| Spanish | English |
| area de evaluación del peligro de incendios | fire danger rating area |
| area de gestión de usos múltiples | multiple use management area |
| area de gestión de usos múltiples | multiple use management area 1. Coordinated management for the most judicious and harmonious use of the land on a long term basis under the concept of combining two or more uses and/or purposes with attention to sustainability and nonimpairment of the natural resources and land area. 2. Use of land for more than one purpose; e.g. grazing of livestock, watershed and wildlife protection, recreation, and timber production |
| area de manejo del fuego | fire management area |
| area directa de protección | direct protection area |
| area sometida a estrés | area under stress |
| area sometida a estrés | area under stress Areas that are flooded by rising number of tourists or other kinds of pressure and suffer from insufficient or inappropriate planning and management. Damage frequently arises from a lack of understanding or interest of the value of such sites |
| areas urbanas | urban area |
| areas urbanas | urban area Areas within the legal boundaries of cities and towns; suburban areas developed for residential, industrial or recreational purposes |
| Convenio sobre el medio ambiente marino del área del mar Báltico | Convention on the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area |
| Convenio sobre el medio ambiente marino del área del mar Báltico | Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area |
| Convenio sobre el medio ambiente marino del área del mar Báltico | Convention for the protection of the Baltic Sea |
| detección area | aerial detection |
| monitor del área gamma | area gamma monitor |
| plan de gestión integrada de áreas de captación | integrated management plan for catchment areas |
| red de área amplia | wide area network A system of interrelated computer and telecommunications devices linking two or more computers separated by a great distance for the exchange of electronic data |
| área contaminada | contaminated area |
| área contaminada | contaminated area Any site or region that is damaged, harmed or made unfit for use by the introduction of unwanted substances, particularly microorganisms, chemicals, toxic and radioactive materials and wastes |
| área cortafuegos | fuelbreak |
| área de aparcamiento | parking provision |
| área de aparcamiento | parking provision Area where a vehicle can be left for a period of time |
| área de barbecho | fallow area |
| área de barbecho | fallow area Land area normally used for crop production but left unsown for one or more growing seasons |
| área de contaminación potencial | potentially contaminated sites |
| área de contaminación potencial | suspect site |
| área de contaminación potencial | area of potential pollution |
| área de contaminación potencial | area of potential pollution Area which is supposedly causing dangers to human health and environment |
| área de control permanente | permanent monitoring area |
| área de desarrollo | development area |
| área de desarrollo | development area Area which has been given special help from a government to encourage business and factories to be set up there |
| área de distribución | distribution area |
| área de distribución | distribution area 1. The overall geographical distribution of a talon. 2. The range occupied by a community or other group |
| área de estuario de protección | estuarine conservation area |
| área de estuario de protección | estuarine conservation area Estuarine area which has been reserved by legislation to protect part or all of the enclosed environment for conservation, scientific, educational and/or recreational purposes |
| área de intervención de gestión de tierra | land-management intervention area |
| área de intervención de gestión de tierra | land-management intervention area Any expanse of land which requires a person or agency with authority to interpose or interfere in how it is used or administrated |
| área de jerarquización | nesting area |
| área de jerarquización | nesting area A place where birds gather to lay eggs |
| área de peligro | hazard area |
| área de peligro | hazard area Any site or region in which there is a physical or chemical agent capable of causing harm to property, persons, animals, plants or other natural resources |
| área de protección de agua potable | drinking water protection area |
| área de protección de agua potable | drinking water protection area Area surrounding a water recovery plant in which certain forms of soil utilization are restricted or prohibited in order to protect the groundwater |
| área de protección de paisaje | landscape protection area Area where landscape is protected for its particular features in order to maintain its role in contributing to the wider enjoyment of the countryside |
| área de protección de paisaje | landscape protection area |
| área de reparto | range of distribution |
| área de reparto | distribution area |
| área de uso mixto | mixed use area |
| área de uso mixto | mixed use area Use of land for more than one purpose; e.g. grazing of livestock, watershed and wildlife protection, recreation, and timber production |
| área del Caribe | Caribbean Area |
| área del Caribe | Caribbean Area A geographical region bordered on the south by South America and Panama, and on the west by Central America, and consisting of the West Indian, and nearby, islands and the Caribbean Sea, a part of the western Atlantic Ocean |
| área edificable | building area |
| área edificable | building area Land and other places on, under, in or through which the temporary and permanent works are to be executed and any other lands or places needed for the purposes of construction |
| área en vía de desarrollo | development area |
| área marina protegida | marine protected area |
| área mediterránea | Mediterranean Area |
| área mediterránea | Mediterranean Area The collective islands and countries of the inland sea between Europe, Africa and Asia that is linked to the Atlantic Ocean at its western end by the Strait of Gibraltar and includes the Tyrrhenian, Adriatic, Aegean and Ionian seas |
| área natural | natural area |
| área natural | natural range |
| área natural sensible | sensitive natural area |
| área natural sensible | sensitive natural area Terrestrial or aquatic area or other fragile natural setting with unique or highly-valued environmental features |
| área periférica de parque | peripheral park area |
| área periférica de parque | peripheral park area A zone of the park where scientific research is allowed. Beyond this there is a buffer zone which protects the whole reserve from agricultural, industrial and urban development |
| área protegida | protected area (zona protecta) |
| área recreativa | recreational area |
| área recreativa | recreational area A piece of publicly owned land, especially in a town, used for sports and games |
| área sensible | sensitive area Areas of a country where special measures may be given to protect the natural habitats which present a high level of vulnerability |
| área sensible ecológica | ecologically sensitive area |
| área sensible ecológica | ecologically sensitive area Area where it is likely that a change in some parts of the system will produce a recognizable response |
| área vertedero | waste zone |
| área vertedero | dump zone |
| área volcánica | volcanic area |
| área volcánica | volcanic area No definition needed |
