Solid waste: Any garbage or refuse, sludge from a sewage treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility, and other discarded materials.
Noun. We acknowledge that we have a big challenge in managing solid waste.
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Coastal flooding: When the coast is flooded by the sea.
Noun. The number at risk from coastal flooding could rise from 370,000 to 1.2 million by the 2080s.
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Overfishing: Catching too many fish in an area of the sea, so that there are not many fish left there.
Noun. Low fish stocks caused by overfishing.
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Protected area: A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature.
Noun. The environment of the house is a protected area NATURA2000.
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Air pollution: Harmful substances in the air, often consisting of waste from vehicles or industry.
Noun. Diesel exhaust is a major contributor to air pollution.
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Fossil fuels: fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago.
Noun. A Single Sky will be a major contribution to reducing pollution, emissions and wasted fossil fuel.
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CarbÃģn dioxide: The gas formed when carbon is burned, or when people or animals breathe out.
Noun. Plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
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Burning: Producing flames.
Noun. A man staggered from the burning car.
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Global Warming: The destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming.
Noun. The destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming.
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Desertification: The process by which land changes into desert, for example because there has been too much farming activity on it or because a lot of trees have been cut down.
Noun. We cannot burn it without causing desertification and climate change.
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Endangered: In danger of being harmed, lost, unsuccessful, etc.
Noun.The endangered contracts of failing competitors.
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Cutting. An article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.