English | Maltese |
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 | degradazzjoni ta' riżorsi naturali |
Environment and Natural Resources Thematic Programme | Programm Tematiku Għall-Ambjent u l-Ġestjoni Sostenibbli tar-Riżorżi Naturali |
Environment and sustainable management of natural resources | Programm Tematiku Għall-Ambjent u l-Ġestjoni Sostenibbli tar-Riżorżi Naturali |
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | Unjoni Internazzjonali għall-Konservazzjoni tan-Natura u tar-Riżorsi Naturali |
management of natural resources | ġestjoni tar-riżorsi naturali |
management of natural resources Planned use of natural resources, in particular of non-renewable resources, in accordance with principles that assure their optimum long-term economic and social benefits | ġestjoni tar-riżorsi naturali |
thematic programme for the environment and sustainable management of natural resources, including energy | Programm Tematiku Għall-Ambjent u l-Ġestjoni Sostenibbli tar-Riżorżi Naturali |