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Terms for subject Environment (6310 entries)
ekoloģijas industrija environmental industry (Industries involved in the development of cleaner technologies, waste and wastewater treatment, recycling processes, biotechnology processes, catalysts, membranes, desulphurisation plants, noise reduction, and the manufacture of other products having an environment protection purpose)
ekoloģijas mācības environmental teaching (Instruction, training or the imparting of knowledge about the external conditions affecting the life, development and survival of organisms, including potential dangers to the ecosystem and the means to maintain its integrity)
ekoloģiskā attīstība ecodevelopment (1. Conservative development based on long term optimization of biosphere resources. 2. An approach to development through rational use of natural resources by means of appropriate technology and system of production which take into account and provide for the conservation of nature)
ekoloģiskā bilance environmental balance (Final part of the environmental impact study and assessment which compares environmental costs and benefits on the basis of homogeneous criteria)
ekoloģiska celtne green building (The self-contained dwelling where man simulates the ways of ecosystems, i.e. his wastes are converted to fuel by anaerobic digestion for methane production and the residues from the digestion are used for growing food. The food residues are composted and/or used for methane production. Solar energy is trapped by the greenhouse effect and used for house, crop and water heating. A windmill would be used for electricity. Thus, given sufficient space, sunshine, rainfall and wind, the ecohouse is in theory a self-contained system recycling its own wastes and using the sun as its energy input)
ekoloģiska fondu birža environmental stock exchange (The buying, selling, or exchanging of ecological commodities)
ekoloģiskā integritāte environmental integrity
ekoloģiskā kapacitāte ecological carrying capacity (1. The maximum number of species an area can support during the harshest part of the year, or the maximum biomass it can support indefinitely. 2. The maximum number of grazing animals an area can support without deterioration)
ekoloģiskā kara līdzekļi environmental warfare (The direct manipulation or destruction of ecological resources as either a political threat or for actual military advantage)
ekoloģiska katastrofa ecocatastrophe (A sudden, widespread disaster or calamity causing extensive damage to the environment that threatens the quality of life for people living in the affected area or region, potentially leading to many deaths)
ekoloģiskā kopiena ecological community (1. All of the plants and animals in an area or volume; a complex association usually containing both animals and plants. 2. Any naturally occurring group of organisms that occupy a common environment)
ekoloģiskā kustība ecologist movement (Grouping of individuals and organizations dedicated to the protection of the environment)
ekoloģiskā licence environmental licence (A governmental license or grant that allows and regulates an enterprise's discharge of air pollutants, typically from a commercial or industrial plant)
ekoloģiskā mijiedarbības un situācijas novērtēšana ecological stocktaking (Taking stock of, evaluating, or inventorying a company's impact on the environment or its progress towards environmentally sound business practices)
ekoloģiskā nevienlīdzība ecological inequality (Any imbalance or disparity among inhabitants of the same living environment deemed inappropriate, unjust or detrimental to that environment's integrity)
ekoloģiskā niša ecological niche (1. The space occupied by a species, which includes both the physical space as well as the functional role of the species. 2. Ecological niche refers to the characteristics of an environment that provides all the essential food and protection for the continued survival of a particular species of flora or fauna. In addition to food and shelter, there is no long-term threat to existence in that place from potential predators, parasites and competitors. The concept of the ecological niche goes a long way beyond the idea of the species habitat)
ekoloģiskā pielāgošanās ecological adaptation (Change in an organism so that it is better able to survive or reproduce, thereby contributing to its fitness)
ekoloģiskā piesātinātība ecological abundance (Number of individual specimens of an animal or plant seen over a certain period of time in a certain place)
ekoloģiskā pilsonība environmental citizenship (The state, character or behavior of a person viewed as a member of the ecosystem with attendant rights and responsibilities, especially the responsibility to maintain ecological integrity and the right to exist in a healthy environment)
ekoloģiskā plānošana environmental planning (The identification of desirable objectives for the physical environment, including social and economic objectives, and the creation of administrative procedures and programmes to meet those objectives)