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conservation
/ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/
noun
The protection of nature, historic places or resources.
- “Conservation groups are working to protect rare birds.”Toofey
- “Forest conservation is an important issue all over the world.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)