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| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint agus Úsáid Sruthchúrsaí Trasteorann agus Lochanna Idirnáisiúnta | UNECE Water Convention |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint agus Úsáid Sruthchúrsaí Trasteorann agus Lochanna Idirnáisiúnta | Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint an Chomhshaoil tríd an Dlí Coiriúil | Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint Mhuirthimpeallacht agus Réigiún Cósta na Meánmhara | Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint Mhuirthimpeallacht agus Réigiún Cósta na Meánmhara | Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint Mhuirthimpeallacht agus Réigiún Cósta na Meánmhara | Barcelona Convention |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le cosaint mhuirthimpeallacht an Atlantaigh Thoir Thuaidh | OSPAR Convention |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le cosaint mhuirthimpeallacht an Atlantaigh Thoir Thuaidh | Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint Mhuirthimpeallacht Limistéar Mhuir Bhailt, 1992 | Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1992 |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint Mhuirthimpeallacht Limistéar Mhuir Bhailt | Helsinki Convention |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint Mhuirthimpeallacht Limistéar Mhuir Bhailt | Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le cosaint na Réine i gcoinne truailliú ceimiceach | Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint Uiscí na hEilbe | Convention on the Protection of the Waters of the Elbe |
| an Coinbhinsiún maidir le Cosaint Uiscí na hEilbe | Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe |
| comhairle maidir le cosaint an chomhshaoil | environmental protection advice Consultations or recommendations given as a guide of action regarding the preservation of ecological integrity and the defense or shelter of natural resources |
| Comhaontú Páirteach Oscailte maidir le tubaistí a chosc, cosaint ina n-aghaidh, agus fóirithint a eagrú i gcás mórtubaistí nádúrtha agus teicneolaíocha | Open partial agreement on the prevention of, protection against, and organisation of relief in major natural and technological disasters |
| Comhaontú Páirteach Oscailte maidir le tubaistí a chosc, cosaint ina n-aghaidh, agus fóirithint a eagrú i gcás mórtubaistí nádúrtha agus teicneolaíocha | Open Partial Agreement on Major Hazards EUR-OPA |
| Comhaontú Páirteach Oscailte maidir le tubaistí a chosc, cosaint ina n-aghaidh, agus fóirithint a eagrú i gcás mórtubaistí nádúrtha agus teicneolaíocha | EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement |
| cosaint ainmhithe | animal protection Precautionary actions or procedures taken to prevent or reduce the harm to sentient, non-human species, posed, in most cases, by humans |
| cosaint ainmhithe | protection of animals |
| cosaint an aeir chomhthimpeallaigh | protection of ambient air |
| cosaint an chisil ózóin agus na haeráide | ozone layer and climate protection |
| cosaint an chomhshaoil | environmental protection Measures and controls to prevent damage and degradation of the environment, including the sustainability of its living resources |
| cosaint an chomhshaoil | environmental protection |
| cosaint an chomhshaoil sa ghnóthas | environmental protection in the enterprise Precautionary actions, procedures or installations undertaken by non-governmental, business or industrial entities to prevent or reduce harm to the ecosystem and human health |
| cosaint an chósta | coast protection A form of environmental management designed to allay the progressive degradation of the land by coastal erosion processes. Sea defence works can be undertaken to protect the land from erosion and encroachment by the sea and against flooding. These involve engineering solutions such as groynes, sea walls, bulkheads, revetments and breakwaters |
| cosaint an dúlra | nature protection Precautionary actions, procedures or installations undertaken to prevent or reduce harm to the elements of the material world that exist independently of human activity |
| cosaint an uisce chomhthimpeallaigh | protection of ambient water |
| cosaint anóideach | sacrificial protection |
| cosaint ar radaíocht | radiation protection Precautionary actions, measures or equipment implemented to guard or defend people, property and natural resources from the harmful effects of ionizing energy |
| cosaint bhiotóip | biotope protection Measures taken to ensure that the biological and physical components of a biotope are in equilibrium by maintaining constant their relative numbers and features |
| cosaint bruach | bank protection Engineering work which aims at the protection of banks of a river, or slopes of embankments along it, from erosion by the current of flow, from floods, etc. |
| cosaint bunaithe ar cheadúnas | permit defence |
| cosaint de réir eolas an ama | state of the art defence |
| cosaint dobharcheantair | water catchment protection Precautionary actions, procedures or installations undertaken to prevent or reduce harm to the environmental integrity of drainage areas used to catch water, such as reservoirs or basins |
| cosaint don éisteacht | hearing protection The total of measures and devices implemented to preserve persons from harm to the faculty of perceiving sound |
| cosaint dóiteáin | fire protection All necessary precautions to see that fire is not initiated, by ensuring that all necessary fire fighting apparatus is in good order and available for use if fire should break out, and by ensuring that personnel are properly trained and drilled in fighting fire |
| cosaint fiadhúlra | wildlife protection Precautionary actions, procedures or installations undertaken to prevent or reduce harm to animals, plants and other organisms living in their natural state |
| cosaint foraoise | forest protection Branch of forestry concerned with the prevention and control of damage to forests arising from the action of people or livestock, of pests and abiotic agents |
| cosaint ithreacha agus screamhuiscí | protection of soils and groundwaters |
| 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 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 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 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 |
| cosaint speiceas | protection of species Measures adopted for the safeguarding of species, of their ecosystems and their biodiversity |
| cosaint speiceas agus gnáthóg | protection of species and habitats |
| cosaint tomhaltóirí | consumer protection Information disseminated or measures and programs established to prevent and reduce damage, injury or loss to users of specific commodities and services |
| cosaint tírdhreacha | landscape protection Elaboration and implementation of strategies and measures for the conservation, preservation, suitable use, and renewal of natural resources and nature or man-made components of landscape, in particular wildlife and natural systems of various standing |
| cosaint uisce | water protection Measures to conserve surface and groundwater; to ensure the continued availability of water for growing domestic, commercial and industrial uses and to ensure sufficient water for natural ecosystems |
| cosaint éan | protection of birds |
| cosaint íobartach | sacrificial protection |
| 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 |
| cur chuige solúbtha maidir le cosaint an chomhshaoil | flexible approach to environmental protection Plans, referred to in various rules as emissions averaging, or flexible compliance plans, allow facilities to undercontrol some emission points that are too costly to control to mandated levels as long as these units are balanced by overcontrolling other emission units that are more cost-effective to control |
| Prótacal maidir le Cosaint na Meánmhara ar Thruailliú ó Fhoinsí agus Gníomhaíochtaí ar Talamh | Land-Based Sources Protocol |
| Prótacal maidir le Cosaint na Meánmhara ar Thruailliú ó Fhoinsí agus Gníomhaíochtaí ar Talamh | Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities |
| Prótacal maidir le Cosaint na Meánmhara ar Thruailliú ó Fhoinsí agus Gníomhaíochtaí ar Talamh | LBS Protocol |
| Prótacal maidir le cosaint na Meánmhara i gcoinne Truailliú a tharlódh mar thoradh ar Thaiscéalaíocht agus ar Shaothrú na Scairbhe Ilchríochaí agus an Ghrinnill agus a Fho-ithreach | Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil |
| Prótacal maidir le cosaint na Meánmhara i gcoinne Truailliú a tharlódh mar thoradh ar Thaiscéalaíocht agus ar Shaothrú na Scairbhe Ilchríochaí agus an Ghrinnill agus a Fho-ithreach | Offshore Protocol |
| Treoir CE maidir le cosaint uisce | EC directive on water protection Directive concerning the use and management of water resources for a rational economical and social development and the protection of the related environmental features |
