Environmental protection

Environmental Protection

Environmental protection (pronunciation: /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəl prəˈtɛkʃən/) is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair damage and reverse trends.

Etymology

The term "environmental protection" can be traced back to the environmental movement in the 1960s and 1970s in the United States, where it was used to describe the actions taken to protect the environment from harmful human activities.

Related Terms

Sustainability: The ability to maintain or improve standards of living without damaging or depleting natural resources for present and future generations.
Conservation: The preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws.
Biodiversity: The variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is typically a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level.
Ecosystem: A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.
Pollution: The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
Climate Change: A long-term change in the earth's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature.
Renewable Energy: Energy that is collected from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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Environmental protection