Both terms occur generally in environmental context. Conservation is about to accept that changes and progressions are necessary for a better future but only if the change takes place not in a way that is not wasteful. Environmental conservation is sometimes regarded as a shallow form of environmentalism. On the contrary, preservation refers to the act of those areas of the Earth in their present condition which is still untouched by humans. Environmentalist preservation is seen a deeper form of environmentalism. Conversation refers to the idea that the environment and the natural resources should e used and managed by humans in a responsible manner. Preservation, on the other hand is about the idea that natural resources should not be consumed by humans at all, instead, they should be maintained in their untouched state.
