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Unsere Umwelt

SOS Erde: Aufruf zum Handeln

TermDefinition
abbauen to reduce, cut
absehbar forseeable
die Aktion (-en) campaign
der Anbau cultivation
die Atmosphäre atmosphere
die Aufmerksamkeit attention, interest
der Aufruf appeal, call (to action)
ausbeuten to exploit
die Ausbeutung exploitation
aussterben to die out
ausüben to exert (pressure)
beachten to take notice of
beängstigend worrying
bedrohen to threaten
beeinflussen to influence
beeinträchtigen to compromise, affect (badly)
begrüßen to welcome
der Beitrag (Beiträge) contribution
beitragen to contribute
sich bemühen to strive, try
die Bemühung (-en) effort
benötigen to need
berücksichtigen to respect, take into account
sich beschweren über to complain about
betreffen to affect
bevölkert populated
die Bevölkerung population
bewusst aware, conscious(ly)
die Bürgerinitiative (-n) citizens' action group
dicht densely (populated)
der Druck pressure
die Dürre (-n) drought
der Einfluss (Einflüsse) influence
eingreifen to intervene
einleiten to introduce
sich einmischen in to interfere with
sich einsetzen to campaign
der Einzelne (-n) individual (person)
die Einzelne (-n) individual (person)
der Emissionshandel emissions trading (climate protection)
das Entwicklungsland (Entwicklungsländer) developing country
die Erde earth, planet
die Erderwärmung global warming
erhalten to conserve (a species)
ernst nehmen to take seriously
die Ernte (-n) harvest
fordern to demand
fördern to encourage, promote
die Forschung research
freiwillig voluntary
der Fußabdruck footprint
die Gegenmaßnahme (-n) counter-measure
das Gesetz (-e) law
das Gewissen conscience
das Gewitter (-) storm
der Gletscher (-) glacier
global global(ly)
der Handel trade
handlen to act
die Handlung (-en) action
die Hitzewelle (-n) heatwave
der Hochwasserschutz flood defences
ignorieren to ignore
die Initiative (-n) initiative
investieren to invest
kämpfen to fight
das Klima climate
der Klimagipfel (-) climate summit
der Klimaschutz climate protection
der Klimawandel climate change
die Konsumgesellschaft consumer society
sich kümmern um to care for
die Lebensgrundlage livelihood
der Lebensraum (Lebensräume) habitat
die Lebensweise way of life
sich leisten to afford
leisten to make (a contribution)
die Massentierhaltung intensive livestock farming
die Maßnahme (-n) measure
der Mensch (-en) human being
nachhaltig sustainable
die Nachhaltigkeit sustainability
die Naturkatastrophe (-n) natural disaster
notwendig necessary
ökologisch ecological
die Ökosteuer environmental tax
das Opfer (-) victim
das Ozonloch hole in the ozone layer
die Pflanzenart (-en) plant species
der Politiker (-) politician
politisch political(ly)
die Priorität priority
die Quote (-n) quota
der Raubbau overexploitation
die Regelung (-en) regulation
der Regenwald (Regenwälder) rain forest
die Regierung (-en) government
die Ressourcen (plural) resources
retten to rescue, save
die Rodung clearance (of a rain forest)
der Rohstoff (-e) raw material
schaffen to create
schmelzen to melt
schonen to conserve
das Schwellenland (Schwellenländer) emerging nation
die Sicherung safeguarding, security
sinnvoll sensible, sound
der Staat (-en) state, country
die Stiftung (-en) foundation, charity
streng strict
das Thema (Themen) topic
die Tierart (-en) animal species
töten to kill
die Touristeneinrichtung (-en) tourist facility
das Tropenholz tropical wood
die Überfischung over-fishing
übernehmen to take (responsibility)
die Überschwemmung (-en) flood
die Übervölkerung overpopulation
das Umweltbewusstsein environmental awareness
die Umweltpolitik environmental policy
die Ungerechtigkeit (-en) injustice
die Ungleichheit (-en) inequality, disparity
verantwortlich responsible
die Verminderung reduction
verschwenderisch lavish, wasteful
verschwinden to disappear
die Verwüstung devastation
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