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 (nieskazitelny) |
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 (płazy) |
threatened spieces | synonym of endangered spieces |