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| access to natural resources | الوصول إلى الموارد الطبيعية |
| community-based natural resource management | إدارة مشتركة للموارد الطبيعية |
| conservation of natural resources | الحفاظ على الموارد الطبيعية |
| degradation of natural resources The result of the cumulative activities of farmers, households, and industries, all trying to improve their socio-economic well being. These activities tend to be counterproductive for several reasons. People may not completely understand the long-term consequences of their activities on the natural resource base. The most important ways in which human activity is interfering with the global ecosystem are: 1. fossil fuel burning which may double the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration by the middle of the next century, as well as further increasing the emissions of sulphur and nitrogen very significantly; 2. expanding agriculture and forestry and the associated use of fertilizers (nitrogen and phosphorous) are significantly altering the natural circulation of these nutrients; 3. increased exploitation of the freshwater system both for irrigation in agriculture and industry and for waste disposal | تدهور الموارد الطبيعية |
| integral natural reserve Areas allocated to preserve and protect certain animals and plants, or both. They differ from national parks, which are largely a place for public recreation, because they are provided exclusively to protect species for their own sake. Endangered species are increasingly being kept in nature reserves to prevent them from extinction. Nature reserves also serve as a place for more plentiful species to rest, breed or winter | محمية طبيعية متكاملة |
| management of natural resources Planned use of natural resources, in particular of non-renewable resources, in accordance with principles that assure their optimum long-term economic and social benefits | إدارة الموارد الطبيعية |
| natural area An area in which natural processes predominate, fluctuations in numbers of organisms are allowed free play and human intervention is minimal | منطقة طبيعية |
| natural areas protection Active management of nature areas in order to ensure that wildlife is protected and the quality of its environment is maintained | حماية المناطق الطبيعية |
| natural disaster Violent, sudden and destructive change in the environment without cause from human activity, due to phenomena such as floods, earthquakes, fire and hurricanes | كارثة طبيعية |
| natural drainage system | نظام صرف طبيعي |
| 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 | البيئة الطبيعية |
| natural fertiliser Organic material added to the soil to supply chemical elements needed for plant nutrition | سماد طبيعي |
| natural fibre A textile fiber of mineral, plant or animal origin | ألياف طبيعية |
| natural forest A forest area that has developed free from the influence of humans and remains largely unaffected by their activities. The natural forest may include, but is not necessarily equivalent to, an old-growth forest | غابة طبيعية |
| natural gas A natural fuel containing methane and hydrocarbons that occurs in certain geologic formations | غاز طبيعي |
| 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 | استغلال الغاز الطبيعي |
| 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 | استخراج الغاز الطبيعي |
| natural hazard The probability of occurrence, within a specific period of time in a given area of a potentially damaging phenomenon of nature | مخاطر طبيعية |
| 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 | تراث طبيعي |
| natural heritage assessment Evaluation of the natural structures, resources and landscapes to ensure their careful management and preservation | تقييم التراث الطبيعي |
| 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 | قانون الاستقلال الطبيعي |
| natural material No definition needed | مادة طبيعية |
| 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 | أثر طبيعي |
| 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 | حديقة طبيعية |
| natural radioactivity Radiation stemming mainly from uranium, present in small amounts in many rocks, soils, building material, etc. | نشاط إشعاعي طبيعي |
| natural regeneration The replacement by an organism of tissues or organs which have been lost or severely injured | التجدد الطبيعي |
| 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) | موارد طبيعية |
| natural resource base | قاعدة الموارد الطبيعية |
| 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 | الحفاظ على الموارد الطبيعية |
| natural resources | موارد طبيعية |
| natural risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by any aspect of the physical world other than human activity | مخاطر طبيعية |
| 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 | تحليل المخاطر الطبيعية |
| 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 | الوقاية من المخاطر الطبيعية |
| natural scenery An area where human effects, if present, are not significant to the landscape as a whole | موقع طبيعي |
| 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 | العلوم الطبيعية |
| natural self-purification | التنقية الذاتية الطبيعية |
| natural self-purification | القدرة على التنقية الذاتية |
| natural stone A gemstone that occurs in nature, as distinguished from a man-made substitute | حجر طبيعي |
| natural value | قيمة طبيعية |
| regional natural park A park operated and managed by a region | حديقة طبيعية إقليمية |
| sensitive natural area Terrestrial or aquatic area or other fragile natural setting with unique or highly-valued environmental features | منطقة طبيعية حساسة |
| sustainable use of natural resources | استخدام مستدام للموارد الطبيعية |
| voluntary natural reserve Area of national interest which is protected under the responsibility of its owner in order to safeguard wildlife, archeological and geological sites | محمية طبيعية تطوعية |
