| English | German |
| anaerobic degradation | anaerober Abbau |
| biotic degradation | biotischer Abbau |
| chemical degradation The act or process of simplifying or breaking down a molecule into smaller parts, either naturally or artificially | Chemische Zersetzung |
| chemical degradation | Abbau (chemischer) |
| chemical degradation | Chemische Zersetzung |
| cost of degradation | Kosten der Umweltbelastung |
| degradation of historical buildings | umweltbedingte Schäden an historischen Gebäuden |
| degradation of historical buildings | Verfall historischer Gebäude |
| 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 | Abbau von natürlichen Ressourcen |
| degradation of natural resources | Abbau von natürlichen Ressourcen |
| degradation of soil | Degradation |
| degradation of the environment The process by which the environment is progressively contaminated, overexploited and destroyed | Umweltzerstörung |
| degradation of the environment | Umweltzerstörung |
| degradation of the recreational and aesthetic quality of landscape | Zerstoerung der Schoenheit der Landschaft und ihres Erholungswertes |
| degradation potential | Möglichkeit des schnellen Abbaus |
| degradation product Those chemicals resulting from partial decomposition or chemical breakdown of substances | Abbauprodukt |
| degradation product | Zerfallsprodukt |
| degradation zone | Degradationszone |
| ecosystem degradation Degradation or destruction of large natural environments. When one ecosystem is under attack as a result of natural or man-made disaster it is extremely difficult to calculate the ripple effects throughout nature. When two or more ecosystems are being degraded the probabilities of synergistic destructiveness multiply. Ecosystems in many regions are threatened, despite their biological richness and their promise of material benefits | Ökosystemabbau |
| ecosystem degradation | Ökosystemabbau |
| environmental degradation | Umweltbeeinträchtigung |
| environmental degradation | Umweltschädigung |
| enzymatic degradation | enzymatischer Abbau |
| forest degradation | Waldschädigung |
| forest degradation | Walddegradation |
| freshwater degradation Pollution immediately or eventually involves the hydrological cycle of the earth, because even pollutants emitted into the air and those present in the soil are washed out by precipitation. Water is considered polluted when it is altered in composition or condition so that it becomes less suitable for any or all of the functions and purposes for which it would be suitable in its natural state. This definition includes changes in the physical, chemical and biological properties of water, or such discharges of liquid, gaseous or solid substances into water as will or are likely to create nuisances or render such water harmful to public health, safety or welfare, or to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, fish or other aquatic life. It also includes changes in temperatures, due to the discharge of hot water | Süßwasserdegradation |
| freshwater degradation | Süßwasserdegradation |
| land degradation | Bodendegradation |
| land degradation | Bodenverschlechterung |
| land degradation | Schädigung von Boden |
| land degradation | Bodenverarmung |
| land degradation | Devastierung |
| land degradation | Landverödung |
| microbial degradation | mikrobieller Abbau |
| non-biological degradation | abiotischer Abbau |
| photochemical degradation | photochemischer Abbau |
| pollutant degradation | Schadstoffabbau |
| pollutant degradation The physical, chemical or biological breakdown of a complex polluting material into simpler components | Schadstoffabbau |
| primary degradation | Primärabbau |
| reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries | Reduktion von Emissionen aus Entwaldung und Waldschädigung in Entwicklungsländern |
| soil degradation | Bodenverschlechterung |
| soil degradation | Degradation der Böden |
| soil degradation | Verschlechterung der Böden |
| soil degradation | Zustand der Böden |
| soil degradation | Landverödung |
| soil degradation Soil may deteriorate either by physical movement of soil particles from a given site or by depletion of the water-soluble elements in the soil which contribute to the nourishment of crop, plants, grasses, trees, and other economically usable vegetation. The physical movement generally is referred to as erosion. Wind, water, glacial ice, animals and tools in use may be agents of erosion | Bodendegradation |
| soil degradation | Bodenverarmung |
| soil degradation | Bodendegradation |
| stable degradation intermediate | stabiles Abbau-Zwischenprodukt |
