(Photo : Linh Pham/Getty Images) Conservation is a term used to describe efforts to make humans' interaction with the ecosystem more secure while also consuming natural resources. Conservationists are usually in favor of policies that reduce human utilization of natural resources, but only where they are useful to humanity. They will likely favor a program that granted tax breaks to homeowners who built solar panels, but not one that prevented the building of roads in national parks. Conservation may also refer to the decisions people make on a daily basis to reduce their consumption, such as taking shorter showers or installing solar panels.