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environmental protection

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 環境保護 /环境保护 (huánjìng bǎohù) — protecting the environment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 環保 /环保 (huán-bǎo) — protecting the environment
  • Dutch: milieubescherming — protecting the environment
  • Estonian: keskkonnakaitse — protecting the environment
  • Finnish: ympäristönsuojelu — protecting the environment
  • French: protection de l'environnement — protecting the environment
  • German: Umweltschutz — protecting the environment
  • Italian: protezione ambientale — protecting the environment
  • Italian: protezione dell'ambiente — protecting the environment
  • Italian: tutela ambientale — protecting the environment
  • Polish: ochrona środowiska — protecting the environment
  • Portuguese: proteção ambiental — protecting the environment
  • Russian: охра́на окружа́ющей среды́ (oxrána okružájuščej sredý) — protecting the environment
  • Lower Sorbian: šćit wobswěta — protecting the environment
  • Lower Sorbian: wobswětowy šćit — protecting the environment
  • Upper Sorbian: škit wobswěta — protecting the environment
  • Upper Sorbian: wobswětoškit — protecting the environment
  • Spanish: protección del medio ambiente — protecting the environment
  • Swedish: miljövård — protecting the environment