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Conservation of Resources
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Conservation of resources means using natural resources
carefully without wasting them
.
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When we use natural resources properly for today’s need and also conserve them for the future generations, it is called
sustainable development
. The use of resources should be sustainable.
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In early times, the
density of population
was
low
and the
needs of human beings
were
limited
. They were dependent on plants and animals, which were easily available in the environment.
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Thus, they never felt the need for the conservation of resources.
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With
scientific and technological progress,
human beings started
using resources
at a much
larger scale.
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The continuous
rise in population
also caused an
increasing demand for resources.
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This created a situation in which the
non-renewable resources
could be
exhausted
after some time.
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Therefore, a
balance
between
population growth
and the
utilization of resources
is absolutely
necessary.
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In recent times, a lot of
awareness
about
preservation
and
conservation
of
resources
and the
environment
has been created.
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This is due to the fear of a situation which may arise as a result of large-scale destruction of natural resources.
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Each one of us has to make a sincere effort to
save our natural resources
for the future of our planet.
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Our future is actually dependent upon our ability to
maintain and preserve
the life support system which nature has provided.
- Thus, we must reduce the damage done to our natural environment.
