environmental destruction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofenvironmentalanddestruction
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environmental
adjective
uk/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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destruction
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the act of destroying something, or the fact of ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalanddestructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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An even more taboo subject in most rich countries is that other major driver ofenvironmentaldestruction, overconsumption.
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Economists who cannot distinguish between value added and proceeds from the sale of environmental assets inexcusably misreadenvironmentaldestructionas economic growth.
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This failure leads toenvironmentaldestruction, to continuing military conflicts and to increasing crime rates.
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This means that even if rapid population growth is a proximate cause ofenvironmentaldestruction, the underlying cause would be expected to lie elsewhere.
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He argues that the current rapid industrialisation accompanied with theenvironmentaldestructionmust be transitory.
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There must, then, be no free zones forenvironmentaldestructionthat undermines global environmental work.
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Without this commitment, we shall continue to be powerless to stop the human, social andenvironmentaldestruction.
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I also wonder whether the value of these projects has not been offset by theenvironmentaldestructionthey cause.
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It is difficult to avoid cynicism if the government now opens the doors toenvironmentaldestructionin the same state.
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Ever-increasing numbers of people will flee fromenvironmentaldestruction—from rain forest destruction, increased desertification and the increased flooding linked to that.
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Is there not enoughenvironmentaldestructionin the world already, without the possibility of yet more?
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Environmentaldestructionis continuing at an unprecedented rate.
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Those ideas have brought the world to its present plight, and created the currentenvironmentaldestruction.
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We cannot talk about a global partnership for sustainable development without highlighting the link between poverty andenvironmentaldestruction.
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We should have strict or objective liability for forms ofenvironmentaldestructionresulting from commercial activity.
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Through increased cooperation in combating, above all, cross-border crime andenvironmentaldestruction, we can make enormous gains.
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We need to understand that a world imbalance leads to poverty, malnutrition, infant mortality andenvironmentaldestruction.
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Global warming is happening and serious signs ofenvironmentaldestructionare all around us.
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There will also be massiveenvironmentaldestructionas a result of people collecting firewood to keep warm during the winter.
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Onenvironmentaldestruction, we know enough about the problems of the ozone layer and the destruction of our forests.
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