Environmental policy

Environmental policy

Policy related to managing human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources.

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Learning environment

Environment; Environmental policy

Plots, trails, areas, and natural complexes selected specifically to study the natural and/or built environment, including the effects of human influences. Observation, inquiry and investigation are ...

Environmental awareness

Environment; Environmental policy

The growth and development of awareness, understanding and consciousness toward the biophysical environment and its problems, including human interactions and effects. Thinking „ecologically" or in ...

Environmental conservation

Environment; Environmental policy

Efforts and activities to maintain and sustain those attributes in natural and urban environments which are essential both to human physical and mental health and to enjoyment of life.

Ecosystem

Environment; Environmental policy

(Biocoenosis) A natural complex or functional unit of living organisms and the abiotic environment interacting to form a stable and self-sustaining system with the exchange of materials and energy.

Ecosphere

Environment; Environmental policy

The layer of earth and surface air inhabited by or suitable for the existence of living organisms. Also, the conception characterising the earth's biosphere as a unified and global eco-system.

Environmental degradation

Environment; Environmental policy

Any action which makes the environment less fit for human, plant, or animal life. Also associated with the lowering and reduction of environmental quality.

Health

Environment; Environmental policy

The natural/normal state of an organism, characterised by harmonious interrelationships with the environment and by the absence of adverse/harmful changes caused by diseases, pollution, and other ...