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| Terms for subject Environment (7489 entries) |
| continental shelf (The gently sloping seabed of the shallow water nearest to a continent, covering about 45 miles from the shore and deepening over the sloping sea floor to an average depth of 400 ft. It continues until it reaches the continental slope. The continental shelf contains most of the important fishing grounds and a range of resources, including gas and oil, sand and gravel. However, the shelf is, in general, a structural extension of the continent, and so may also be a source of minerals found in that region, such as tin, gold and platinum) | šelf | |
| continental slope | mandrinõlv | |
| continuing education (Various forms, methods, and processes of formal and informal education for the continued learning of all ages and categories of the general public. Oriented toward the continued learning/developmental processes of the individual throughout life) | täiendusõpe | |
| continuous load (The amount or quantity of polluting material found in a transporting agent that flows at a steady rate, in contrast to a sudden or dramatic influx) | püsikoormus | |
| contour farming (The performing of cultivations along lines connecting points of equal elevation so reducing the loss of top soil by erosion, increasing the capacity of the soil to retain water and reducing the pollution of water by soil) | terrasspõllundus | |
| contract (An agreement between two or more persons which creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing. Its essential are competent parties, subject matter, a legal consideration, mutuality of agreement, and mutuality of obligation) | leping | |
| contract cleaner (A commercial service provider, usually bound by a written agreement, responsible for the removal of dirt, litter or other unsightly materials from any property) | lepinguline koristaja | |
| control measure | juhtimismeede | |
| controlled burning (The planned use of carefully controlled fire to accomplish predetermined management goals. The burn is set under a combination of weather, fuel moisture, soil moisture, and fuel arrangement conditions that allow the management objectives to be attained, and yet confine the fire to the planned area) | ülepõletamine | |
| controlled hunting zone (An administered geographic area in which the pursuit, capture and killing of wild animals for food or sport, is allowed, often with certain restrictions or regulations) | kontrollitav jahipiirkond | |
| controlling authority (The power of a person or an organized assemblage of persons to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, administer or oversee) | juhtiv ametkond | |
| conurbation (1. A large densely populated urban sprawl formed by the growth and coalescence of individual towns or cities. 2. Large area covered with buildings (houses or factories or public building, etc.) 3. A large area occupied by urban development, which may contain isolated rural areas, and formed by the merging together of expanding towns that formerly were separate) | linnastu | |
| convenience food (Food so prepared and presented as to be easily and quickly ready for consumption) | kiirtoit | |
| convention (International agreement on a specific topic) | konventsioon | |
| convention (International agreement on a specific topic) | rahvusvaheline kokkulepe | |
| Convention for the protection of the Danube | Doonau kaitse konventsioon | |
| Convention for the protection of the Danube | Konventsioon Doonau jõe kaitse ja säästva kasutamise alase koostöö kohta | |
| Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean | Vahemere merekeskkonna ja rannikuala kaitse konventsioon | |
| Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution | Vahemere merekeskkonna ja rannikuala kaitse konventsioon | |
| Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters | keskkonnainfo kättesaadavuse ja keskkonnaasjade otsustamises üldsuse osalemise ning neis asjus kohtu poole pöördumise konventsioon |