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n. The practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments.
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Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the natural environment on individual, organizational or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the environment and humans. Due to the pressures of overconsumption, population and technology, the biophysical environment is being degraded, sometimes permanently. This has been recognized, and governments have begun placing restraints on activities that cause environmental degradation. Since the 1960s, activity of environmental movements has created awareness of the various environmental issues. There is no agreement on the extent of the environmental impact of human activity and even scientific dishonesty occurs, so protection measures are occasionally debated.
Usage examples of "environmental protection".
So did the Environmental Protection Agency, and in 1981 it vetoed the Corps permit.
She has declared the Endangered Species Act unconstitutional and written legal opinions against the National Environmental Protection Act.
Therefore, it is troubling that Thailand spends only a fraction of its GDP on environmental protection compared to North America and Western Europe.
The Environmental Protection Agency, among many other government agencies, had rushed investigators to the nightmarish scene with orders to search for the cause of the train's derailment.