noun [U]
1 the protection of the natural environment:
to be interested in wildlife conservation * Road development in the area has been severely affected by the conservation programmes of the council.
2 the act of preventing sth from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed:
to encourage the conservation of water / fuel * energy conservation
seealsoCONSERVE
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