1) To prevent destruction of natural environment or to allow for continued use of natural resources for man's benefits
2) To preserve rare and valuable species of plants and animals for the future generation or to save them from extinction or permanent destruction
3)To preserve naturally beautiful sceneries for their aesthetic values
4)To promote the recycling of some scarce mineral resources. e g water
5)To prevent the destruction of natural ecosystem, this will allow the organisms in the ecosystem to survive
6) Forest which provides medicinal materials must be conserved to ensure easy availability and continued existence
7) Natural resources, eg wild life, forest minerals, etc provide basis for research purposes