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The article "Principles of Conservation" by Gifford Pinchot details, you guessed it the principles of conservation. the idea of conservation was formed in two meetings in 1908 the first was the convention of governors and the was the national conservation movement. Conservation was originally only for forestry but it soon spread to encompass all natural resources. Conservation is governed by three simple principles. the first principle is development. this is the use present natural resources to benefit the people of today. the second is prevention of waste. this is to let no natural resource go to waste or be destroyed by fires floods etc.The third principle is the the resources must be used for the needs of the many not the few. It is best summed up in the phrase " the greatest good to the greatest number for the longer time." These principles can also be applied in education, politics, roads, waterways etc. The principles of conservation will lead to the promotion of national efficiency.