| Chinese | English |
| 不可再生能源 | non-renewable energy resource Non-renewable resources have been built up or evolved over a geological time-span and cannot be used without depleting the stock and raising questions of ultimate exhaustibility, since their rate of formation is so slow as to be meaningless in terms of the human life-span (非再生能源是在地质时间跨度上已建成或进化而成的，如果没有消耗储备将不能使用，同时提出了最终耗竭问题，因为它们的形成速度如此缓慢以致于对于人类生活跨度而言毫无意义。) |
| 不可再生资源 | non-renewable resource A natural resource which, in terms of human time scales, is contained within the Earth in a fixed quantity and therefore can be used once only in the foreseeable future (although it may be recycled after its first use). This includes the fossil fuels and is extended to include mineral resources and sometimes ground water, although water and many minerals are renewed eventually (就人类历史时间尺度而言，地球中含有固定数量的自然资源，因此在可以预见的将来仅能被使用一次(尽管它可能在第一次使用后被再利用)。这包括化石燃料和扩展到包括矿产资源、有时也包括地下水，虽然水和一些矿物质最后将被更新。) |
| 世界遗传资源登记 | world register of genetic resources |
| 传统能源 | conventional energy Power provided by traditional means such as coal, wood, gas, etc., as opposed to alternative energy sources such as solar power, tidal power, wind power, etc. (通过传统方式(如煤、木材、瓦斯等)提供的能源，相对于可替代能源而言，如太阳能、海潮发电、风力发电等。) |
| 低能源足迹食品系统 | low energy footprint food system |
| 信号信息源 | information source |
| 信息来源 | information source Generally, any resource initiating and substantiating the reception of knowledge or specifically, the origin of a data transmission (一般说明创始并实例化知识接收的任何来源，特别指数据传输的来源。) |
| 全球气候研究计划全球能源与水资源周期实验 | global energy and water cycle experiment |
| 公用水源 | utility water |
| 初级能源消费 | primary energy consumption Consumption of energy used in the same form as in its naturally occurring state, for example crude oil, coal, natural gas, e.g. before it is converted into electricity (在能源消费中使用其天然状态的形式，如原油、煤炭、天然气、电能。) |
| 美国加利福尼亚州水资源处 | California Department of Water Resources |
| 美国加利福尼亚州油气生产商资源保护委员会 | Conservation Committee of California Oil and Gas Producers |
| 美国加利福尼亚州空气资源局 | California Air Resources Board |
| 美国加利福尼亚石油生产商资源保护委员会 | Conservation Committee of California Oil Producers |
| 动物资源 | animal resource No definition needed (无需定义。) |
| 可再生能源 | renewable energy source Energy sources that do not rely on fuels of which there are only finite stocks. The most widely used renewable source is hydroelectric power; other renewable sources are biomass energy, solar energy, tidal energy, wave energy, and wind energy; biomass energy does not avoid the danger of the greenhouse effect (不依赖于数量有限的矿石资源的能源。最广泛使用的可再生能源是氢能源；其它可再生能源包括生物能、太阳能、潮汐能、洋流能、风能；但生物能源不能避免温室效应。) |
| 可再生资源 | renewable resource Resources capable of being continuously renewed or replaced through such processes as organic reproduction and cultivation such as those practiced in agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fisheries (可以持续更新(如在农业、畜牧业、林业和渔业经常使用的有性繁殖、培育)的资源。) |
| 美国国家水资源委员会 | National Water Resources Committee |
| 美国国家资源保护局 | National Resource Conservation Service |
| 国际能源和环境大会 | International Energy and Environmental Congress |
| 国际自然与天然资源保护联合会 | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
| 土壤资源 | soil resource No definition needed (无需定义。) |
| 地下饮用水源 | underground sources of drinking water |
| 地球资源观测系统数据中心 | earth resources observation system Data Center |
| 地球资源观测系统数据中心 | EROS Data Center |
| 基因资源保护 | conservation of genetic resources Controlled utilization, protection and development of the gene pool of natural and cultivated organisms to ensure variety and variability and for current and potential value to human welfare (为保证品种多样化及多变化，同时考虑当前与潜在人类福祉，而对自然及人工培育有机体基因库进行的控制性利用、保护和发展。) |
| 美国堪萨斯资源保护委员会 | Kansas Conservation Commission |
| 平面源 | plane source Pollution which arises from various activities with no discrete source (各种活动所产生的污染来源。) |
| 库存资源 | inventoried resources |
| 废料作为能源资源的利用 | use of waste as energy source |
| 废物转变成能源 | conversion of refuse to energy |
| 当地资源利用 | local resource utilisation The use of a source of supply from a municipal or regional area, which can be readily drawn upon when needed (在某个城市或地区范围内的资源供给，可以在需要时随时提取。) |
| 影响冲击源 | impact source Elements of an action which cause damage to the surrounding environment (导致周围环境破坏的行为元素。) |
| 美国得克萨斯州天然资源保护委员会 | Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission |
| 微生物资源 | microbial resource Any available source of supply derived from microbes, which would be used for beneficial purposes, such as for the production of food substances and drugs (任何可用的来自微生物的供应源，它将被用于有益的目的，比如食品和药物的生产。) |
| 美国怀俄明州油气资源保护委员会 | Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Committee |
| 意外发生源 | accident source The cause or origin of an unexpected occurrence, failure or loss with the potential for harming human life, property or the environment (出乎意料的事件、失败、或者损失的产生源，此类事件有伤害人类生命、财产或者环境的潜在可能。) |
| 扩散源 | diffuse source Pollution which arises from various activities with no discrete source (从非离散来源的各种活动产生的污染物。) |
| 按源分类 | sorting at source The classification and separation of solid waste, according to type, at the location where it is generated (固体废气物在它所产生的位置根据类型分类和分离。) |
| 捕鲸资源保护 | conservation of whaling resources |
| 排放源 | emission source A chemical process, building, furnace, plant or other entity responsible for the discharge of pollutants or contaminants into the environment (向环境中排放污染物的化学过程、建筑物、燃烧炉、工厂或者其他排放实体。) |
| 无污染性能源、清洁能源 | non-polluting energy source Energy that is ecologically safe and renewable. The most widely used source is hydroelectric power, which currently supplies some 6.6% of the world's energy needs. Other non-polluting sources are solar energy, tidal energy, wave energy and wind energy. Most non-polluting energy sources require a high capital investment but have low running costs (可再生和生态安全的能源。使用最广泛的是水力发电，目前提供世界能源需求的6.6％。其他非污染来源是太阳能、潮汐能、波浪能和风能。大多数非污染性能源，需要高资本投资，但运营成本低。) |
| 替代能源战略专题讨论会 | Workshop on Alternative Energy Strategies |
| 来源区分 | separation at source Segregating various wastes at the point of generation (e.g. separation of paper, metal and glass from other wastes) to make recycling simpler and more efficient (从来源上分离不同废物(例如从其它废物中区分纸、金属和玻璃)以使回收更简单和有效。) |
| 森林资源 | forest resource Forest resources consist of two separate but closely related parts: the forest land and the trees (timber) on that land (森林资源包括两个独立但又密切相关的部分：林地和林地上的树木(木材)。) |
| 森林资源评估 | forest resource assessment |
| 植物来源 | plant resource No definition needed (无需定义。) |
| 欧共体关于水资源保护的指示 | EC directive on water protection Directive concerning the use and management of water resources for a rational economical and social development and the protection of the related environmental features (指示关于根据合理的经济和社会发展利用和管理水资源，以及对相关环境特征的保护。) |
| 欧洲水源保护联合会 | European Federation for the Protection of Waters |
| 气候资源 | climate resource No definition needed (无需定义。) |
| 水力发电能源 | hydroelectric energy The free renewable source of energy provided by falling water that drives the turbines. Hydropower is the most important of the regenerable energy sources because of its highest efficiency at the energy conversion. There are two types of hydroelectric power plants: 1. run-of-river power plants for the use of affluent water; 2. storage power plants (power stations with reservoir) where the influx can be regulated with the help of a reservoir. Mostly greater differences in altitudes are being used, like mountain creeks. Power stations with reservoirs are generally marked by barrages with earth fill dam or concrete dams. Though hydropower generally can be called environmentally acceptable, there exist also some problems: 1. change of groundwater level and fill up of the river bed with rubble. 2. Risk of dam breaks. 3. Great demand for land space for the reservoir. 4. Diminution, but partly also increase of value of recreation areas. As the hydropowers of the world are limited,the world energy demand however is rising, finally the share of hydropower will decrease (由流下的水推动涡轮机产生能量。因水力的高能量转换率，故成为最重要的再生能源。有两种型式的水力电厂：a.利用丰沛的河水发电的电厂；b.储存式电厂(水库电厂)，进流水水量可经由水库的调节控制。大部分是利用高度差，如高山溪流。水库电厂通常是有土壤或水泥建造的水坝。虽然水力发电的环境相容性高，但仍有一些问题：1.改变地下水水位，并将河岸填充碎石；b.水坝溃决的危险；c.对土地空间的需求大；d.缩小但也部分增加了休閒地区。世上的水力发电有限，但世上对能源的需求却不断上升，造成水力发电的分配量将会降低。) |
| 水资源 | water resource Water in any of its forms, wherever located - atmosphere, surface or ground - which is or can be of value to man (任何形式、位于任何地方(大气、地表或地面)的可被人类利用的水。) |
| 水资源保护 | water resources conservation Controlled utilization or protection of any supply of water so that it is potentially useful for some purpose, such as for an economic, recreational or life-sustaining purpose (对任何供水的控制使用或保护，以便用于一些潜在的用途，例如，经济实用、娱乐或维持生命的目的。) |
| 水资源保护 | water protection Measures to conserve surface and groundwater; to ensure the continued availability of water for growing domestic, commercial and industrial uses and to ensure sufficient water for natural ecosystems (保护地表水和地下水的措施，以确保水的持续可用性以满足不断增长的家庭、商业和工业用途，以确保自然生态系统有足够的水。) |
| 水资源保护立法 | water protection legislation |
| 美国水资源委员会 | Water Resources Council |
| 水资源委员会 | Committee on Water Resources |
| 水资源开发中心 | Water Resources Development Center |
| 水资源研究委员会 | Committee on Water Resources Research |
| 水资源立法 | water resources legislation A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to manage and protect an area's natural water supply and waterways (由政府规定的具有约束力的规则或规则体来管理和保护一个地区的天然水源和水道。) |
| 水资源管理 | water resources management Measures and activities concerning the supply of water, the improvement of efficiency in its use, the reduction of losses and waste, water-saving practices to reduce costs and to slow the depletion of the water supply to ensure future water availability (有关水的供应、其使用效率的提高、损失和浪费的减少、节水实践的措施和活动，以降低成本，减缓供水损耗，以确保未来水资源的供应。) |
| 污染源 | source of pollution The place, places or areas from where a pollutant is released into the atmosphere or water, or where noise is generated. A source can be classified as point source, i.e. a large individual generator of pollution, an area source, or a line source, e.g. vehicle emissions and noise (污染物被释放到大气或水，或发出噪音的地方，地点或者区域。源头被列为点声源，即一个产生污染的大个体，一个区域源，或一个线源，例如，汽车尾气和噪音。) |
| 污染物来源证明 | pollutant source identification |
| 河产资源 | fluvial resource Any source of supply derived from a river, particularly its water, which is collected, stored and treated, then distributed for domestic, industrial, farm and other uses (所有从河流来的资源，特别是水源，被搜集，储存，处理，然后发放用于家庭，工业，农业及其他用途使用。) |
| 注人污染物的来源 | origin of immissions |
| 海洋生物资源 | living marine resource |
| 海洋资源 | sea resource Marine resources include food, energy and minerals (海洋资源包括食品、能源和矿物。) |
| 海洋资源保护 | conservation of marine resources |
| 海洋资源保护 | marine resources conservation |
| 英国海洋资源保护协会 | Ocean Resource Conservation Association |
| 联合国粮农组织海洋资源研究咨询委员会 | Advisory Committee on Marine Resources Research |
| 消费资源 | consumption resources |
| 淡水资源 | freshwater resource The network of rivers, lakes, and other surface waters that supply water for food production and other essential human systems (河流、湖泊和其他地表水网络，为食物生产和其他重要人类活动提供水源。) |
| 美国迈阿密大学清洁能源研究所 | Clean Energy Research Institute |
| 渔业资源。 | fishery resource No definition needed (无须定义。) |
| 源头垃圾收集 | waste collection at source The gathering and transporting of refuse from its place of origin, system where waste is collected by the waste producer at the production place (从来源地进行的垃圾收集和运输。) |
| 澳大利亚水资源委员会 | Australian Water Resources Council |
| 点源 | point source Pollution from a discrete source, such as a septic tank, a sewer, a discharge type, a landfill, a factory or waste water treatment works discharging to a watercourse; stack emission from an industrial process; or spillage from an underground storage tank leaching into groundwater (从离散的污染来源，例如化粪池、下水道、排水型、垃圾掩埋场，到污染处理工厂和废水处理工厂，再流到河流，或从地下储油罐溢出浸到地下水中造成污染。) |
| 燃油能源 | oil-based energy Energy produced using oil as fuel (利用石油作为燃料产生的能源。) |
| 加拿大环境与能源部 | Ministry of Environment and Energy |
| 美国得克萨斯州环境能源服务中心 | Environmental Energy Services |
| 环境资源管理集团 | Environmental Resources Management Group |
| 生物资源 | biological resource Wild organisms harvested for subsistence, commerce, or recreation (such as fish, game, timber or furbearers); domesticated organisms raised by agriculture, aquaculture, and silviculture; and ecosystems cropped by livestock (为生活、商业或娱乐(例如鱼，野味，木材或毛皮动物)获得的野生生物；农业、水产养殖、林业驯养的生物以及附近的的生态系统。) |
| 生物资源保护 | conservation of living resources |
| 电源热关系 | power-heat relation The ratio of the work done by an engine to the heat supplied (由一个引擎提供的按比例的热量供给。) |
| 电源线 | supply line |
| 石油公司保护净化空气和水资源国际研究组 | Oil Companies International Study Group for Conservation of Clean Air and Water |
| 石油资源保护 | conservation of petroleum resources Controlled utilization, protection and development of exploited and potentially exploitable sources of crude oil to meet current demand and ensure future requirements (在控制下利用、保护和发展已开发及潜在可开发的原油资源，以满足目前需要及确保未来的需求。) |
| 美国石油资源保护局 | Oil Conservation Division |
| 石油资源保护研究会 | Petroleum Conservation Research Association |
| 矿产资源和环境委员会 | Committee on Mineral Resources and the Environment |
| 矿物资源 | mineral resource Valuable mineral deposits of an area that are presently recoverable and may be so in the future; includes known ore bodies and potential ore (目前或可能在将来可回收有价值矿藏的区域，包括已知的矿体和潜在的矿石。) |
| 美国科罗拉多州油气资源保护委员会 | Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission |
| 空气资源局 | Air Resources Board |
| 线源 | line source Line source means a one-dimensional source. An example of a line source is the particular emissions from a dirt road (指一维源。关于线源的一个例子是从一条污物排放道路进行特定的污物排放。) |
| 线性声源 | linear source of sound Point noise sources placed one after the other one as, for instance, in a row of cars moving on a road (像在道路上行驶的一列汽车一样顺序放置的点噪声源。) |
| 综合石油资源和环境服务中心 | Integrated Petroleum Resource and Environmental Services |
| 绿色能源 | green energy |
| 美国水资源协会 | American Water Resources Association |
| 美国环境和资源委员会 | United States Environment and Resources Council |
| 美国资源保护信息协会 | American Association for Conservation Information |
| 联合国新能源和可再生能源大会 | United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy |
| 联合国资源保护和利用科学会议 | United Nations Scientific Conference on the Conservation and Utilization of Resources |
| 能源 | energy source Potential supplies of energy including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, wind, tidal and geothermal power (化石、核能、太阳、水、风、潮汐和地热等皆可作为能量的潜在来源。) |
| 能源 | energy The capacity to do work; involving thermal energy (heat), radiant energy (light), kinetic energy (motion) or chemical energy; measured in joules (作功的能力，包含热能(热)、辐射能(光)、动能(移动)或者化学能，以焦耳为测量单位。) |
| 能源与环境研究中心 | Center for Energy and Environment Research |
| 能源供应 | energy supply The provision and storage of energy (the capacity to do work or produce a change), or the amount of energy stored, for the use of a municipality, or other energy user (能源的供给和储存(用于作功或产生改变的能力)，或用于城市需求或其他能源使用者。) |
| 能源保护咨询委员会 | Advisory Council of Energy Conservation |
| 能源储存 | energy storage Amount of energy reserves; often refers to the stocks of non-renewable fuel, such as oil, which a nation, for example, possesses (储存大量能源，常指那些不可再生资源的储存，例如石油占有国对石油的占有。) |
| 能源利用 | energy utilisation No definition needed (无需定义。) |
| 能源利用形式 | energy utilisation pattern |
| 能源原料 | energy source material Sources from which energy can be obtained to provide heat, light, and power. Energy resources, including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, tidal and geothermal energy, may be captured or recovered and converted into other energy forms for a variety of household, commercial, transportation, and industrial applications (可以获得能量以提供热、光、和力的来源。可作为能源物质包括石化燃料、核能、太阳能、水里、潮汐和地热，这些能源可以被转换为其他的形式以供应许多家庭、商业、交通和工业的使用。) |
| 能源回收 | energy recovery A form of resource recovery in which the organic fraction of waste is converted to some form of usable energy. Recovery may be achieved through the combustion of processed or raw refuse to produce steam through the pyrolysis of refuse to produce oil or gas; and through the anaerobic digestion of organic wastes to produce methane gas (能量回收的一种方式，将废弃物中的有机物部分转换为可使用的能量。回收可以经由燃耗或者垃圾经由热解以产生油或气体，然后通过厌氧消化有机物产生甲烷气体来实现。) |
| 能源工业 | energy industry Industry which converts various types of fuels as well as solar, water, tidal, and geothermal energy into other energy forms for a variety of household, commercial, transportation, and industrial application (将太阳能、水能、潮汐能和地热能等各种形式的能源转变为其他形式能源的工业。它被广泛的用于家庭、农业、交通和工业上。) |
| 能源市场 | energy market The trade or traffic of energy sources treated as a commodity (such as fossil fuel, electricity, or solar radiation) (作为商品交易或者运输能源(如化石燃料，电力或太阳辐射)。) |
| 能源技术 | energy technology |
| 能源政策英 | Energy Policy |
| 能源政策 | energy policy A statement of a country's intentions in the energy sector (国家在能源部门的意向说明。) |
| 能源效率 | energy efficiency Refers to actions to save fuels by better building design, the modification of production processes, better selection of road vehicles and transport policies, the adoption of district heating schemes in conjunction with electrical power generation, and the use of domestic insulation and double glazing in homes (经由较好的建筑设计、产品的修改、较好的道路车辆选择和运输策略、由电厂提供的附近地区的热能和家中隔热和双层玻璃的使用等行为，以达到节省能源的目的。) |
| 能源法 | energy legislation |
| 能源消耗 | energy consumption Amount of energy consumed by a person or an apparatus shown as a unit (人或者设备所消耗的单位能源。) |
| 能源环境冲击 | environmental impact of energy Energy and environmental problems are closely related, since it is nearly impossible to produce, transport, or consume energy without significant environmental impact. The environmental problems directly related to energy production and consumption include air pollution, water pollution, thermal pollution, and solid waste disposal. The emission of air pollutants from fossil fuel combustion is the major cause of urban air pollution. Diverse water pollution problems are associated with energy usage. One major problem is oil spills. In all petroleum-handling operations, there is a finite probability of spilling oil either on the earth or in a body of water. Coal mining can also pollute water. Changes in groundwater flow produced by mining operations often bring otherwise unpolluted waters into contact with certain mineral materials which are leached from the soil and produce an acid mine drainage. Solid waste is also a by-product of some forms of energy usage. Coal mining requires the removal of large quantities of earth as well as coal. In general, environmental problems increase with energy use and this combined with the limited energy resource base is the crux of the energy crisis. An energy impact assessment should compare these costs with the benefits to be derived from energy use (能源和环境问题息息相关，因为若要生产、运输或消耗能量而不造成严重的环境冲击是几乎不可能的。环境问题直接与能源的生产和消耗有关，包含空气污染、水污染、热污染和固废弃置。石化燃料燃烧所产生的空气污染物的排放是主要都市空气污染的原因。各样的水污染问题是与能源使用有关联的。 其中主要的问题是石油泄漏。在所有石油的处理操作中，有可能在土地上或水体中发生泄漏。采煤也会污染水体。采矿作业时改变地下水的水流，使得未污染的水与某种矿物(这些矿物是被土壤所过滤出来的)接触而产生酸性的矿物排放水。固体废弃物也是能源使用后的副产产物。) |
| 能源生产 | energy production Generation of energy in a coal fired power station, in an oil fired power station, in a nuclear power station, etc. (在燃煤发电厂、燃油发电厂和核能发电厂等产生的能源。) |
| 能源管理 | energy management The administration or handling of power derived from sources such as fossil fuel, electricity and solar radiation (对来自石化燃料、电力以及太阳辐射的能源所进行的管理或处理。) |
| 能源类型 | energy type According to the source, energy can be classified as hydroenergy, solar energy, tidal energy, wind energy, waves energy, geothermal energy, etc.. According to the type of fuel used for its production, energy can be classified as nuclear energy, coal derived energy, petroleum derived energy, biomass derived energy, etc. (根据能量的来源，能量可以区分为水力、太阳能、潮汐、风力、海浪、地热等。根据燃料产生能量之形式，能源可以区分为核能、燃煤能、石油能、生质能等。) |
| 能源经济 | energy economics The production, distribution, and consumption of usable power such as fossil fuel, electricity, or solar radiation (石化燃料、电力、太阳辐射等可利用动力的生产、分配、消费等行为。) |
| 能源耗损 | energy dissipation Any loss of energy, generally by conversion into heat (能源的损耗，通常被转换成热能。) |
| 能源节约 | energy saving Avoiding wasting energy (避免浪费能源。) |
| 能源转换 | energy conversion The process of changing energy from one form to another (能源从某种形式转换成另一种形式的过程。) |
| 能源过程 | energy process Any natural phenomenon or series of actions by which energy is converted or made more usable (将能源转化或变成更有用处的任何自然现象或者一系列的反应。) |
| 能源需求 | energy demand |
| 能量源 | energy resource Potential supplies of energy which have not yet been used (such as coal lying in the ground, solar heat, wind power, geothermal power, etc.) (尚未被使用但有可能是能量的潜在来源。(例如地壳中的煤、太阳能、风力、地热等)) |
| 自然资源 | natural resources |
| 自然资源 | natural resource A feature or component of the natural environment that is of value in serving human needs, e.g. soil, water, plantlife, wildlife, etc. Some natural resources have an economic value (e.g. timber) while others have a "noneconomic" value (e.g. scenic beauty) (服务于人类需要中有价值的自然环境的特性或者组成部分，例如土壤、水、植物、野生动物等等。一些自然资源有经济价值(例如木材)，而其它有"非经济"价值(如风景名胜)。) |
| 自然资源保护 | natural resource conservation The management of living and non-living resources in such a way as to sustain the maximum benefit for present and future generations (有生命和无生命资源的管理，用这样的一种方式为当代与后代维持最大的利益。) |
| 美国自然资源保护委员会 | Natural Resources Defense Council |
| 自然资源保护学家 | conservationist |
| 自然资源保护联合委员会 | Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
| 自然资源保护论者 | conservationist |
| 加拿大自然资源保护部 | Natural Resources Conservation Department |
| 自然资源恶化 | degradation of natural resources The result of the cumulative activities of farmers, households, and industries, all trying to improve their socio-economic well being. These activities tend to be counterproductive for several reasons. People may not completely understand the long-term consequences of their activities on the natural resource base. The most important ways in which human activity is interfering with the global ecosystem are: 1. fossil fuel burning which may double the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration by the middle of the next century, as well as further increasing the emissions of sulphur and nitrogen very significantly; 2. expanding agriculture and forestry and the associated use of fertilizers (nitrogen and phosphorous) are significantly altering the natural circulation of these nutrients; 3. increased exploitation of the freshwater system both for irrigation in agriculture and industry and for waste disposal (农民、家庭和产业界为了增加其社会经济利益的各种活动所累积的效应。 许多原因使得这些活动导致不良的后果。 人们可能尚不完全明了这些活动对自然资源基础的长期影响。 人类活动干扰地球生态系统的最重要影响方式有：1.石化燃料燃烧可能在下一世纪中期使大气中二氧化碳浓度加倍，且硫和氮排放也将持续大幅增加；b.农业和林业的扩大，及其相关肥料的使用(氮和磷)将严重改变这些营养素在自然界的循环；c.为了农业灌溉、工业及废弃物弃置的需要，所需增加的淡水系统开发。) |
| 自然资源的可持续利用 | sustainable use of natural resources |
| 自然资源的获得 | access to natural resources |
| 自然资源破坏评价 | natural resource damage assessment |
| 自然资源管理 | management of natural resources Planned use of natural resources, in particular of non-renewable resources, in accordance with principles that assure their optimum long-term economic and social benefits (天然资源，特别是不可再生资源的计划使用，与保证最佳的长期经济和社会效益原则保持一致。) |
| 节约能源 | energy conservation The strategy for reducing energy requirements per unit of industrial output or individual well-being without affecting the progress of socio-economic development or causing disruption in life style. In temperate developed countries most energy is used in heating and lighting industrial and domestic buildings. Industrial processes, transport and agriculture are the other main users. During the 1970s it was demonstrated that substantial savings could be achieved through appropriate building technologies and the use of energy-efficient equipment for heating, air-conditioning and lighting. Most goods could and should be both manufactured and made to work more efficiently (在不影响社会经济发展或造成生活状况混乱的前提下，减少每单位工业产值或个人健康相关的能源需求所采取的策略。在一般发达国家中，大部分的能源用于工业和家庭建筑的暖气和照明。工业过程、运输和农业是其他的主要能源消耗者。19世纪70年代证实，通过适当的建筑技术和使用高能源效能的暖气、空调和照明设备，可以节省可观的能源。大部分产品可以而且应该以更加有效的方式制造和使用。) |
| 资源 | resource Any component of the environment that can be utilized by an organism (任何能被生物体利用的环境中的部分。) |
| 资源保护 | resource conservation Reduction of overall resource consumption and utilization of recovered resources in order to avoid waste (减少所有资源消耗和为了避免浪费而回收资源。) |
| 资源保护与再投资法案 | Conservation and Reinvestment Act |
| 美国资源保护与开采法案 | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| 资源保护和流体开采 | resource conservation and recovery fluids |
| 美国资源保护局 | Resources Protection Board |
| 资源储备 | resource reserve |
| 资源净损耗 | net resource depletion The total decrease in the amount of natural materials available for use by humans and other living beings (人类和其他生物可使用天然原料的减少量。) |
| 资源利用 | resource utilisation No definition needed (不需要定义。) |
| 资源存储 | resource reserve No definition needed (不需要定义。) |
| 资源开发 | resource exploitation No definition needed (不需要定义。) |
| 资源消耗 | consumption of resources |
| 资源的定价政策 | pricing policy of resources The guiding procedure or philosophy for decisions regarding the monetary rate or value of a country or region's resources, including natural resources, human resources and capital, or man-made goods (这些指导原则有关货币汇率或一个国家或地区的资源价值，包括自然资源、人力资源和资本，或人造商品。) |
| 资源管理 | resource management |
| 资源管理 | resources management A conscious process of decision-making whereby natural and cultural resources are allocated over time and space to optimize the attainment of stated objectives of a society, within the framework of its technology, political and social institutions, and legal and administrative arrangements. An important objective is the conservation of resources, implying a close and integrated relationship between the ecological basis and the socio-economic system (有意识的决策过程。通过该过程，在技术、政治和社会制度、法律和监管部门的安排框架下，自然和文化资源按照时间和空间分配以优化社会中不同状态客体获得资源的情况。重要目标是保护资源，包括维持生态基础和社会经济系统的密切关系。) |
| 资源评价 | resource appraisal Assessment of the availability of resources in a given area (评价资源在指定区域的可用性。) |
| 资源调查 | resources surveys |
| 遗传资源 | genetic resource The gene pool in natural and cultivated stocks of organisms that are available for human exploitation. It is desirable to maintain as diverse a range of organisms as possible, particularly of domesticated cultivars and their ancestors, in order to maintain a wide genetic base. The wider the genetic base, the greater the capacity for adaptation to particular environmental conditions (可供人类开发的自然和耕种作物的基因库。为了维持一个广泛的遗传基础库，其中的不同类型的生物越多越好，特别是家养品种和他们的原种。基础库的范围越广，适应特定的环境条件的能力就越大。) |
| 美国阿拉斯加石油天然气资源保护委员会 | Alaska oil & Gas Conservation Commission |
| 陆地生物资源 | terrestrial biological resource Any source of supply derived from plants, animals or other wildlife inhabiting land or ground, which may be used by humans for food, clothes and other necessities (来自植物、动物或其它野生动物的栖息地或地面的供应源，这些可能作为人的粮食、衣服和其它必需品。) |
| 非传统能源 | non-conventional energy Energy that is renewable and ecologically safe, such as tidal power, wind power, etc. (能源是可再生的和生态安全的，如潮汐发电、风力发电等。) |
| 非点源污染 | non-point-source pollution |
