# Conservation Mode Conservation is at the heart of what Nemus does and conservation mode makes use of DeFi mechanics to reward Guardians who participate in the ecosystem. This is participation at the most basic level, requiring a Guardian to simply “lock” their NFT in conservation mode. When a Guardian locks their NFT, they cannot sell or transfer the NFT (until they unlock it) and are essentially signalling to the world their support for conservation. As a result, each locked NFT is eligible to receive rewards in the form of NEA tokens. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.nemus.earth/nemus-docs/nemus-litepaper/defi-and-game-mechanics/conservation-mode.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.