic
conservation
UK/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/US/ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃən/con·ser·VA·tion
the protection and careful management of the environment or valuable things
Examples
“Conservation efforts have helped restore the wetlands.”
“Wildlife conservation is a major topic in environmental studies.”
“Funding for conservation projects often comes from international donors.”
Band 8 sentence
“Conservation strategies that combine habitat protection with community engagement tend to be the most successful.”
Collocations
- wildlife conservation
- conservation efforts
- conservation area
Word family
Common mistakes
conservations→conservation
save conservation→conservation
conservation for→conservation of
Say it for a higher band
5protect→6preservation→7+conservation
Synonyms
preservation
Easily confused
preservation
“Preservation policies may restrict all human access to a site, while conservation balances use and protection.”
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