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Terms for subject Environment (8332 entries)
cosaint íobartach sacrificial protection
cosaint ithreacha agus screamhuiscí protection of soils and groundwaters
cosaint láithreáin site protection (Precautionary actions, procedures or installations undertaken to prevent or reduce harm to the environmental integrity of a physical area or location)
cosaint limistéar nádúrtha natural areas protection (Active management of nature areas in order to ensure that wildlife is protected and the quality of its environment is maintained)
cosaint maoine property protection (That benefit or safety which the government affords to the citizens to insure their individual or corporate right to exclusive enjoyment and disposal of property, money and any other thing tangible or intangible that represents a source of income or wealth)
cosaint maoschláir water table protection (Water table is inherently susceptible to contamination from landuse activities. Remediation is very expensive and often impractical. Prevention of contamination is therefore critical in effective groundwater management)
cosaint na haeráide climate protection (Precautionary actions, procedures or installations undertaken to prevent or reduce harm from pollution to natural weather conditions or patterns, including the prevailing temperature, atmospheric composition and precipitation)
cosaint na mbarr crop protection (The problem of crop protection has changed dramatically since 1945. There is now a whole arsenal of chemicals with which to combat agricultural pests and diseases, but this development has itself many drawbacks. Such sophisticated techniques are available only to a minority of farmers; in most parts of the world the standard of crop protection remains abysmally low. In addition, modern crop protection methods have been criticized for relying too heavily on chemical control. Biological controls, both natural and contrived, have been neglected. In some cases involving misuse of agricultural chemicals, crops must be protected from the very measures intended for their protection. Meanwhile previously localized pests and diseases continue to spread worldwide)
cosaint ó chomharsana protection from neighbours
cosaint ó mhaidhm shléibhe avalanche protection (The total of measures and devices implemented to protect people, property or natural resources from avalanche conditions, including avalanche forecasting and warning, avalanche zoning, ski testing and the use of explosives and other equipment to stabilize an avalanche area)
cosaint ó thorann noise protection (Adoption of measures for controlling noise pollution, such as restriction of the emission of noise from industrial, commercial and domestic premises, from motor vehicles and aircrafts, the provision of noise barriers and buffer zones, the fitting of sound attenuation equipment, etc.)
cosaint ó thuilte flood protection (Precautionary measures, equipment or structures implemented to guard or defend people, property and lands from an unusual accumulation of water above the ground)
cosaint plandaí plant protection (Conservation of plant species that may be rare or endangered, and of other plants of particular significance)
cosaint screamhuisce groundwater protection (Precautionary actions, procedures or installations undertaken to prevent or reduce harm to the environmental integrity of fresh water found beneath the earth's surface, usually in aquifers, which supply wells and springs)
cosaint shóisialta social protection (The monies and programs a society enacts through either public or private entities to provide economic security and general welfare for its members, often on account of old age, unemployment, health, disability or death of a spouse, parent or other benefactor)
cosaint sibhialtach civilian protection (The organization and measures, usually under governmental or other authority depending on the country, aimed at preventing, abating or fighting major emergencies for the protection of the civilian population and property, particularly in wartime)
cosaint sláinte health protection
cosaint sláinte comhshaoil environmental health protection (Measures or devices designed to reduce the risk of harm to human health posed by pollutants or other threatening conditions in the ecosystem)
cosaint sléibhte mountain protection
cosaint sonraí data protection (Policies, procedures or devices designed to maintain the integrity or security of informational elements in storage or in transmission)