The Environment Flashcards
Une politique qui respecte l’environnement
An environment-friendly policy
Protéger l’environnement
To preserve the environment
La protection d de la nature
Nature conservation
La faune et la flore
Wildlife
Parler de la WWF
The World Wide Fund for Nature.
NGO working on issues regarding the conservation of the environment.
The world’s largest independent conservation organization–> 5M supporters worldwide (working in more than 90 countries).
It’s a charity, ~60% of its funding coming from voluntary donations by private individuals.
Mission : “to halt and reverse the destruction of our environment”.
Currently, working on 3 biomes : forests, freshwater ecosystems and oceans and coasts
Un défenseur de l’environnement
A conservationist
Un ecolo
An environmentalist , a tree-hugger
Un militant ecolo
A green activist, an eco warrior
Un parc naturel
A natural reserve, a national park
Représenter une menace pour qqchose
To lose a threat to sth
Mettre en danger qqchose
To jeopardize sth, to endanger sth, to put sth at risk
Être en danger
To be at risk, in danger
Nuire à l’environnement
To harm the environment
Nuisible, nocif
Inoffensif, sans danger
Harmful
Harmless
Dégâts
Damage
Causer des dégâts
To cause damage, to damage sth
Se détériorer OU détériorer
To deteriorate
