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 * __Welcome year fives to this week’s topic of environmental conservation!__ **

 Well to conserve something means to protect from harm or loss and the environment is our surroundings. Therefore, environmental conservation is to protect our surroundings from harm or loss.  ==The Department of Environment and Conservation is working towards a vision of "A healthy, diverse and well-managed Western Australian environment." == The department will achieve this vision by: · conserving biodiversity · managing natural resources and promoting sustainable practices · leading climate change actions · creating a world class parks system <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #336600; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #336600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">implementing sustainable forest management <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #336600; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #336600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">preventing pollution and remediating contamination <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #336600; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #336600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">maintaining community involvement and support, and <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #336600; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #336600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Improving the way we do business. == If you follow the links to the task and processes pages of this site you will find out how you are going to help The Department of Environment and conservation achieve their vision. Good luck and go forth to protect our environment. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #006600; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;"> == ==<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-no-proof: yes;"> ==
 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">So, you may ask, what is environmental conservation? **<span style="font-size: 21.5pt; color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <span style="color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">