Environmental governance is the process of managing and protecting the natural resources of an ecosystem. It involves setting policies, regulations, and laws to minimize negative impacts on the environment and ensure that it is used in a sustainable way. There are several synonyms for environmental governance, such as environmental management, ecological governance, conservation governance, and sustainability governance. Environmental management focuses on promoting sustainable practices within industry and society while ecological governance aims to ensure the protection and restoration of natural ecosystems. Conservation governance emphasizes the preservation of natural resources while sustainability governance is focused on long-term sustainable development of the environment. All these terms focus on ensuring that the environment is managed in a way that preserves resources for future generations.