| English | Spanish |
| anaerobic degradation | degradación anaerobia |
| biotic degradation | degradación biológica |
| chemical degradation | degradación química |
| chemical degradation The act or process of simplifying or breaking down a molecule into smaller parts, either naturally or artificially | degradación química |
| cost of degradation | coste de la degradación |
| degradation of natural resources | degradación de recursos naturales |
| degradation of natural resources The result of the cumulative activities of farmers, households, and industries, all trying to improve their socio-economic well being. These activities tend to be counterproductive for several reasons. People may not completely understand the long-term consequences of their activities on the natural resource base. The most important ways in which human activity is interfering with the global ecosystem are: 1. fossil fuel burning which may double the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration by the middle of the next century, as well as further increasing the emissions of sulphur and nitrogen very significantly; 2. expanding agriculture and forestry and the associated use of fertilizers (nitrogen and phosphorous) are significantly altering the natural circulation of these nutrients; 3. increased exploitation of the freshwater system both for irrigation in agriculture and industry and for waste disposal | degradación de recursos naturales |
| degradation of the environment The process by which the environment is progressively contaminated, overexploited and destroyed | degradación del medio ambiente |
| degradation of the recreational and aesthetic quality of landscape | degradación de cualidades recreativas y estéticas del paisaje |
| degradation potential | potencial de degradación |
| degradation product | producto de descomposición |
| degradation product Those chemicals resulting from partial decomposition or chemical breakdown of substances | producto de degradación |
| degradation zone | zona de degradación |
| ecosystem degradation | degradación de ecosistemas |
| ecosystem degradation Degradation or destruction of large natural environments. When one ecosystem is under attack as a result of natural or man-made disaster it is extremely difficult to calculate the ripple effects throughout nature. When two or more ecosystems are being degraded the probabilities of synergistic destructiveness multiply. Ecosystems in many regions are threatened, despite their biological richness and their promise of material benefits | degradación de ecosistemas |
| environmental degradation | deterioro medioambiental |
| enzymatic degradation | degradación enzimática |
| forest degradation | degradación forestal |
| freshwater degradation | degradación de agua dulce |
| freshwater degradation Pollution immediately or eventually involves the hydrological cycle of the earth, because even pollutants emitted into the air and those present in the soil are washed out by precipitation. Water is considered polluted when it is altered in composition or condition so that it becomes less suitable for any or all of the functions and purposes for which it would be suitable in its natural state. This definition includes changes in the physical, chemical and biological properties of water, or such discharges of liquid, gaseous or solid substances into water as will or are likely to create nuisances or render such water harmful to public health, safety or welfare, or to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, fish or other aquatic life. It also includes changes in temperatures, due to the discharge of hot water | degradación de agua dulce |
| land degradation | degradación de las tierras forestales |
| land degradation | degradación del suelo |
| land degradation | degradación de los suelos |
| land degradation | degradación de las tierras |
| microbial degradation | degradación microbiana |
| photochemical degradation | degradación fotoquímica |
| pollutant degradation | degradación contaminante |
| pollutant degradation The physical, chemical or biological breakdown of a complex polluting material into simpler components | degradación contaminante |
| primary degradation | degradación primaria |
| reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries | reducción de las emisiones derivadas de la deforestación y la degradación de los bosques |
| reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries | reducción de emisiones resultantes de la deforestación y la degradación forestal en los países en desarrollo |
| soil degradation | degradación de los suelos |
| soil degradation | degradación de las tierras |
| soil degradation Soil may deteriorate either by physical movement of soil particles from a given site or by depletion of the water-soluble elements in the soil which contribute to the nourishment of crop, plants, grasses, trees, and other economically usable vegetation. The physical movement generally is referred to as erosion. Wind, water, glacial ice, animals and tools in use may be agents of erosion | degradación del suelo |
