nonconsumptive
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7.8
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.kənˈsʌmp.tɪv/
- Specialized
- An effort to reduce land and water use, as outlined here, would also reduce the socioeconomic costs of setting those resources aside for recreational and other nonconsumptive human uses.
- nonconsumptive use
- nonconsumptive uses
- nonconsumptive value
Examples
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The goals of the MLMA include conservation of nonconsumptive values of marine resources, sustainability of fisheries, reduction in bycatch, habitat conservation and restoration, and consideration of socioeconomic benefits to fishing communities from changes in management of marine resources.
Academic text (2008) -
Consideration of nonconsumptive uses in setting PTLs dovetails nicely with other considerations for setting target levels, such as how aesthetic properties of animals benefit tourism and how ecological functions contribute to ecosystem services.
Academic text (2006) -
Animals also provide nonconsumptive economic benefits to people.
Academic text (2006) -
Nonconsumptive recreation, such as birdwatching, in the United States contributes approximately $18 billion per year (Table 2; USDI 1991).
Academic text (1997) -
Moving beyond biological values is essential for increasing the importance and effectiveness of species conservation, and incorporating sustainability of both extractive and nonconsumptive use (Robinson 1993).
Academic text (2011) -
Along the continuum of increasing use and decreasing conservation, ICDPs fall between conservation approaches that insist on nonconsumptive use only and development approaches that promote forestry, agriculture, or settlement throughout an area.
Academic text (1996) -
One of the key fishery management plans for California is the nearshore fishery management plan, which must contain fishery management objectives for 19 species of finfish while also meeting the ecosystem and nonconsumptive use provisions of the MLMA.
Academic text (2008) -
In particular, ICDPs need biological research to inventory species and habitat diversity, to measure the impacts of consumptive and nonconsumptive uses on plant and animal populations, to assess the seriousness of threats to conservation, to develop alternative sources of natural resources, to apportion benefits, and to document successes.
Academic text (1996) -
Activities like hiking and birdwatching promote nonconsumptive enjoyment of nature without harming the environment.
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The park promotes nonconsumptive tourism options that allow visitors to enjoy wildlife while preserving habitats.
Synonyms
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4.5
Can continue for a long time without using up resources or harming the environment
Not using up or changing something when you check it
Antonyms
How Consuming
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8.1
- Specialized
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7.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonconsumptive = consumptive (transparent) = non + consumpt + ive
Negation of 'consumptive' yields 'not involving the removal or use of a resource', matching the environmental usage.
Etymology
Nonconsumptive comes from the parts non- meaning 'not' and consume meaning 'to use up' or 'to take away'. A helpful way to remember it for parks and resources is to think of hiking or wildlife photos, which do not use up or harm nature and so are called nonconsumptive activities.