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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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land capability
Environment; Environmental policy
Suitability and feasibility of an area of land for use(s) on a sustained basis. Possibilities of degradation and depletion should be taken into account, when assessing land capability (suit-ability).
land use planning
Environment; Environmental policy
The interdisciplinary process of evaluating, organizing, and controlling the present and the future development and use of lands and their resources in terms of their suitability on sustained yield ...
landscape planning
Environment; Environmental policy
The aspect of the land use planning process that deals with physical, biological, aesthetic, cultural, and historical values and with the relationships and planning between these values, land uses, ...
learning
Environment; Environmental policy
The processes of acquiring knowledge and skills through practice, study or information.
learning by doing
Environment; Environmental policy
The process of acquiring understanding, knowledge, skills, and attitudes through practical and applied learning activities. A relatively permanent change in the behaviour (and attitudes) as a result ...
leisure
Environment; Environmental policy
Any portion of an individual's time which is not occupied by gainful employment or by the pursuit of essential activities.
lethal concentration
Environment; Environmental policy
The presence of environmental pollutants (poisonous) in quantities that can cause death of human beings or other organisms.
