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| Terms for subject Environment (23140 entries) |
| defence (The act or process of protecting citizens or any geographical area by preparing for or by using military means to resist the attack of an enemy) | difesa | |
| defensive expenditure | spese per la difesa | |
| deflation | erosione eolica | |
| defoliating agent | defoliante | |
| defoliation | defoliazione | |
| defoliation (1. The drop of foliage from plants caused by herbicides such as Agent Orange, diuron, triazines, all of which interfere with photosynthesis. The use of defoliants, as in Vietnam or in jungle clearance for agriculture, can permanently destroy tropical forests. Once the tree cover is removed, the soil is subjected to erosion and precious nutrients are rapidly leached away. 2. Destroying (an area of jungle, forest, etc.) as by chemical sprays or incendiary bombs, in order to give enemy troops or guerilla forces no place of concealment) | defoliazione | |
| deforestation | distruzione della copertura forestale | |
| deforestation (The removal of forest and undergrowth to increase the surface of arable land or to use the timber for construction or industrial purposes. Forest and its undergrowth possess a very high water-retaining capacity, inhibiting runoff of rainwater) | deforestazione | |
| deforestation | deforestazione | |
| deforestation | diboscamento di terreni | |
| deforestation credit | credito per evitata deforestazione | |
| deforestation emission | emissioni da deforestazione | |
| deforestation of large areas | disboscamento di ampie superfici | |
| degradability (The capacity of being decomposed chemically or biologically) | degradabilità | |
| degradability | degradabilità | |
| degradation (A type of organic chemical reaction in which a compound is converted into a simpler compound in stages) | degradazione | |
| degradation effect | effetto di degrado | |
| degradation of historical buildings | degrado degli edifici storici | |
| degradation of natural resources | degrado delle risorse naturali | |
| 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) | degrado delle risorse naturali |