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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Flood plain

Environment; Environmental policy

A lowland fringing a watercourse. It serves a valuable and natural function by containing large volumes of water in times of flood. Development on flood plains, therefore, is considered unwise.

Plants, animals, or microorganisms which are introduced by humans into areas where they are not native. Exotics are often associated with negative eco-logical consequences for native species and the ...

Genetic code

Environment; Environmental policy

System of „recording" the hereditary information in the molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid by means of nucleotid sequence in animals, plants, b bacteria, viruses.

Food chain

Environment; Environmental policy

A sequence of transfers of food energy from organisms in one trophic (food) level to those in another.

Flora

Environment; Environmental policy

All plantlife and lower taxons associated with a given habitat, area, country, or period.

Fauna

Environment; Environmental policy

All animal life associated with a given habitat, area, country, or period.

People's university

Environment; Environmental policy

Social educational organization, which promotes self-education, cultural advance, raising of the peoples' professional level including those concerning nature conservation, improving of the ...