World Nature Conservation Day

Context

World Nature Conservation Day is observed on 28th July to make our Environment and nature healthy.

World Nature Conservation Day is observed to increase awareness about the importance of preserving nature and natural resources in order to protect the Earth.

The world’s indigenous peoples are the best custodians of natural resources, especially forests and wildlife.

It aims to create awareness about the need to preserve the environment and natural resources to keep the world healthy.
Saving plants and animals that are threatened with extinction.
Keeping the various components of nature, such as flora and fauna, energy resources, soil water and air intact.
This occasion recognizes the importance of a healthy and well-functioning environment is critical for sustaining a stable, productive human society.
It also underlines the need for preserving the environment for posterity.

Conservation in general parlance refers to the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of mankind.
Earth’s natural resources include air, minerals, plants, soil, water, and wildlife.
Conservation is the care and protection of these resources so that they can be preserved for posterity.
It includes maintaining the diversity of species, genes, and ecosystems, as well as functions of the environment, such as nutrient cycling.
Conservation is similar to preservation, but while both relate to the protection of nature, they strive to accomplish this task in different ways.
Conservation seeks the sustainable use of nature by humans, for activities such as hunting, logging, or mining, while preservation means protecting nature from human use.

The Best example could be the provision of limited individual use for non-commercial purposes of forest resources, allowed to the traditional dwellers, in the case of a Wildlife Sanctuary.

Whereas, in the case of national parks, they are inviolable zones and nothing can be picked from the reserved forest area through such anthropogenic activities that may affect the environment.
They are both declared under the Wildlife Act (Protection), 1972 in India.