Capable of being preserved from decay or injury.

(nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) Conservation (condition of being conserved).

(mathematics) The condition of being conservative

Synonym of conservation

(chiefly politics, informal, derogatory, rare) The state of being conservative, said as if it were due to a disease or affliction.

Protection of the soil against sediment loss by erosion or fertility loss due to degradation. / A combination of all soil management and land use methods that protect against degradation.

(physics, chemistry) A conservation law of classical physics that states that the total mass of a closed system remains constant regardless of the chemical or physical changes that take place within it.

(biology) Legal aspects of protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources.

(biology) The scientific study of the state of Earth's biodiversity with the objective to protect it from becoming extinct.

(physics) a principle stating that energy may not be created or destroyed