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4. Nature,Enviroment And Energy Flashcards

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Contanination

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Pollution by poisons or dangerous elements

Atmosphere is often contaminated by smog

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The biosphere

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The relationship between all living things on the planet

Children should be educated on biosphere through field trips and practical experiments

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Emissions

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Gases enteribg the atmosphere

Scientists spend their whole careers studying the effect of emissions on climat

From cars, factories and other human activities

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Pollutant particles

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Microscopic elements of pollution

Snow covered with pollutant particles

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Run-off

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Water that runs from the ground into rivers and lakes

We should try to collect and use more run-off water, to avoid having to recycle water so much

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The water cycle

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The natural process of water moving from clouds to rain and seas

Scuentists believe the water cycle is responsible fir various natural events, esoecialy in ciastal areas

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Aquifers

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Underground, natural water stores

A well which conects to aquifer, giving very pure water

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Filtration

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The proces of filtering and removing inpurities

Water filtration might be acsolution to water shortages in very got countries

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Water table

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The layer of water below the ground

The water table is very high, and water will appear in even a small hole

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Tainted

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Polluted or contaminated

The mediterranean is badly tainted in some areas by sewage pollution

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Soil erosion

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The loss of soil by wind and rain activity

Defirestation has increased soil erosion seriously in Brazil

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Logging

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Cutting down the trees for timber and industrial use

Logging has endangered many species throughout the world

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Dumping

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Leaving waste deliberately without storing or treating it

In most countries dumping rubbish is a criminal offence

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Waste

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Any material not wanted or needed after process

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Landfills

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Organised area where waste is buried in the ground

Surprisingly, Britain still sends most of its domestic waste to landfill sites

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Waste processing

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Recycling or reducing waste into manageable forms

Waste processing companies are subsidised by the local authorities

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Poaching

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Illegally hunting and killing animals

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Habitat loss

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Destruction or disappearance of an animal’s natural home

Logging has caused substantial habitat loss for wildlife in many countries

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Food chain

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The natural system of animals eating other animals

The food chain has been disrupted by the loss of certain species with widespread impacts on all animals

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Dwindling numbers

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To steadily decline in quantity
To dwindle

Dwindling funds to pay for animal sancturies

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Extinction

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The final death of all animals in a species

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Famine

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A situation where is a lack of food in the are for a long time

To raise funds for famine relief

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Drought

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Similar tu famine, but lack of water

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Irrigation

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Supplying water to land for agriculture

If we want quick solution for famine better irrigation and farming methods

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Carastrophe

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A great disaster affecting many people

The continuing destruction of rain forests is a catastrophe for the global biosphere

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Exacerbated

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To exacerbate to make an existing problem worse, accidentally or deliberately

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Rectify

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Istausyti atstatyti

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Viable

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Perspektyvi
Capable of success or continuing effectiveness; practicable: a viable plan; a viable national economy. See Synonyms at possible.
2.
a. Capable of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions: viable spores.
b. Capable of living outside the uterus. Used of a fetus or newborn.Perspektyvi

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Severe

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Smarkus, grieztas

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Endangered species

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Nykstancios

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Disstressing

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Kankinantis, gniuzdantis

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Grave

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Rimtas, greamingas

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To counter the environmental effects

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Atremti, priesintis

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Origins of the problem

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Saknys

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Global warming

Greenhouse effect

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Atsilimas

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Water scarcity

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Vandens trukumas

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Species extinction

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Rusiu isnykimas

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Amazon destruction

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T

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39
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Depletion of oceans

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Iseikvojimas

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Deforested land is used bybthe livestock industry

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T

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Millions acres of forest have been devastated

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Nuniokotas

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Biodiversity

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T

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Arable land

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Ariama zeme

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Minimising Footprint

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Pedsaskas

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Green

Eco-friendly

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T

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Destructive species

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T

47
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Solar energy
Electric car
Cycling
Short showers
Solar panels
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T

48
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Overpopulation

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T

49
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Resources are steadily depleted

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T

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Dependance on fossil fuels

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T

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Environmental issues

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T

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Overconsumption

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T

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Embracing idea if reducing their animal intakes

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T

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To mitigate climate change

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T

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Perpetuate

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Iamzinti, itvitrtinti

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Slaughter house

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Skerdykla

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Cattle

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Galvijai, gyvuliai

Livestock

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Self replenishing

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Pasipildancios
1. To fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to: replenish the larder.
2. To inspire or nourish: The music will replenish my weary soul.
v.intr.
To become full again.

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Sustainable

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  1. Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment:
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Sustain

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a. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong: sustain an effort.
b. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
2.
a. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for: the income needed to sustain a family.
b. To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage: We were sustained by her unflagging optimism.
3. To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop: The beams sustain the weight of the roof.

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Over exploited

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Isnaudotos

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General population

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T

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All living entities

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T

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Companion animals

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T

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Resistance

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Priesiskumas

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We are causing suffering to other sensible beings

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T

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Uncompassionate

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Negailestingas

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Courtesy

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Mandagumas

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Carnism

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Carnism is the invisible belief system, or ideology, that conditions people to eat certain animals. Carnism is essentially the opposite of veganism, as “carn” means “flesh” or “of the flesh” and “ism” refers to a belief system. READ MORE

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Vegetation

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Flora, greenery

Dense
Lush

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Erosion

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Disintegration, destruction

Soil, coastal

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Habitat

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Environment, dwelling, suroundings

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Inhabit

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Occupy, reside, live

Area, region, place

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Deforestation

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Logging, cutting down

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Nocturnal

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Animals active at night

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Migrate

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Yt

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Evoliution

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Development, progression, transformation

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Diverse

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Varied, distinct,

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Adapt

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Modify, alter, readjust

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Endangered species

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T

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Fossil fuels

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Hi t

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Renewable energy

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Alternative energy

Solar, wind, thermal, hydro

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Emissions

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Ejection, release, discharge

Toxic amissions

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Climate change/ global warming/ greenhouse egmffect

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T

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Polar ice caps are melting

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T

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Conservation

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Protection, preservation, safeguarding

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Ecosystem

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T

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Thrive

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Prosper, flourish, bloom

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Predators

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Plesrunai

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Sustainable

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Viable, feasible

Sustainable development
Enviromentaly sustainable

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Desertification

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Turned into the desert

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Carbon emissions

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T

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Biodiversity loss

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Tt

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Contamination

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Tarsa

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Drought

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Sausra

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Ozone layer depletion

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Plonejimas

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Land degradation

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T

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Resource depletion

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Mazejimas

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Marine pollution

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T

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Overpopulation

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T

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All inclusive

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T

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Ecotourism

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T

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Excursion

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T

104
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Our natural resources are finite

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Baigtiniai

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People, humankind

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T

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