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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Urban environment

Environment; Environmental policy

The resulting effects and interrelationships of human population concentrations, the built environment, and the biophysical environment. City dwellers often view the urban/built environment as the ...

Vaccine

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The preparation obtained from the living or dead microorganism s or the products of their vital activity and used to induct a state of active immunity in people or animals, either for the purpose of ...

Ubiquitous

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A plant or animal species which is capable of thriving under varying environmental conditions. Present or giving the impression of being present every where.

Trophic level

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(Food Level) The level at which food energy is transferred from one organism to another. The place of an animal in the food chain.

Forest

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Generally, an ecosystem characterised by a more or less dense and extensive tree cover. Specifically, a plant community composed mainly of trees and other woody vegetation that grow, more or less, ...

Food web

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(Food Pyramid) The complex and interlocking series of food chains. A given organism may obtain nourishment from many different types of organisms in a food web. The biomass and energy flow of the ...

Educational games

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A method of education which involves students studying a situation or problem through role playing for personal involvement. Students are able to form their own views and decisions for environmental ...