ecological damage

degradation of the environment [ damage to the environment | deterioration of the environment | environmental damage | environmental degradation | environmental harm | harm to the environment | environmental accident(GEMET) | environmental damage(UNBIS) ]

biological degradation [ biodegradation | biological breakdown | biological decomposition | biological decay | biological deterioration | degradation ]

green economy [ ecological economy | ecologically sustainable growth | environmentally sustainable growth | green economy strategy | green economy transition | green growth | Alternative economy(STW) ]

environmental friendly procurement

alternative modes of transportation

permissive waste

environmental migrant | environmental refugee | eco-refugee

environmental liability [ liability for ecological damage | liability for environmental damage | liability for environmental harm | responsibility for environmental damage ]

We are attempting to redress the Soviet legacy of environmental degradation that has all but effaced the Aral Sea, polluted our waters, and injected insidious nuclear contamination into our soil.

Human activities, but also climate change effects, natural hazards and shoreline dynamics such as erosion and accretion, can have severe impacts on coastal economic development and growth, as well as on marine ecosystems, leading to deterioration of environmental status, loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services.

Is aware that in the past some cases of misconduct by companies operating in Latin America have occurred, involving ecological degradation, cases of exploitation of labour, and serious human rights violations; points out that the EU as a whole and EU-based companies operating in Latin America should display exemplary behaviour in environmental, social and employment-related matters within a wider framework of transparency and respect for human rights that ensures the protection of all involved; stresses that European multinationals are responsible to a great extent for the EU’s image in the region and must promote its values, whilst ob ...[+++]serving the principles of corporate social responsibility;

The Protocol on Soil Protection under the Alpine Convention, seeks to preserve the ecological functions of soil, prevent soil degradation and ensure a rational use of soil in that region.