Australian Alps education kit
Australian Alps Liaison Committee, November 2005
Conservation in the Australian Alps
Conservation refers to the protection, preservation and careful management of the natural or cultural environment. This includes the preservation of specific sites or works of art, as well as specific species or areas of country.
However, conservation has a different meaning for different people, thus making the management of conservation often complex and controversial. Many of the conservation issues of the Australian Alps reflect these difficulties.
For the person who enjoys ‘wilderness’, conservation is the reservation of large, unspoilt tracts of land.
For the scientist, it is the preservation and understanding of ecosystems and the protection of species found there.
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