shrinking habitats	places where animals live and breed which are decreasing in size
endangered species	types of animals/plants which are in danger of no longer existing
global warming	steady rise in average world temperatures
climatic changes	changes in the weather/climate
carbon dixide emission	carbon dioxyde gas from factories, cars, etc.
fossil fuels	coal, oil, etc
greenhouse effect	warming of the Earth's surface caused by pollution
to exert severe pressure on	to put pressure on (formal)
finite resources	limited resources
ecological balance	balance of natural relationships in the environment
deforestation	destruction/clearing of forests
demographic projections	forecasts about the population
the worst case scenarious	the worst possibilities for the future
pristine environments	perfectly clean/untouched/unspoilt areas
green credentials	reputation for positibe support of the environment
prophets of doom and gloom	people who always make the most depressing or pessimistic forecasts for the future
sustainable development /zrównoważony rozwój/	development of industry, etc. which does not threaten the environment or social and economic stabili
piecemeal/cząstkowo, kawałek po kawałku/ conversation	cariing out conversation on bit at a time, with no overall plan
rising sea levels	if the sea is getting hiher we say there are...
climatic	adj of climate
demographic/demographically	adj/adv of demography
to project/projected	verb/adj of projection
to sustain/sustainable/sustainably	verb/adj/adv of sustainability
amphibians	creatures which live on land and in water, eg.frogs
threatened spieces	synonym of endangered spieces