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Deutsch: Transparenz / Español: Transparencia / Português: Transparência / Français: Transparence / Italiano: Trasparenza
Transparency is a critical element in environmental governance, ensuring openness, accountability, and trust in actions taken to protect and manage the environment.
Deutsch: *Transportwesen* / Español: *Transporte* / Português: *Transporte* / Français: *Transport* / Italiano: *Trasporti* /
In the environmental context, 'transportation' refers to the movement of people, goods, and resources from one location to another. It plays a significant role in shaping the environmental landscape as it affects air quality, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and land use. Transportation systems, including various modes such as cars, trucks, trains, ships, and airplanes, have both positive and negative environmental impacts.
Deutsch: Verkehrsinfrastruktur / Español: infraestructura de transporte / Português: infraestrutura de transporte / Français: infrastructure de transport / Italiano: infrastruttura dei trasporti
Transportation infrastructure in the environmental context refers to the facilities and networks that support the movement of goods and people. These include roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, airports, ports, and public transit systems. The design, construction, and operation of these infrastructures have profound implications for the environment, influencing land use, habitat disruption, pollution levels, and resource consumption.
Deutsch: Verkehrsmodus / Español: modo de transporte / Português: modo de transporte / Français: mode de transport / Italiano: modalità di trasporto
Transportation mode in the environmental context refers to the various means or methods used to move people or goods from one location to another. Each mode of transportation has a distinct set of environmental impacts, affecting air quality, energy consumption, land use, and ecological disturbance.
Treatment, in the context of the environment, refers to a process or series of actions taken to improve, restore, or manage natural resources and ecosystems, ensuring their sustainability and minimizing harm to the environment. This encompasses a wide range of activities aimed at preserving the health and functionality of the environment, including air, water, soil, and biodiversity.
Deutsch: Vertrag / Español: Tratado / Português: Tratado / Français: Traité / Italiano: Trattato
Treaty in the environment context refers to a formal agreement between two or more parties, typically countries or international organizations, aimed at addressing global or regional environmental issues. These treaties can establish guidelines, rules, and standards for environmental Protection, conservation of natural resources, and sustainable development. Environmental treaties are critical tools for international cooperation, facilitating collective action on shared environmental challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and the depletion of Natural resources.
Deutsch: Baum / Español: Árbol / Português: Árvore / Français: Arbre / Italiano: Albero /
In the environmental context, "tree" refers to a large perennial plant that has a single stem or trunk, a crown of branches, and leaves or needles. Trees provide many ecological services, including carbon sequestration, soil stabilization, and habitat for wildlife.
Deutsch: Trioxid / Español: Trióxido / Português: Trióxido / Français: Trioxyde / Italiano: Triossido
In the environmental context, trioxide refers to a type of chemical compound containing three Oxygen atoms bonded to another element. Trioxides are significant in environmental science due to their roles in air quality, chemical reactions, and Pollution. Some trioxides, like sulphur trioxide (SO₃) and nitrogen trioxide (N₂O₃), are byproducts of industrial processes or combustion, contributing to Air Pollution and acid rain, which have adverse effects on ecosystems and Human Health.
Deutsch: Troposphäre / Español: Troposfera / Português: Troposfera / Français: Troposphère / Italiano: Troposfera
The troposphere is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere. It contains approximately 75% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of its water vapour and aerosols.