Introduction

Conservation of natural resources is important in every community, and it brings many benefits. It can help us conserve water, increase the food supply and provide shelter for animals, birds and insects, but it can also bring together people who want to work together and lead others. By working individually or collectively to improve our environment, everyone can develop good habits that will last a lifetime and persuade other members of community to do the same.

Conservation habits are regular actions that can help us to protect and manage our natural resources. For example, they can help to establish and maintain healthy habitats, which are healthy places for animals, plants and humans to live.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• identify, adapt and promote small but effective steps towards conservation as a habit and culture.

Terminology

Habitat:  A place where a certain living thing lives.

Silt soil:  A type of soil that is slippery when wet, not grainy or rocky.

Mulch:  Materials such as dead leaves, twigs and bark used to cover the ground.

Pollinating:  The process where pollen is deposited on plants or crops to produce new young plants through fertilisation.

Shrub:  A woody plant that is smaller than a tree.

Recycling:  Taking materials that are ready to be thrown out and using them again or making them into a new material or product.

Landfill:  Dumping ground or a site where waste materials are taken.