This Policy stresses the need for a spatially correct framework within which areas of conservation interest may be delineated. It follows then that the creators of natural resources policies must be able to accurately describe the focus of their interest in correct spatial terms. Conservation strategies which rely upon loose land description should not be regarded as being rigorously developed. The policy highlights the central role which surveyors would play in the description of areas of conservation interest. It belongs not to the present generation but is held in trust by it for future generations.
Land is neither indestructible nor inexhaustible.
Treated unwisely, it is diminishing resource. Improper use can dissipate and destroy, in decades, those land resources man uses to support himself, his livestock and those natural environments which support countless numbers of living creatures and plants. Conservation and Development of the natural resources of the land can be regarded as companion processes in that sustainable use is an achievable objective. It is overuse and a disregard for essential biological and physical processes that results in land degradation and a loss of the resources essential for the well-being of future generations. The Institution believes that reliable current information on the physical and biological resources of the land is a significant contributor to natural resources management.