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| Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries) |
| natural gas exploration (Underground prospection conducted with various methods to discover natural gas deposits which are usually found in the immediate vicinity of crude petroleum) | naturgassleting | |
| natural gas extraction (The tapping of natural gas from wells located under the sea and in general from underground sources often in association with petroleum deposits; it is used as a fuel, having largely replaced coal-gas for this purpose, and as a source of intermediates for organic synthesis) | naturgassutvinning | |
| natural hazard (The probability of occurrence, within a specific period of time in a given area of a potentially damaging phenomenon of nature) | naturlig fare | |
| natural heritage (Generally, the world's natural resources as handed down to the present generation, and specifically, the earth's outstanding physical, biological and geological formations, and habitats of threatened species of animals and plants and areas with scientific, conservation or aesthetic value) | naturarv | |
| natural heritage assessment (Evaluation of the natural structures, resources and landscapes to ensure their careful management and preservation) | naturarv-vurdering | |
| natural independence law (The inviolable, moral claim of non-human organisms and their habitats to exist unharmed or unchanged by human activity as postulated by certain environmental ethicists) | naturrett | |
| natural material (No definition needed) | naturmateriale | |
| natural monument (A natural/cultural feature which is of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance. Guidance for selection of a natural monument is: 1. The area should contain one or more features of outstanding significance (appropriate natural features include spectacular waterfalls, caves, craters, fossil beds, sand dunes and marine features, along with unique or representative fauna and flora; associated cultural features might include cave dwellings, cliff-top forts, archaeological sites, or natural sites which have heritage significance to indigenous peoples).; 2. The area should be large enough to protect the integrity of the feature and its immediately related surroundings) | naturminne | |
| natural park (A designation of project lands which preserves natural resources for their scientific, scenic, cultural and/or educational value by limiting development and management practices. Land managed to protect rare and endangered species of flora and fauna will be designed as natural areas) | naturpark | |
| natural radioactivity (Radiation stemming mainly from uranium, present in small amounts in many rocks, soils, building material, etc.) | naturlig radioaktivitet | |
| natural regeneration (The replacement by an organism of tissues or organs which have been lost or severely injured) | naturlig regenerering | |
| natural resource (A feature or component of the natural environment that is of value in serving human needs, e.g. soil, water, plantlife, wildlife, etc. Some natural resources have an economic value (e.g. timber) while others have a "noneconomic" value (e.g. scenic beauty)) | naturressurs | |
| natural resource conservation (The management of living and non-living resources in such a way as to sustain the maximum benefit for present and future generations) | vern av naturressurser | |
| natural risk (Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by any aspect of the physical world other than human activity) | naturrisiko | |
| natural risk analysis (Analysis of the probability of occurrence, within a specific period of time in a given area, of a potentially damaging phenomenon of nature) | naturrisikoanalyse | |
| natural risks prevention (Precautionary measures, actions or installations implemented to avert the probability of harm to humans, property or natural resources posed by conditions or events in the environment neither initiated nor formed by human activity) | naturrisikoforebygging | |
| natural scenery (An area where human effects, if present, are not significant to the landscape as a whole) | landskapsbilde | |
| natural science (The branches of science dealing with objectively measurable phenomena pertaining to the transformation and relationships of energy and matter; includes biology, physics, and chemistry) | naturvitenskap | |
| natural stone (A gemstone that occurs in nature, as distinguished from a man-made substitute) | naturstein | |
| natural value | naturlig verdi |