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Terms for subject Environment (5777 entries)
"benim arka bahçemde değil" tutumu NIMBY aptitude (aptitude "not in my back yard"; Not In My BackYard: phrase used to describe people who encourage the development of agriculture land for building houses or factories, provided it is not near where they themselves are living)
AB ambalaj direktifleri EC directive on packaging (EC Directive proposed on 15 July 1992 aiming at harmonizing national measures concerning the management of packaging and packaging waste; the directive covers all packaging placed on the market)
AB atık çerçeve direktifi EC directive on waste disposal (EC Directive whose main object concerns waste prevention, recycling and transformation into alternative energy sources)
AB biyositler direktifi EC directive on biocides (Directive regulating the placing of biocidal products on the market)
AB direktifleri EC directive (A type of legislation issued by the European Union which is binding on Member States in terms of the results to be achieved but which leaves to Member States the choice of methods)
AB eko-etiket direktifi EC ecolabel (The European Community (EC) initiative to encourage the promotion of environmentally friendly products. The scheme came into operation in late 1992 and was designed to identify products which are less harmful to the environment than equivalent brands. For example, eco-labels will be awarded to products that do not contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which damage ozone layer, to those products that can be, or are, recycled, and to those that are energy efficient. The labels are awarded on environmental criteria set by the EC. These cover the whole life cycle of a product, from the extraction of raw materials, through manufacture, distribution, use and disposal of the product. The first products to carry the EC eco-labels were washing machines, paper towels, writing paper, light bulbs and hairsprays)
AB eko-yönetim ve denetim tüzüğü EC regulation on eco-management and audit
AB mevcut kimyasal maddeler tüzüğü EC regulation on existing chemicals (Regulation designed to identify and control of risks deriving from existing chemicals. According to this program the main goal is the collection of basic information about existing chemicals including their uses and characteristics, environmental fate and pathways, toxicity and ecotoxicity)
AB politikası EC policy
AB su çerçeve direktifi EC directive on water protection (Directive concerning the use and management of water resources for a rational economical and social development and the protection of the related environmental features)
AB tüzüğü EC regulation
abiyotik çevre abiotic environment (The non-living components of the environment (rocks, minerals, soil, water and climate))
abiyotik faktör abiotic factor (Physical, chemical and other non-living environmental factors. They are essential for living plants and animals of an ecosystem, providing the essential elements and nutrients that are necessary for growth. The abiotic elements also include the climatic and pedologic components of the ecosystem)
acı su brackish water (Water, salty between the concentrations of fresh water and sea water; usually 5-10 parts x thousand)
açık deniz open sea (The high seas lying outside the exclusive economic zones of states. All states have equal rights to navigate, to overfly, to lay submarine cables, to construct artificial islands, to fish, and to conduct scientific research within the high seas)
açık deniz balıkçılığı deep sea fishing (Fishing in the deepest parts of the sea)
açık deniz balıkçılığı open sea fishing (Fishing in the deepest parts of the sea)
açık deniz petrol sondajı offshore oil drilling (The act or process of extracting petroleum from deposits underlying the floor of the ocean or some other large body of water)
açık denizde madencilik offshore mining (Oil extraction from platforms situated a short distance from the coast)
açık hava elektrik hatları overhead power line (Suspended cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a country)