conservation ethic

collocation in English

meaningsofconservationandethic

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conservation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkɒn.səˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːn.sɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of ...
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ethic
noun
uk
/ˈeθ.ɪk/us
/ˈeθ.ɪk/
a system of accepted beliefs that control behaviour, especially such a system based ...
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(Definition ofconservationandethicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ecotourism and theconservationethic: recruiting the uninitiated or preaching to the converted?
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The best opportunity to rediscover theconservationethicmay therefore belong to developing countries.
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Muddling through this century, however, we find that the 'conservationethic' has often been eclipsed by a predilection for fancy 'conservation tools'.
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Examples of the tools of conservation surround us: they have become the gadgetry of theconservationethic.
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An important addendum, however, is that the 1996 principles do provide some hitherto ignored (or perhaps underemphasized) opportunities for rediscovering theconservationethic.
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Aconservationethicmust become part of the conscious will of any rural community.
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Crude corners and a simple square shape further demonstrate theconservationethic.
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Their dependence on their land and natural resources necessitates aconservationethic.
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Pinchot coined the termconservationethicas applied to natural resources.
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This resulted in both men finally departing the project over the issues, along with their refusal to carry out the work in contradiction to their strongly heldconservationethic.
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