shrinking habitats	places where animals live and breed whichare decreasing in size
endangered species	zagrożone gatunki
carbon dioxide emissions	emisja dwutlenku węgla
fossil fuels	paliwa kopalne / coal, oil etc.
greenhouse effect	efekt cieplarniany
exerts severe pressure on finite resources	wywiera silny nacisk na ograniczonych zasobów
ecological balance	balance of naturalrelationships in the environment
deforestation	destruction/clearing of forests
demograpfic projrctions	forecast about the population
the worst case scenarios	the worst possibilities for future
pristine environment	dziewiczy środowisko / perfectly clean, untouched, unspoilt areas
green credentials	reputation for positive support of the environment
sustainable development	development of industry which does not threaten environment
prophets of doom and gloom	people who always make the worst forecasts/prorocy zagłady i mroku