| Subject | English | Catalan |
| environ. | abiotic environment The non-living components of the environment (rocks, minerals, soil, water and climate) | entorn abiòtic |
| environ. | aquatic environment Waters, including wetlands, that serve as habitat for interrelated and interacting communities and populations of plants and animals | medi aquàtic |
| environ. | built environment That part of the physical surroundings which are people-made or people-organized, such as buildings and other major structures, roads, bridges and the like, down to lesser objects such as traffic lights, telephone and pillar boxes | ambient construït |
| environ. | 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 | producte químic en el medi ambient |
| environ. | coastal environment The areas where the land masses meet the seas. Coastal environments include tidal wetlands, estuaries, bays, shallow near-shore waters, mangrove swamps, and in-shore reef systems. The critical habitats of these zones are: feeding, breeding, nursery, and resting areas. Coastal areas throughout the world are under enormous environmental stress, which is caused by a wide range of factors, including pollution and the destruction and deterioration of marine habitats | medi ambiente de litoral |
| environ. | 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 | concepte de medi ambient |
| environ. | data on the state of the environment No definition needed | dades sobre l'estat del medi ambient |
| environ. | degradation of the environment The process by which the environment is progressively contaminated, overexploited and destroyed | degradació del medi ambient |
| environ. | effect on the environment Resultant of natural or manmade perturbations of the physical, chemical or biological components making up the environment | efecte sobre el medi ambient |
| environ. | 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 | feina i medi ambient |
| environ. | environment friendly Human activities, enterprises or products that reinforce rather than undermine the integrity of the ecosystem | favorable al medi ambient |
| environ. | environment market | mercat de medi ambient |
| environ. | 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 | Agència Europea de Medi Ambient |
| environ. | geophysical environment The physical earth and its surroundings, consisting of the oceans and inland waters, lower and upper atmosphere, space, land masses and land forms | medi geofisic |
| environ. | Global Environment Facility An international organization established in 1990 to provide practical assistance to governments in achieving environmental improvements. The GEF is managed by the World Bank, which contributes 2/3 of its funds, the remaining 1/3 being controlled by the United Nations Development Programme | Servei Global Mediambiental |
| environ. | health-environment relationship Relationship between the quality of the environment and the health conditions of individuals | relació salut - medi ambient |
| environ. | indoor environment Environment situated in the inside of a house or other building | ambient interior |
| environ. | industrial environment in general, Environment where the manifold activities connected with the production of goods and services take place | medi ambient industrial (en general) |
| environ. | living environment External conditions or surroundings in which people live or work | àmbit de vida |
| environ. | maintenance of environment No definition needed | manteniment |
| environ. | marine environment Marine environments include estuaries, coastal marine and nearshore zones, and open-ocean-deep-sea regions | ambient marí |
| environ. | municipal environment plan A formulated or systematic method for the management of a city or town's natural or ecological resources | pla municipal de medi ambient |
| environ. | natural environment The complex of atmospheric, geological and biological characteristics found in an area in the absence of artifacts or influences of a well developed technological, human culture | medi natural |
| environ. | 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. | agressió contra el medi ambient |
| environ. | physical environment The material surroundings of a system, process or organism | medi físic |
| environ. | 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 | informe sobre l'estat del medi ambient |
| environ. | rural environment Environment pertaining to the countryside | medi ambient rural |
| environ. | 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 | medi ambient sensible |
| environ. | terrestrial environment The continental as distinct from the marine and atmospheric environments. It is the environment in which terrestrial organisms live | medi ambient terrestre |
| environ. | 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 | teoria del medi ambient |
| environ. | 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 | impacte mediambiental del comerç |