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degradation of the environment

Definition:
The process by which the environment is progressively contaminated, overexploited and destroyed. (Source: RRDA)
broader terms
effect on the environment
narrower terms
ecosystem degradation
  forest deterioration
  freshwater degradation
  soil degradation
related terms
overexploitation
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
EFFECTS, IMPACTS
Themes:
natural areas, landscape, ecosystems
pollution
soil
Other relations:
Has exact match
EuroVoc: degradation of the environment
Has close match
UMTHES: Umweltzerstörung
Arabic: تدهور البيئة
Basque: ingurugiroaren narriadura
Bulgarian: Влошаване на околната среда
Catalan: degradació del medi ambient
Chinese: 环境恶化
Czech: znehodnocení prostředí životního
Danish: forringelse af miljøet
Dutch: verval van het milieu
English (US): degradation of the environment
Estonian: keskkonna seisundi halvendamine
Finnish: ympäristön laadun heikkeneminen
French: dégradation de l'environnement
German: Umweltzerstörung
Greek: υποβάθμιση του περιβάλλοντος
Hungarian: környezet pusztulása
Irish: díghrádú an chomhshaoil
Italian: degrado dell'ambiente
Latvian: vides degradēšana
Lithuanian: aplinkos nykimas
Maltese: degradazzjoni tal-ambjent
Norwegian: miljøødeleggelse
Polish: pogarszanie stanu środowiska
Portuguese: degradação do ambiente
Romanian: degradarea mediului
Russian: вырождение окружающей среды
Slovak: degradácia životného prostredia
Slovenian: degradacija okolja
Spanish: degradación del medio ambiente
Swedish: miljöförstöring
Turkish: çevrenin bozulması
Ukrainian: виродження довкілля
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/13236>