ecological concern

collocation in English

meaningsofecologicalandconcern

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withconcern.
ecological
adjective
uk
/ˌiː.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
us
/ˌiː.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to ecology or ...
See more atecological
concern
noun
uk
/kənˈsɜːn/
us
/kənˈsɝːn/
a worried or nervous feeling about something, or something that makes you ...
See more atconcern

(Definition ofecologicalandconcernfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofecological concern

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
But what has happened with this aesthetic,ecologicalconcernis that it has been elevated to the status of a moral absolute.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The estimates also take account of theecologicalconcernthat persistent rates of overharvest will reduce the sustainable yield, and therefore population, over time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These rural values illustrate anecologicalconcernfor the relationship of farming with manuring: humans remove nutrients from the soil which they must return to it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
First is theecologicalconcern.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Levies on pesticides will fall heavily on the new expensive products, which by and large cause lessecologicalconcernthan some of the older, cheaper, off-patent products.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This is of greatecologicalconcernas one inch of topsoil can take 500 years to form naturally.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Hisecologicalconcernguided him to new publishing solutions through technology, that doesn't have the wide negative impact on earth's ecosystems.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The three dams are also involved with anotherecologicalconcern.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The loss of oak trees is ofecologicalconcern, since oak trees in the area are already contending with sudden oak death.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Domestic animal overpopulation can also be anecologicalconcern.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
His projects are usually noted to contain strong themes of love, war, spirituality or mysticism, andecologicalconcern.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Accounts of the phenomenon consistently emphasize three elements in its conduct: haste, harshness and extreme insensitivity to local social and ecological concerns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The resistance to the relocation exercise has often been explained in terms of tangible economic and ecological concerns shared by villagers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Instead, it seeks to approach the subject from the vantage point of ecological concerns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Fertilizer recommendations have to take rising economic and, particularly, ecological concerns into account.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In this context, bold innovations are possible, associated with the ecological concerns of our fellow citizens.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In addition, we have major ethical and ecological concerns about the way in which these products are being dealt with in developing countries, in particular.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However, we should not limit our ecological concerns to those species which are attractive for biological diversity.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In terms of social intentions, it funneled down to ecological concerns and political criticism.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These efforts have reduced but not eliminated ecological concerns associated with banana plantations.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofecological
Go to the definition ofconcern
See other collocations withconcern