| English | Maltese |
| 1998 Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Protokoll għall-Konvenzjoni tal-1979 dwar it-Tniġġis Transkonfini tal-Arja Fuq Distanza Twila rigward Materjal Organiku Persistenti li Jniġġes |
| Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy | Pjan ta' Azzjoni dwar il-Konsum u l-Produzzjoni Sostenibbli u dwar Politika Industrijali Sostenibbli |
| Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol | Grupp ta' Ħidma Ad Hoc dwar Impenji Ulterjuri għall-Partijiet tal-Anness I taħt il-Protokoll ta' Kjoto |
| Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention | Grupp ta' Ħidma Ad Hoc dwar Azzjoni ta' Kooperazzjoni fit-Tul taħt il-Konvenzjoni |
| Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action | Grupp ta' Ħidma ad hoc dwar il-Pjattaforma ta' Durban għal Azzjoni Msaħħa |
| Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities | Linji Gwida Akwé: Kon |
| Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities | Akwé: Kon Linji Gwida volontarji għat-twettiq ta' valutazzjonijiet tal-impatti kulturali, ambjentali u soċjali tal-proġetti ta' żvilupp li jsiru jew li aktarx iħallu impatt fuq siti sagri u fl-artijiet jew fl-ilmijiet okkupati jew użati tradizzjonalment mill-komunitajiet indiġeni u lokali |
| arrangement for a deposit on packaging Agreement to provide refunds or payments in exchange for used bottles or packaging materials | ftehim għal skambju ta' depożitu fuq l-imballaġġ |
| assessment of the impact on the environment | valutazzjoni tal-impatt ambjentali |
| Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | Rapport ta' Valutazzjoni tal-Grupp Intergovernattiv ta' Esperti dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters | Ċentru għar-Riċerka dwar l-Epidemjoloġija tad-Diżastri |
| Commission on Sustainable Development | Kummissjoni tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar l-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli |
| Committee for implementation of the Directive on establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products | Kumitat għall-implimentazzjoni tad-Direttiva dwar it-twaqqif ta' qafas għall-iffissar tar-rekwiżiti għall-eko-disinn ta' prodotti li jużaw l-enerġija |
| Committee on the ecodesign and energy labelling of energy-using products | Kumitat Regolatorju tal-Ekodisinn |
| Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-using Products | Kumitat Regolatorju tal-Ekodisinn |
| Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora | Kumitat dwar il-Kummerċ tal-Fawna u l-Flora Selvaġġi |
| Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Konferenza tal-Partijiet |
| Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Konferenza tal-Partijiet għall-Konvenzjoni Qafas tan-NU dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | COP |
| Conference on the Planet Earth | Summit dwar id-Dinja |
| Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment | Konvenzjoni dwar ir-Responsabbiltà Ċivili għal Ħsara li tirriżulta minn Attivitajiet Perikolużi għall-Ambjent |
| Convention on Climate Change | UNFCCC |
| Convention on Climate Change | Konvenzjoni Qafas tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context | Konvenzjoni tan-NU dwar il-valutazzjoni ta' l-impatt ambjentali f'kuntest transkonfinali |
| Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context | Konvenzjoni Espoo |
| Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | Konvenzjoni dwar il-Kummerċ Internazzjonali fl-Ispeċijiet ta' Fawna u Flora Selvaġġi fil-Periklu |
| Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution | Konvenzjoni dwar it-Tniġġis Transkonfini tal-Arja fuq Distanza Twila |
| Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources | Konvenzjoni dwar il-konservazzjoni tar-riżorsi marittimi ħajjin tal-Antartiku |
| Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade | Konvenzjoni ta' Rotterdam |
| Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade | Konvenzjoni ta' Rotterdam dwar il-Proċedura ta' Kunsens Infurmat minn Qabel għal Ċerti Kimiċi u Pestiċidi Perikolużi fil-Kummerċ Internazzjonali |
| Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade | Konvenzjoni PIC |
| Convention on the Protection of the Alps | Konvenzjoni Alpina |
| Convention on the Protection of the Alps | Konvenzjoni għall-Ħarsien ta' l-Alpi |
| Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law | Konvenzjoni dwar il-Ħarsien tal-Ambjent permezz tal-Liġi Kriminali |
| data on the state of the environment No definition needed | data dwar l-istat tal-ambjent |
| Decision No 406/2009/EC on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 | Deċiżjoni Nru 406/2009/KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tat- 23 ta' April 2009 dwar l-isforz tal-Istati Membri biex inaqqsu l-emissjonijiet tagħhom tal-gassijiet serra biex jonoraw l-impenji tal-Komunità għat-tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet tal-gassijiet serra sal-2020 |
| Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora | Direttiva dwar il-Ħabitats |
| EC directive on biocides Directive regulating the placing of biocidal products on the market | direttiva tal-KE dwar il-bijoċidi |
| 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 | direttiva tal-KE dwar l-imballaġġ |
| EC directive on waste disposal EC Directive whose main object concerns waste prevention, recycling and transformation into alternative energy sources | direttiva tal-KE dwar ir-rimi tal-iskart |
| 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 | direttiva tal-KE dwar il-protezzjoni tal-ilma |
| EC regulation on eco-management and audit | regolament tal-KE dwar il-kontroll u l-ġestjoni ambjentali |
| 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 | regolament tal-KE dwar prodotti kimiċi eżistenti |
| effect on health | effett fuq is-saħħa |
| effect on man No definition needed | effett fuq il-bniedem |
| effect on the environment Resultant of natural or manmade perturbations of the physical, chemical or biological components making up the environment | effett fuq l-ambjent |
| environmental legislation on agriculture A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate any aspect of farm and livestock production that poses a threat to ecological integrity and human health, especially the use of pesticides, fertilizers and land | leġislazzjoni agro-ambjentali |
| European High Level Group on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management | Grupp ta' Regolaturi Ewropew dwar is-Sikurezza Nukleari |
| European High Level Group on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management | Grupp ta' Livell Għoli Ewropew dwar is-Sikurezza Nukleari u l-Ġestjoni tal-Iskart Nukleari |
| European Programme on Climatology and Natural Hazards | Programm Ewropew dwar il-Klimatoloġija u r-Riskji Naturali |
| Framework for Action on Adaptation | Qafas ta' Azzjoni għall-Adattament |
| Greenland Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Change | Djalogu tal-Groenlandja |
| Greenland Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Change | Djalogu Ministerjali tal-Groenlandja dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development | Forum Politiku ta' Livell Għoli dwar l-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli |
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | Grupp Intergovernattiv ta' Esperti dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | IPBES |
| International Conference on Early Warning Systems for the Reduction of Natural Disasters | Konferenza Internazzjonali dwar Sistemi ta' Twissija Bikrija għat-Tnaqqis ta' Diżastri Naturali |
| intervention on land Stepping in or participating in problem solving efforts for troublesome or perplexing situations involving ground areas or the earth's surface | interventi fuq artijiet |
| Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Protokoll ta' Kjoto għall-Konvenzjoni Qafas tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| leave on social grounds | lîv għal skopijiet soċjali |
| legislation on pollution Rules concerning the limits of pollutant emissions | leġislazzjoni dwar it-tniġġis |
| Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate | Forum tal-Ekonomiji Ewlenin |
| Major Economies Forum on Energy Security and Climate Change | Forum tal-Ekonomiji Ewlenin |
| Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe | Konferenza Ministerjali dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Foresti fl-Ewropa |
| Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer | Protokoll ta' Montreal dwar sustanzi li jnaqqsu s-saff tal-ożonu |
| Nagoya Protocol on ABS | Protokoll ta' Nagoya dwar l-Aċċess għal Riżorsi Ġenetiċi u l-Qsim Ġust u Ekwu ta' Benefiċċji li Jirriżultaw mill-Użu tagħhom fl-Unjoni |
| Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity | Protokoll ta' Nagoya dwar l-Aċċess għal Riżorsi Ġenetiċi u l-Qsim Ġust u Ekwu ta' Benefiċċji li Jirriżultaw mill-Użu tagħhom fl-Unjoni |
| Network of Diplomats and Experts on European Diplomacy on Environment and Sustainable Development | Netwerk Diplomatiku Ekoloġiku |
| Network of Diplomats and Experts on European Diplomacy on Environment and Sustainable Development | Netwerk ta' Diplomatiċi u Esperti fid-Diplomazija Ewropea dwar l-Ambjent u l-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli |
| on-line service Service providing an active connection with a communications network | servizz on-line |
| on-site wastewater treatment A process in which used or spent water is treated at the point of origin or where it was produced, by using a septic tank or some other system to remove or reduce the impact of constituent wastes on human health and the environment | trattament fuq il-post ta' ilma mormi |
| Open Partial Agreement on Major Hazards EUR-OPA | Ftehim Parzjali Miftuħ dwar Perikli Maġġuri EUR-OPA |
| Open Partial Agreement on Major Hazards EUR-OPA | Ftehim parzjali miftuħ dwar il-prevenzjoni ta', il-protezzjoni minn, u l-organizzazzjoni ta' għajnuna f'diżastri naturali u teknoloġiċi maġġuri |
| Open Partial Agreement on Major Hazards EUR-OPA | Ftehim dwar Perikli Maġġuri EUR-OPA |
| Open partial agreement on the prevention of, protection against, and organisation of relief in major natural and technological disasters | Ftehim parzjali miftuħ dwar il-prevenzjoni ta', il-protezzjoni minn, u l-organizzazzjoni ta' għajnuna f'diżastri naturali u teknoloġiċi maġġuri |
| Open partial agreement on the prevention of, protection against, and organisation of relief in major natural and technological disasters | Ftehim dwar Perikli Maġġuri EUR-OPA |
| Open partial agreement on the prevention of, protection against, and organisation of relief in major natural and technological disasters | Ftehim Parzjali Miftuħ dwar Perikli Maġġuri EUR-OPA |
| post-Kyoto agreement on climate change | ftehim dwar il-bidla fil-klima wara l-iskadenza ta' Kjoto |
| post-Kyoto agreement on climate change | ftehim dwar it-tibdil fil-klima għal wara Kjoto |
| post-Kyoto agreement on climate change | ftehim dwar il-bidla fil-klima għal wara Kjoto |
| Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing | Protokoll ta' Nagoya dwar l-Aċċess għal Riżorsi Ġenetiċi u l-Qsim Ġust u Ekwu ta' Benefiċċji li Jirriżultaw mill-Użu tagħhom fl-Unjoni |
| Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants POPs | Protokoll għall-Konvenzjoni tal-1979 dwar it-Tniġġis Transkonfini tal-Arja Fuq Distanza Twila rigward Materjal Organiku Persistenti li Jniġġes |
| Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment | Protokoll dwar il-Valutazzjoni Ambjentali Strateġika tal-Konvenzjoni dwar il-Valutazzjoni tal-Impatt Ambjentali f'Kuntest Transkonfinali |
| Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context | Protokoll dwar il-Valutazzjoni Ambjentali Strateġika tal-Konvenzjoni dwar il-Valutazzjoni tal-Impatt Ambjentali f'Kuntest Transkonfinali |
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals | Protokoll għall-Konvenzjoni tal-1979 dwar Tniġġis tal-Arja Transkonfini fuq Distanza Twila li Tikkonċerna l-Metalli Tqal |
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Protokoll għall-Konvenzjoni tal-1979 dwar it-Tniġġis Transkonfini tal-Arja Fuq Distanza Twila rigward Materjal Organiku Persistenti li Jniġġes |
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-Level Ozone | Protokoll għall-Konvenzjoni tal-1979 dwar it-Tniġġis Transkonfini tal-Arja Fuq Distanza Twila sabiex titnaqqas l-aċidifikazzjoni, l-ewtrofikazzjoni u l-ożonu troposferiku |
| regulation on maximum permissible limits A body of rules or orders prescribed by a government or an international organization or treaty establishing levels of hazardous materials in the environment or in ingestible substances beyond which human exposure is deemed health-threatening | regolament dwar il-limiti massimi permessibbli |
| Regulatory Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-related Products | Kumitat Regolatorju tal-Ekodisinn |
| report on the state of the environment A written account on the level of integrity and conditions of the ecosystem and natural resources in a given region, usually presented by an official person or body mandated to protect human health and the environment in that region | rapport dwar l-istat tal-ambjent |
| restriction on competition Article 85 of the EEC Treaty prohibits all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between member states and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the common market. All such arrangements are automatically null and void under Article 85, unless exempted by the Commission pursuant to Article 85. The text of Article 85 is as follows: "1. The following shall be prohibited as incompatible with the common market: all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between member states and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the common market, and in particular those which: (a) directly or indirectly fix purchase or selling prices or any other trading conditions; (b) limit or control production, markets, technical development, or investment; (c) share markets or sources of supply; (d) apply dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions with other trading parties, thereby placing them at a competitive disadvantage; (e) make the conclusion of contracts subject to acceptance by the other parties of supplementary obligations which, by their nature or according to commercial usage, have no connection with the subject of such contracts | restrizzjoni fuq il-kompetizzjoni |
| restriction on use A limitation on the utilization of land or some other property, often inscribed in a deed or lease document | restrizzjoni fuq l-użu |
| Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | Konvenzjoni ta' Rotterdam |
| Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | Konvenzjoni ta' Rotterdam dwar il-Proċedura ta' Kunsens Infurmat minn Qabel għal Ċerti Kimiċi u Pestiċidi Perikolużi fil-Kummerċ Internazzjonali |
| Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | Konvenzjoni PIC |
| Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Konvenzjoni ta' Stokkolma dwar Materjal Organiku Persistenti li Jniġġes |
| tax on capital A government imposed levy on the wealth or assets gained by an individual, firm, or corporation for the purpose of raising revenue to pay for services or improvements for the general public benefit | taxxa fuq il-kapital |
| tax on consumption A sum of money demanded from businesses by a government, usually based on a percentage of total sales of select goods and services, and generally passed on to consumers with each individual purchase | taxxa fuq il-konsum |
| tax on income | taxxa fuq l-introjtu |
| 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Konferenza ta' Durban |
| 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Konferenza tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima f'Durban, l-Afrika t'Isfel, COP 17/CMP 7 |
| 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Is-17-il Konferenza tal-Partijiet għall-Konvenzjoni Qafas tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| trade impact on environment Trade impacts on the environment can be direct, such as trade of endangered species, of natural resources, of natural products such as tropical timber, etc., or indirect, such as deforestation, loss of habitats, pollution from mining, from energy production, oil spills, global warming, etc., increases in transport infrastructures | impatt tal-kummerċ fuq l-ambjent |
| traffic on water The movement of boats and other vessels over any water route or area | traffiku fuq l-ilma |
| UN Conference on Environment and Development | Summit dwar id-Dinja |
| United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development | Kummissjoni tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar l-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli |
| United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, COP 17/CMP 7 | Is-17-il Konferenza tal-Partijiet għall-Konvenzjoni Qafas tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, COP 17/CMP 7 | Konferenza ta' Durban |
| United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, COP 17/CMP 7 | Konferenza tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima f'Durban, l-Afrika t'Isfel, COP 17/CMP 7 |
| United Nations Forum on Forests | Forum tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar il-Foresti |
| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | UNFCCC |
| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Konvenzjoni Qafas tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| Working Group on Strategies and Review | Grupp ta' Ħidma dwar Strateġiji u Evalwazzjoni |
| World Commission on Dams | Kummissjoni Dinjija dwar id-Digi |
| World Conference on Disaster Reduction | Konferenza Dinjija dwar it-Tnaqqis tad-Diżastri |
| World Summit on Sustainable Development | Summit Dinji dwar l-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli |
