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The Earth in our Hands

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  • the cutting down and removal of trees from a forest
    deforestation
  • wrongful behaviour towards other people or animals
    maltreatment
  • lack of food and nutrients needed to maintain life
    malnutrition
  • a person, thing or circumstance that causes irritation
    nuisance (n.)
  • able to continue over a long period of time
    sustainable (adj)
  • animal or plant species are in danger of extinction
    endangered
  • the amount of carbon dioxide produced as a result of one person's activities
    carbon footprint
  • based on good judgment
    sound (adj.)
  • the state of living together
    coexistence
  • giving people the impression that your activities are environmentally friendly when they aren't
    greenwashing
  • containing nutrients, such as proteins or fats
    nutritious
  • travelling in a way that has a minimal negative impact on the environment
    responsible travel
  • the original inhabitants of a country
    native people
  • a slow-moving mass of ice
    glacier
  • to remove completely
    eliminate
  • gases that are released into the atmosphere
    emissions
  • warming of the planet due to trapped radiation in the Earth's atmosphere
    greenhouse effect