| English | Maltese |
| access to the courts The right of citizens to access to the organs of the governments where justice is administered | aċċess għall-qrati |
| access to the sea | aċċess għall-baħar |
| 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 |
| assessment of the environmental effects | valutazzjoni tal-impatt ambjentali |
| 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 |
| Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency | il-Bord tal-Appell tal-Aġenzija Ewropea għas-Sustanzi Kimiċi |
| break in the slope of the bed | kisra fix-xaqliba tal-qiegħ |
| Campaign for the Countryside | Kampanja ghall-Kampanja |
| Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters | Ċentru għar-Riċerka dwar l-Epidemjoloġija tad-Diżastri |
| 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 | sustanzi kimiċi fl-ambjent |
| chemical subject to the PIC procedure | prodott kimiku soġġett għall-proċedura PIC |
| collection of individual samples from the stack | ġbir ta' kampjuni individwali mis-sistema ta' ċmieni |
| Committee for implementation of the directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy | Kumitat għall-implimentazzjoni tad-Direttiva li tistabbilixxi qafas għal azzjoni Komunitarja fil-qasam tal-politika tal-ilma |
| 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 |
| Compliance Committee of the Kyoto Protocol | Kumitat ta' Konformità |
| Conference of the Parties | Konferenza tal-Partijiet għall-Konvenzjoni Qafas tan-NU dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| Conference of the Parties | Konferenza tal-Partijiet |
| Conference of the Parties | COP |
| Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC | Konferenza tal-Partijiet |
| Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC | Konferenza tal-Partijiet għall-Konvenzjoni Qafas tan-NU dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima |
| Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC | COP |
| 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 | Konferenza tal-Partijiet |
| 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 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 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 ta' Rotterdam |
| 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 |
| Cooperative Programme for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe | Programm Kooperattiv għall-Monitoraġġ u l-Evalwazzjoni tat-Trażmissjoni fuq Medda Twila ta' Sustanzi li Jniġġsu l-Arja fl-Ewropa |
| 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 | Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej |
| data on the state of the environment No definition needed | data dwar l-istat tal-ambjent |
| decarbonisation of the economy | dekarbonizzazzjoni tal-ekonomija |
| 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 |
| degradation of the environment The process by which the environment is progressively contaminated, overexploited and destroyed | degradazzjoni tal-ambjent |
| deterioration of the environment | degradazzjoni ambjentali |
| Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy | id-Direttiva 2000/60/KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tat-23 ta' Ottubru 2000 li tistabbilixxi qafas għal azzjoni Komunitarja fil-qasam tal-politika tal-ilma |
| Directive establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy | Direttiva Kwadru dwar l-Istrateġija Marina |
| Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora | Direttiva dwar il-Ħabitats |
| disposal of the dead | servizzi funebri |
| 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 |
| emission factor of the CO2 emissions | fattur ta' emissjoni tal-emissjonijiet tas-CO2 |
| 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 | ħarsien tal-ambjent fl-industrija |
| EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region | Strateġija tal-UE għar-Reġjun tal-Baħar Baltiku |
| Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism | Bord Eżekuttiv tal-Mekkaniżmu għal Żvilupp Nadif |
| Guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions | linji gwida dwar il-monitoraġġ u r-rapportar tal-emissjonijiet tal-gassijiet serra |
| holder of the waste | detentur tal-iskart |
| Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community | Infrastruttura għall-Informazzjoni Ġeografika fl-Ewropa |
| integrated strategy for the management of coastal waters | strateġija integrata għall-immaniġġjar tal-ilmijiet kostali |
| International Conference on Early Warning Systems for the Reduction of Natural Disasters | Konferenza Internazzjonali dwar Sistemi ta' Twissija Bikrija għat-Tnaqqis ta' Diżastri Naturali |
| International Union for the Protection of Nature | Unjoni Internazzjonali għall-Konservazzjoni tan-Natura u tar-Riżorsi Naturali |
| irreversibility of the phenomenon That quality of a process that precludes a prior state from being attained again | irreversibbiltà tal-fenomenu |
| 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 |
| localisation of the exceedance | skorrimenti minħabba sorsi naturali |
| mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol | mekkaniżmu għall-monitoraġġ tal-emissjonijiet ta' gass b'effett ta' serra fil-Komunità u għall-implimentazzjoni tal-Protokoll ta' Kyoto |
| 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 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 |
| national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol | inventarju nazzjonali tal-gassijiet b'effett ta' serra |
| national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol | inventarju nazzjonali tal-emissjonijiet antropoġeniċi minn fonti u tal-assorbiment minn bjar tal-gassijiet kollha b'effett ta' serra mhux ikkontrollati mill-Protokoll ta' Montreal |
| 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. | reat ambjentali |
| 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 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 Parzjali Miftuħ dwar Perikli Maġġuri EUR-OPA |
| 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 | organizzazzjoni tal-ġustizzja |
| 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 |
| Protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer | Protokoll ta' Montreal dwar sustanzi li jnaqqsu s-saff tal-ożonu |
| 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 | purifikazzjoni permezz tal-ħamrija |
| 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 |
| 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 | rapport lill-Ministru |
| research of the effects Investigation carried out to assess the results deriving from an action or condition; general term applying to many different fields | riċerka tal-effetti |
| 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 | drittijiet tal-individwu |
| 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 |
| scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community | skema tal-UE għan-negozjar ta' emissjonijiet |
| 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 | stat tal-arti |
| state of the art defence | eżonerazzjoni abbażi tal-ogħla livell ta' żvilupp tekniku |
| substance that depletes the ozone layer | sustanza li tnaqqas is-saff tal-ożonu |
| substance that depletes the ozone layer | sustanza qerrieda tal-ożonu |
| 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 |
| the public | il-pubbliku |
| thematic programme for the environment and sustainable management of natural resources, including energy | Programm Tematiku Għall-Ambjent u l-Ġestjoni Sostenibbli tar-Riżorżi Naturali |
| 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 | teorija tal-ambjent |
| 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 | teorija dwar l-istat soċjali |
| 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 | skart mormi taħt l-art |
| water infiltration into the ground The movement of surface water into soil or rock through cracks and pores | infiltrazzjoni tal-ilma fl-art |
| working the soil Ploughing the soil for agricultural purposes | xogħol fil-ħamrija għat-titjib tagħha |
