| Subject | Catalan | English |
| environ. | adquisició respectuosa del medi ambient | environmental friendly procurement The process of obtaining products and services which are favorably disposed toward the environment |
| environ. | agressió contra el medi ambient | offence against the environment Unlawful acts against the environment, such as water contamination, hazardous waste disposal, air contamination, unpermitted installation of plants, oil spills, etc. |
| environ. | agència de protecció del medi ambient | environmental protection agency EPA is the US Government's watchdog agency responsible for controlling the pollution of air and water, pesticides, radiation hazards and noise pollution. The agency is also involved in research to examine the effects of pollution |
| environ. | Agència Europea de Medi Ambient | European Environment Agency The EEA is being set up to provide the European Community and its member states with objective, reliable and standardized information on the environment. It will assess the success of existing environmental policies and the data will be used to develop new policies for environmental protection measures. It will gather information covering the present, and foreseeable, state of the environment. The priority area are: air quality and emissions; water quality, pollutants and resources; soil quality, flora and fauna, and biotopes; land use and natural resources; waste management; noise pollution; chemicals; and protection of coastal areas. The Agency will also take into account the socio-economics dimension, cover transboundary and international matters, and avoid the duplication of the activities of other bodies |
| environ. | associació de protecció del medi ambient | environmental protection association Associations whose object resides in the protection of natural environment |
| environ. | CNUMAD "Conferència sobre Medi Ambient i Desenvolupament, Rio de Janeiro, 1992" | UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992 |
| environ. | comportament responsable amb el medi ambient | environmentally responsible behaviour |
| environ. | concepte de medi ambient | concept of environment The development at any level of a general notion of the surrounding ecosystem, its foundational relationship to human life and the need to preserve its integrity |
| environ. | consell de protecció del medi ambient | environmental protection advice Consultations or recommendations given as a guide of action regarding the preservation of ecological integrity and the defense or shelter of natural resources |
| environ. | Consell Europeu de Medi Ambient | European Environmental Council |
| environ. | conservació del medi ambient | environmental conservation Efforts and activities to maintain and sustain those attributes in natural and urban environments which are essential both to human physical and mental health and to enjoyment of life |
| environ. | cost de protecció del medi ambient | environmental protection cost The amount of money incurred in the preservation, defense, or shelter of natural resources |
| environ. | dades sobre l'estat del medi ambient | data on the state of the environment No definition needed |
| environ. | degradació del medi ambient | degradation of the environment The process by which the environment is progressively contaminated, overexploited and destroyed |
| environ. | despesa pública en medi ambient | government environmental expenditure |
| environ. | efecte sobre el medi ambient | effect on the environment Resultant of natural or manmade perturbations of the physical, chemical or biological components making up the environment |
| environ. | favorable al medi ambient | environment friendly Human activities, enterprises or products that reinforce rather than undermine the integrity of the ecosystem |
| environ. | feina i medi ambient | employment and environment Issues or initiatives pertaining to the inter-relationship between ecological concerns and the economics of employment, including sustained, environmentally safe development; the effect of environmental activism on jobs; and the creation of environmental occupations |
| environ. | informe sobre l'estat del medi ambient | 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 |
| environ. | medi ambient | environment A concept which includes all aspects of the surroundings of humanity, affecting individuals and social groupings. The European Union has defined the environment as "the combination of elements whose complex interrelationships make up the settings, the surroundings and the conditions of life of the individual and of society, as they are or as they are felt". The environment thus includes the built environment, the natural environment and all natural resources, including air, land and water. It also includes the surroundings of the workplace |
| environ. | medi ambient industrial | industrial environment in general, Environment where the manifold activities connected with the production of goods and services take place (en general) |
| environ. | medi ambient rural | rural environment Environment pertaining to the countryside |
| environ. | medi ambient sensible | sensitive environment Any parcel of land, large or small, under public or private control, that already has, or with remedial action could achieve, desirable environmental attributes. These attributes contribute to the retention and/or creation of wildlife habitat, soils stability, water retention or recharge, vegetative cover, and similar vital ecological functions. Environmentally sensitive areas range in size from small patches to extensive landscape features. They can include rare or common habitats, plants and animals |
| environ. | medi ambient terrestre | terrestrial environment The continental as distinct from the marine and atmospheric environments. It is the environment in which terrestrial organisms live |
| environ. | mercat de medi ambient | environment market |
| environ. | ordre de protecció del medi ambient | environmental protection order |
| environ. | organització de protecció del medi ambient | environmental protection organisation A government agency, committee or group that is responsible for preserving and safeguarding ecological or natural resources |
| environ. | pla municipal de medi ambient | municipal environment plan A formulated or systematic method for the management of a city or town's natural or ecological resources |
| environ. | plantejament flexible de la protecció del medi ambient | flexible approach to environmental protection Plans, referred to in various rules as emissions averaging, or flexible compliance plans, allow facilities to undercontrol some emission points that are too costly to control to mandated levels as long as these units are balanced by overcontrolling other emission units that are more cost-effective to control |
| environ. | procés legislatiu sobre medi ambient | environmental legislative process The systematic course of proceedings in which a bill that would preserve or protect ecological resources may be enacted as a law |
| environ. | producte químic en el medi ambient | chemical in the environment The presence in the environment of any solid, liquid or gaseous material discharged from a process and that may pose substantial hazard to human health and the environment |
| environ. | producte respectuós del medi ambient | environmentally friendly product Product that is not harmful to the environment |
| environ. | protecció del medi ambient en l'empresa | environmental protection in the enterprise Precautionary actions, procedures or installations undertaken by non-governmental, business or industrial entities to prevent or reduce harm to the ecosystem and human health |
| environ. | reglament de protecció del medi ambient | environmental protection regulation A government or management prescribed rule for the preservation of natural resources and the prevention of damage or degradation of the ecosystem |
| environ. | relació salut - medi ambient | health-environment relationship Relationship between the quality of the environment and the health conditions of individuals |
| environ. | tecnologia integrada de protecció del medi ambient | integrated environmental protection technology Technologies that meet environmental objectives by incorporating pollution prevention concepts in their design. Integrated environmental control strategies introduced in the early design stages of a process, rather than an end-of-pipe control option introduced in the later stages, improve the technical and economic performance of a process |
| environ. | tecnologies de protecció del medi ambient | environmental protection technology Technologies that meet environmental objectives by incorporating pollution prevention concepts in their design. Environmental control strategies introduced in the early design stages of a process, rather than an end-of-pipe control option introduced in the later stages, improve the technical and economic performance of a process |
| environ. | teoria del medi ambient | theory of the environment A structured simulation or explanation based on observation, experimentation and reasoning that seeks to demonstrate, characterize or explain the actions and interactions of the total surrounding conditions of a given system |
| environ. | xarxa d'informació sobre el medi ambient | environmental information network A system of interrelated persons and devices linked to permit the exchange of data or knowledge concerning natural resources, human health and other ecological matters |
