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Environmental policy
Policy related to managing human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources.
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water quality standards
Environment; Environmental policy
Characteristics and degrees/level of water quality for comparison in terms of different sources and uses. A management plan that considers (a) water uses, (b) setting water quality criteria levels to ...
international water
Environment; Environmental policy
(Seas) (Oceans) International areas in the oceans(s) which do not include the territorial (jurisdiction) waters of any States. and which are open to use by all States.
water resources
Environment; Environmental policy
Water suitable for use, practically all waters of the hydrosphere (e.g., rivers, lakes, canals, reservoirs, seas, oceans; underground waters, soil waters, glacier waters, atmospheric humidity). The ...
industrial water
Environment; Environmental policy
Waters which can be used for industrial, technological purposes.
watershed
Environment; Environmental policy
An area of land from which all precipitation drains to a specific water course or outlet. The boundary line of a watershed is the natural ridge which divides one drainage area from another. The area ...
wetland
Environment; Environmental policy
An area that is regularly wet or flooded, and where the watertable (the upper level of the groundwater) stands at or above the land surface for at least part of the year.
wilderness
Environment; Environmental policy
A large, wildland area where the earth and its community of life are untrammelled by people and where people are visitors who do not remain. An area of undeveloped land which retains its primeval ...