environmental protection means any action designed to remedy or prevent damage to physical surroundings or natural resources by a beneficiary's own activities, to reduce risk of such damage or to lead to a more efficient use of natural resources, including energy-saving measures and the use of renewable sources of energy;
environmental protection means any action or activity designed to reduce or prevent pollution, negative environmental impacts or other damage to physical surroundings (including to air, water and soil), ecosystems or natural resources by human activities, including to mitigate climate change, to reduce the risk of such damage, to protect and restore biodiversity or to lead to more efficient use of natural resources, including energy-saving measures and the use of renewable sources of energy and other techniques to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, as well as to shift to circular economy models to reduce the use of primary materials and increase efficiencies. It also covers actions that reinforce adaptive capacity and minimise vulnerability to climate impacts;
environmental protection means any action designed to remedy or prevent damage to physical surroundings or natural resources by human activities, including to adapt to and mitigate climate change, to reduce the risk of such damage or to lead to more efficient and sustainable use of natural resources, including energy-saving measures and the use of renewable sources of energy and other techniques to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;’;
More Definitions of environmental protection
environmental protection. The Respondent shall be in compliance with all applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued pursuant to the mandates of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, (33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.).
environmental protection. The Contractor shall abide by all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations regarding the protection of the environment. The Contractor shall report any violations to the applicable governmental agency. A violation of applicable laws, rule or regulations may result in termination of this contract.
environmental protection in subsection (1) means the protection of humans and the natural environment from the impacts of human activity as defined in Clause 44.
environmental protection. A First Nation with a Land Code in effect will be required to develop an environmental protection regime. A First Nation will have the power to make environmental assessment and protection laws and will harmonize these laws with federal and respective provincial environmental laws.
environmental protection means activity that aims at the prevention of deterioration, regeneration, environmental preservation and improvement.
environmental protection in terms of Article 5 means not only providing the population with unpolluted air, healthy drinking water or recreational areas, etc., but also protecting this particular landscape of the country, its terrain or river network, which individualises Poland and is also a factor of its identity, no less important than the language or culture (material and spiritual)11.
environmental protection means protection of the environment against physical, chemical, biological and another adverse effect or the consequences arising from the implementation of plans and programmes, pursuit of economic activities or utilisation of natural resources;