To conserve habitat for wild species and prevent their extinction or reduction in range is a priority of a great many groups that cannot be easily characterized in terms of any one ideology. For other uses, see Extinction (disambiguation). ... Political Ideologies Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ...

The conservation movement seeks to do this for a variety of reasons including the continuation of recreational hunting, fishing, hiking and birdwatching. The conservation movement is a political and social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future. ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of birds. ...

The ecology movement seeks to do this since it sees wild species as having the right to exist for their own sake. Since each species competes most intensely with its own kind, they argue, any cessation of competition between humans must be presaged by cessation of competition between humans and other species, and a recognition of their peaceful coexistence. This goal is shared by some elements of the peace movement and the green movement that is the intersection of them both. The global ecology movement is one of several new social movements that emerged at the end of the sixties; as a values-driven social movement, it should be distinguished from the pre-existing science of ecology. ... Peaceful coexistence was a theory developed during the Cold War among Communist states that they could peacefully coexist with capitalist states. ... A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars), minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation, often linked to the goal of achieving world peace. ... “Greens” redirects here. ...

The environmental movement shares some of these motivations, but focuses on human health concerns, wellness, and the environmental health impact of disputed ecosystems that have fallen into poor ecological health. It is the only movement to be concerned about natural capital. The environmental movement (a term that sometimes includes the conservation and green movements) is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement. ... Wellness is generally used to mean a healthy balance of the mind-body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well-being. ... Environmental health is the branch of public health that is concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment that may affect human health. ... A coral reef near the Hawaiian islands is an example of a complex marine ecosystem. ... Ecological health or ecological integrity or ecological damage is used to refer to symptoms of an ecosystems pending loss of carrying capacity, ability to perform natures services, or pending ecocide due to cumulative causes such as pollution. ... Natural capital, as described in the book Natural Capitalism, is a metaphor for the mineral, plant, and animal formations of the Earths biosphere when viewed as a means of production of oxygen, water filter, erosion preventer, or provider of other ecosystem services. ...

Historically, there has been association between conservation movement and right-wing politics, ecology and peace movement and green politics, and environmental movement and left-wing politics, “Right wing” redirects here. ... Green politics or Green ideology is the ideology of the Green Parties, mainly informed by environmentalism, ecosophy and sustainable economics and aimed at developing a sustainable society. ... “Leftism” redirects here. ...

Over half of the Earth's land surface has been transformed due to human activity, resulting in drastic deforestation, erosion and loss of topsoil, extinction and such. Almost no terrestrial ecoregion, of 867 on Earth, has been spared from the onslaught of human consumption. This article is about Earth as a planet. ... This article is about the process of deforestation in the environment. ... For morphological image processing operations, see Erosion (morphology). ... Topsoil is the uppermost layer of soil, usually the top six to eight inches. ... For other uses, see Extinction (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The arguments to conserve habitat are now found at every level from local religious figures to United Nations agencies. It is not really possible to ascribe any particular motivation to those who express this goal. It has become more common to ask who does not share this goal, and what use they seek to put converted habitat to. The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...

See also

• mission blue butterfly habitat conservation
• wildlife crossing

An artists rendering of a mission blue perched upon a lupine The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has a number of programs aimed at Mission blue butterfly habitat conservation, which include lands traditionally inhabited by the mission blue butterfly, and endangered species. ... Wildlife crossings reconnnect habitats, allowing animals to cross roads safely. ...

External links

• The Nature Conservancy - a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving habitat around the world
• The American Land Conservancy - Founded in 1990, American Land Conservancy is a national non-profit land conservation organization that conserves landscapes for the benefit of people and wildlife.
• Youcanchangetheplanet.org - A non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable conservation and the rehabilitation of damaged ecosystems.