Environmental policy

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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team teaching

Environment; Environmental policy

The utilization of two or more teachers, often from d different disciplines, at the same or different times, in a team teaching approach toward a given subject, problem theme or area. Team teaching ...

technology assessment

Environment; Environmental policy

Methods and processes of projecting, evaluating and predicting possible short and long range physical, social, economic, and ecological benefits and costs, including negative side effects and ...

territory

Environment; Environmental policy

An area over which an animal or group of animals establishes jurisdiction. Activity associated with an organism claiming an area and defending it against members of its own (or similar) species. Area ...

topography

Environment; Environmental policy

The relief of an area of land, e.g., mountainous, flat, hills, meadows, swamp, etc. The physical shape of the ground surface.

tolerance

Environment; Environmental policy

The relative capacity of an organism(s) to endure an unfavorable environmental factor or change. The safe level/amount of a chemical on any food consumed by an organism.

toxic substances

Environment; Environmental policy

Substances which are dangerous and harmful to human, plant, and animal life. A chemical or mixture that may present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.