| English | Slovak |
| access to the courts The right of citizens to access to the organs of the governments where justice is administered | prístup k súdom |
| access to the sea | prístup k moru / oceánu |
| Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol | pracovná skupina ad hoc pre ďalšie záväzky zmluvných strán prílohy I v rámci Kjótskeho protokolu |
| Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action | pracovná skupina ad hoc pre Durbanskú platformu pre posilnenú činnosť |
| Advisory Committee on the Control and reduction of pollution caused by hydrocarbons discharged at sea | Poradný výbor pre dohľad nad znečisťovaním uhľovodíkmi vypúšťanými na mori a jeho znižovanie |
| Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution caused by Oil and other Harmful Substances discharged at Sea | Poradný výbor pre dohľad a znižovanie znečistenia naftou a inými nebezpečnými látkami vypúšťanými na mori |
| 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 | dobrovoľné zásady Akwé: Kon |
| assessment of the environmental effects | posudzovanie vplyvov na životné prostredie |
| assessment of the impact on the environment | posudzovanie vplyvov na životné prostredie |
| Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | hodnotiaca správa Medzivládneho panelu o zmene klímy |
| 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 | chemikálie v prostredí |
| chemical subject to the PIC procedure | chemikália, ktorá podlieha postupu PIC |
| Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution | Komisia pre ochranu Čierneho mora pred znečistením |
| Committee on the ecodesign and energy labelling of energy-using products | regulačný výbor pre ekodizajn |
| Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-using Products | regulačný výbor pre ekodizajn |
| Compliance Committee of the Kyoto Protocol | Výbor pre plnenie záväzkov podľa Kjótskeho protokolu |
| Compliance Committee of the Kyoto Protocol | Výbor pre plnenie záväzkov |
| Conference of the Parties | konferencia zmluvných strán Rámcového dohovoru Organizácie Spojených národov o zmene klímy |
| Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties | konferencia strán slúžiaca ako stretnutie strán Kjótskeho protokolu |
| Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol | konferencia strán slúžiaca ako stretnutie strán Kjótskeho protokolu |
| Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC | konferencia zmluvných strán Rámcového dohovoru Organizácie Spojených národov o zmene klímy |
| Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | konferencia zmluvných strán Rámcového dohovoru Organizácie Spojených národov o zmene klímy |
| Conference on the Human Environment | Konferencia Organizácie Spojených národov o životnom prostredí človeka |
| Conference on the Human Environment | štokholmská konferencia |
| Conference on the Human Environment | Štokholmská konferencia OSN o ľudskom rozvoji |
| Convention for the protection of the Danube | Dohovor o spolupráci pri ochrane a trvalom využívaní rieky Dunaj |
| Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment | Dohovor o občianskoprávnej zodpovednosti za škody vzniknuté činnosťami nebezpečnými životnému prostrediu |
| Convention on cooperation for the protection and sustainable use of the river Danube | Dohovor o spolupráci pri ochrane a trvalom využívaní rieky Dunaj |
| Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources | Dohovor o ochrane živých antarktických morských zdrojov |
| Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats | Dohovor o ochrane európskych voľne žijúcich organizmov a prírodných stanovísť |
| Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade | Rotterdamský dohovor o udeľovaní predbežného súhlasu po predchádzajúcom ohlásení pre vybrané nebezpečné chemikálie a pesticídy v medzinárodnom obchode |
| Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution | Dohovor o ochrane Čierneho mora pred znečistením |
| Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law | Dohovor na ochranu životného prostredia prostredníctvom trestného práva |
| Court of Justice of the European Communities Institution set up under Treaty of Rome to ensure that in interpretation and application of the Treaty the law is observed. It consists of judges from each member state, appointed for 6-year periods, assisted by three Advocates General. It sits in Luxembourg, expressing itself in judgements when called upon to do so in proceedings initiated by member states, institutions of the EC and natural or legal persons. Procedures are generally inquisitorial | Súdny dvor Európskych spoločenstiev |
| data on the state of the environment No definition needed | informácie o stave životného prostredia |
| 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 | rozhodnutie Európskeho parlamentu a Rady č. 406/2009/ES z 23. apríla 2009 o úsilí členských štátov znížiť emisie skleníkových plynov s cieľom splniť záväzky Spoločenstva týkajúce sa zníženia emisií skleníkových plynov do roku 2020 |
| degradation of the environment The process by which the environment is progressively contaminated, overexploited and destroyed | znehodnotenie životného prostredia |
| Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy | smernica 2000/60/ES Európskeho parlamentu a Rady z 23. októbra 2000, ktorou sa stanovuje rámec pôsobnosti pre opatrenia Spoločenstva v oblasti vodného hospodárstva |
| disposal of the dead | pohrebná služba |
| effect on the environment Resultant of natural or manmade perturbations of the physical, chemical or biological components making up the environment | vplyv na životné prostredie |
| 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 | ochrana životného prostredia v podniku |
| EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region | stratégia EÚ pre región Baltského mora |
| Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism | výkonný orgán pre mechanizmus čistého rozvoja |
| Global Framework Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer | Viedenský dohovor o ochrane ozónovej vrstvy |
| Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community | Infraštruktúra pre priestorové informácie v Európskom spoločenstve |
| International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 | Medzinárodný dohovor o zabránení znečisťovaniu z lodí 1973 |
| International Union for the Protection of Nature | Medzinárodná únia na ochranu prírody a prírodných zdrojov |
| irreversibility of the phenomenon That quality of a process that precludes a prior state from being attained again | nezvratnosť fenoménu |
| Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | Kjótsky protokol k Rámcovému dohovoru Organizácie Spojených národov o zmene klímy |
| mechanism for monitoring CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions in the Community | mechanizmus monitorovania CO2 a iných skleníkových plynov v Spoločenstve |
| mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol | mechanizmus sledovania emisií skleníkových plynov v Spoločenstve a uplatňovania Kjótskeho protokolu |
| mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol | mechanizmus monitorovania emisií skleníkových plynov v Spoločenstve a uplatňovania Kjótskeho protokolu |
| monitoring mechanism for anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions not controlled by the Montreal Protocol in the Member States | mechanizmus monitorovania CO2 a iných skleníkových plynov v Spoločenstve |
| Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer | Montrealský protokol o látkach, ktoré poškodzujú ozónovú vrstvu |
| national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol | národná inventúra antropogénnych emisií zo zdrojov a záchytov všetkých skleníkových plynov |
| 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. | delikt proti životnému prostrediu |
| organisation of the legal system The specific manner, form and institutions by which a government's ability to make, enforce and interpret laws are brought together into a coordinated whole | usporiadanie právneho systému |
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Protokol o perzistentných organických látkach k Dohovoru o diaľkovom znečisťovaní ovzdušia prechádzajúcom hranicami štátov |
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-Level Ozone | Protokol o znížení acidifikácie, eutrofizácie a prízemného ozónu k Dohovoru o diaľkovom znečisťovaní ovzdušia prechádzajúcom hranicami štátov |
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-Level Ozone | Göteborský protokol |
| Protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer | Montrealský protokol o látkach, ktoré poškodzujú ozónovú vrstvu |
| purification through the soil The act or process in which a section of the ground is freed from pollution or any type of contamination, often through natural processes | prirodzené čistenie pôdy |
| Regulatory Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-related Products | regulačný výbor pre ekodizajn |
| 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 | správa o stave životného prostredia |
| report to the minister A written account or statement describing in detail observations or the results of an inquiry into an event or situation and presented to any person appointed or elected to a high-level position within some political entity | správa pre ministra |
| research of the effects Investigation carried out to assess the results deriving from an action or condition; general term applying to many different fields | výskum vplyvov |
| rights of the individual Just claims, legal guarantees or moral principles accorded to each and every member of a group or state, including the freedom to do certain things and the freedom from certain intrusions imposed by the collective body | práva jedinca |
| Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | Rotterdamský dohovor o udeľovaní predbežného súhlasu po predchádzajúcom ohlásení pre vybrané nebezpečné chemikálie a pesticídy v medzinárodnom obchode |
| scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community | systém obchodovania s emisiami |
| state of the art Everything made available to the public by means of a written or oral description, by use or in any other way before the date of the patent application, or an application filed in a foreign country the priority of which is validly claimed | stav techniky |
| state of the environment | stav životného prostredia |
| substance that depletes the ozone layer | látka poškodzujúca ozónovú vrstvu |
| substance that depletes the ozone layer | látka, ktorá poškodzuje ozónovú vrstvu |
| the Three Rs | nahradenie, obmedzenie a zjemnenie |
| 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 | teória životného prostredia |
| theory of the welfare state A political conception of government in a capitalist economy where the state is responsible for insuring that all members of society attain a minimum standard of living through redistribution of resources, progressive taxation and universal social programs, including health care and education | teória sociálneho štátu |
| United Nations Conference on the Human Environment | Štokholmská konferencia OSN o ľudskom rozvoji |
| United Nations Conference on the Human Environment | Konferencia Organizácie Spojených národov o životnom prostredí človeka |
| United Nations Conference on the Human Environment | štokholmská konferencia |
| Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer | Viedenský dohovor o ochrane ozónovej vrstvy |
| waste disposal in the ground The planned discharge, deposit or burial of refuse or other unserviceable material into the surface of the earth, as in a landfill | ukladanie odpadov do zeme |
| water infiltration into the ground The movement of surface water into soil or rock through cracks and pores | presakovanie vody do pôdy |
| working the soil Ploughing the soil for agricultural purposes | obrábanie pôdy |
