conservation vs improvement

improvement vs conservation

conservation and improvement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conservation	Yes	No	No	No
improvement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, improvement is a hypernym of conservation; that is, improvement is a word with a broader meaning than conservation:

conservation: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
improvement: a change for the better; progress in development

Other hypernyms of conservation include advance, betterment.

conservation (noun)	improvement (noun)
the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources	the act of improving something
(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations	a change for the better; progress in development
an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change	a condition superior to an earlier condition

Difference between conservation and improvement

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