Conservation of Landscapes

Conservation of the biosphere and its species is now recognised by the majority of governments throughout the world as a fundamental necessity if the long term future mankind is to be secured. A dynamic conservation policy can help achieve this aim through the following:

The planned use of economic resources, notably the fossil fuels, but also extending to the use of minerals, plant material harvested directly from the biosphere, the waters and the air of the planet.

The retention of the maximum number of different plant and animal species in order to retain the genetic resource base of the biosphere.

Provision of recreation facilities in landscapes largely unaltered by recent advances in man’s technology.

In order to achieve conservation of landscapes a wide variety of political, legal, social and scientific strategies have been devised. They have been applied with varying success by governments throughout the world.