Conservation

A valuable material, such as timber or fresh water, that is found in nature.

• Natural Resource

• Mineral

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

The protection, preservation, and management of wildlife and natural resources, such as water.

• Natural Resource

• Conservation

• Desalination

• Greenhouse effect

Relating to a natural resource, such as solar energy, that can be replaced after it is used.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

• Greenhouse Effect

• Sustainability

Relating to energy source that cannot be replaced after it has been used.

• Desalination

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

• Environment

The removal of salts and other chemicals from seawater.

• Desalination

• Pollinator

• Greenhouse effect

• Carbon Footprint

Any agent such as an insect or a bird, that transfers pollen among or within plants, allowing plants to reproduce.

• Pollinator

• Sustainability

• Natural Resource

• Petroleum

The amount of carbon-containing greenhouse gases released into the environment by a particular human activity.

• Carbon Footprint

• Sustainability

• Environment

• Landfill

Meeting our present and future needs while avoiding long-term effects on the environment.

• Sustainability

• Natural resource

• conservation

• desalination