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Conservation (definition)
Conservation can be defined as the wise use of resources for industrial and nonconsumptive purposes, for example recreation and research, in the spirit of responsible stewardship, and to preserve the productivity and diversity of the world's resources.
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Ancient Forests in British Columbia
Environmental groups in B.C. are calling attention to the last remaining old growth forests in the west. Avatar Grove, near Port Renfrew, B.C., is one forest that has escaped logging. Conservation biologists say such forests would take hundreds of years to grow back, and tree-planting alone cannot resuscitate such ancient forests.
Contributors:
Claudia Goodine
Video ID#: 1020
Nothing to waste — A Freegan's story
The last thing Gerard Daechsel remembers paying for, save for his bus pass and monthly rent, is a solid pair of boots in the 1960s. Since then, he has lived as a freegan, an anti-consumerist who forages necessities from what others throw away.
Contributors:
Ben Nelms
Video ID#: 1000
Articles tagged with Conservation (51)
A frog for the killing
While their kin are declining worldwide, Canada’s largest amphibian, the bullfrog, is multiplying out of control in British Columbia
The sounds of silence
A sound artist listens for quiet in Grasslands National Park
Protection for a unique lake
Manitoba’s Little Limestone Lake receives special protection
Cautious optimism for cod
A moratorium on Atlantic cod fishing starts showing results
A site to behold
The Pimachiowin Aki project aims to designate Manitoba’s Bloodvein River and surrounding forests a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Death and rebirth on the Don River
After a decades-long campaign, Canada’s most urban river is nursed back to health
Conserving the red knot
Quebec’s Mingan archipelago is a pivotal migratory refuelling station for this highly endangered shorebird and a natural laboratory for the scientists trying to save it
War for the woods
Environmentalists on one side, the forestry industry on the other. How did two groups with different aims call a truce and sign the historic Boreal Forest Agreement?
Conserving the Darkwoods in British Columbia
The biggest conservation land deal in Canadian history reveals a story of German royalty, rugged wilderness, pioneering forestry and a shroud of privacy
Bringing back the fish
When the Arctic grayling disappeared from the Beaverlodge River, it was a sign to rehabilitate its waters
Endangered icons
The Vancouver Olympic mascots are just a few animals on Canada’s growing list of endangered species.
Goodbye Tallgrass Prairie
Once covering 6,000 square kilometres in Manitoba’s Red River valley, the tallgrass prairie has all but vanished from the Canadian landscape
Freegan Living
The last thing Gerard Daechsel remembers buying, save for his bus pass and monthly rent, is a solid pair of boots in the 1960s. Since then, he has lived as a freegan, an anti-consumerist who forages necessities from what others throw away
Cape Breton's lichen lifeline
Bigger is better
Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, March 2010
Department:
Gateway
Contributors:
Emma Lehmberg
Water, water everywhere
Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, March 2010
Department:
Gateway
Under one roof
Green builders want to cut energy use. Heritage advocates want to save old buildings. And both camps are concerned about the future.
The year of getting closer
A dominant theme in this year’s wildlife news stories is contact between humans and animals — for either conservation or destruction
This old house
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