Environmental Domain
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EnvironmentalDomain
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soil
The top layer of the land surface of the earth that is composed of disintegrated rock particles, humus, water and air.
SOURCE: GEMET / CED
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noise
Sound which is unwanted, either because of its effects on humans, its effect on fatigue or malfunction of physical equipment, or its interference with the perception or detection of other sounds.
SOURCE: GEMET / MGH
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natural resources
A feature or component of the natural environment that is of value in serving human needs, e.g. soil, water, plant life, wildlife, etc. Some natural resources have an economic value (e.g. timber) while others have a "non-economic" value (e.g. scenic beauty).
SOURCE: GEMET / UNUN
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climate and climate change
State of the climate and/or change in this state that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer.
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health protection
Measures or devices designed to reduce the risk of harm to human health posed by pollutants or other threatening conditions in the ecosystem.
SOURCE: GEMET / TOE (for "environmental health protection")
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air
A predominantly mechanical mixture of a variety of individual gases forming the earth's enveloping atmosphere.
SOURCE: GEMET / MGH
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water
Common liquid (H2O) which forms rain, rivers, the sea, etc., and which makes up a large part of the bodies of organisms.
SOURCE: GEMET / PHC
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waste
Material, often unusable, left over from any manufacturing, industrial, agricultural or other human process; material damaged or altered during a manufacturing process and subsequently left useless.
SOURCE: GEMET / HMD / OED
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nature and biodiversity
Active management of the earth's natural resources and environment to ensure their quality is maintained and that they are wisely used.
SOURCE: GEMET / PHC (for "nature conservation")
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sustainable development
Development that provides economic, social and environmental benefits in the long term having regard to the needs of living and future generations.
SOURCE: GEMET\n\nNOTE Defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987 as: development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (Source: GILP96)
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land use
The term land use deals with the spatial aspects of all human activities on the land and with the way in which the land surface is adapted, or could be adapted, to serve human needs.
SOURCE: GEMET / GOOD
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