| Spanish | English |
| Acción concertada para el desarrollo de la energía eólica marina | Concerted action for offshore wind energy deployment |
| acción concertada para el desarrollo de la energía eólica marina en Europa | Concerted Action on Offshore Wind Energy in Europe |
| Akwé: Kon Directrices voluntarias para realizar evaluaciones de las repercusiones culturales, ambientales y sociales de proyectos de desarrollo que hayan de realizarse en lugares sagrados o en tierras o aguas ocupadas o utilizadas tradicionalmente por las comunidades indígenas y locales, o que puedan afectar a esos lugares | Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities |
| Akwé: Kon Directrices voluntarias para realizar evaluaciones de las repercusiones culturales, ambientales y sociales de proyectos de desarrollo que hayan de realizarse en lugares sagrados o en tierras o aguas ocupadas o utilizadas tradicionalmente por las comunidades indígenas y locales, o que puedan afectar a esos lugares | Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines |
| Asociación estratégica sobre agua y desarrollo sostenible entre la Unión Europea y los Nuevos Estados Independientes | Strategic Partnership on Water for Sustainable Development between the EU and the NIS |
| Asociación paneuropea Este-Oeste para el desarrollo sostenible | Pan-European East-West Partnership for Sustainable Development |
| ayuda al desarrollo | development aid The economic assistance or other types of support provided to developing countries to promote or encourage advancement in living standards, institutions, infrastructure, agricultural practices and other aspects of an economy, and to resolve problems typically associated with developing countries |
| Centro de Coordinación para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo Sostenible | Environment and Sustainable Development Coordinating Centre |
| Comisión Brundtland sobre el medio ambiente y el desarrollo | World Commission on Environment and Development |
| Comisión Brundtland sobre el medio ambiente y el desarrollo | Brundtland Commission |
| Comisión Centroamericana del Medio Ambiente y del Desarrollo | Central American Environment and Development Committee |
| Comisión Interorganismos sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | UN Inter-agency Committee on Sustainable Development |
| Comisión Mundial para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo | World Commission on Environment and Development |
| Comisión Mundial sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo | World Commission on Environment and Development |
| Comisión Mundial sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo | Brundtland Commission |
| Comisión para un desarrollo sostenible | Commission for Sustainable Development |
| Comisión sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | Commission on Sustainable Development |
| Comisión sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development |
| Comité de medio ambiente de las instituciones internacionales de desarrollo | Environmental Committee of the International Development Institutions |
| Comité de medio ambiente de las instituciones internacionales de desarrollo | Committee of International Environmental Development Institutions |
| Comité sobre el Medio Ambiente de las Instituciones Internacionales para el Desarrollo | Committee of International Development Institutions on the Environment |
| condiciones ambientales que influyen en el desarrollo del incendio | fire environment |
| Conferencia Cumbre sobre Desarrollo Sostenible | Summit Conference on Sustainable Development |
| Conferencia Cumbre sobre Desarrollo Sostenible | Summit of the Americas for Sustainable Development |
| Conferencia Cumbre sobre Desarrollo Sostenible | Hemispheric Summit Conference on Sustainable Development |
| Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | Rio+20 |
| Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development |
| Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo | Earth Summit '92 |
| Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre medio ambiente y desarrollo | UN Conference on Environment and Development |
| Conferencia Internacional "Agua y Desarrollo Sostenible" | International Conference "Water and Sustainable Development" |
| conferencia sobre Ecosistemas y desarrollo sostenible | conference on Ecosystems and sustainable development |
| Consejo Empresarial Mundial de Desarrollo Sostenible | World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
| Convenio Marco sobre la Protección y el Desarrollo Sostenible de los Cárpatos | Carpathian Convention |
| Convenio Marco sobre la Protección y el Desarrollo Sostenible de los Cárpatos | Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians |
| Convenio para la protección y el desarrollo del medio marino en la región del Caribe | Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region |
| conversión de la deuda en financión para el desarrollo sostenible | debt for sustainable development swap |
| cooperación al desarrollo | development co-operation |
| cooperación para el desarrollo | development cooperation |
| Cumbre de las Américas sobre Desarrollo Sostenible | Summit Conference on Sustainable Development |
| Cumbre de las Américas sobre Desarrollo Sostenible | Summit of the Americas for Sustainable Development |
| Cumbre de las Américas sobre Desarrollo Sostenible | Hemispheric Summit Conference on Sustainable Development |
| Cumbre Hemisférica sobre Desarrollo Sostenible | Summit Conference on Sustainable Development |
| Cumbre Hemisférica sobre Desarrollo Sostenible | Summit of the Americas for Sustainable Development |
| Cumbre Hemisférica sobre Desarrollo Sostenible | Hemispheric Summit Conference on Sustainable Development |
| Cumbre Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| Cumbre Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | Rio + 10 |
| Declaración autorizada, sin fuerza jurídica obligatoria, de principios para un consenso mundial respecto de la ordenación, la conservación y el desarrollo sostenible de los bosques de todo tipo | Non-legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests |
| Declaración autorizada, sin fuerza jurídica obligatoria, de principios para un consenso mundial respecto de la ordenación, la conservación y el desarrollo sostenible de los bosques de todo tipo | Non-legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management,Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests |
| Declaración autorizada, sin fuerza jurídica obligatoria, de principios para un consenso mundial respecto de la ordenación, la conservación y el desarrollo sostenible de los bosques de todo tipo | Rio Forest Principles |
| Declaración autorizada, sin fuerza jurídica obligatoria, de principios para un consenso mundial respecto de la ordenación, la conservación y el desarrollo sostenible de los bosques de todo tipo | Rio Declaration on Forest Principles |
| Declaración autorizada, sin fuerza jurídica obligatoria, de principios para un consenso mundial respecto de la ordenación, la conservación y el desarrollo sostenible de los bosques de todo tipo | Declaration of Forest Principles |
| Declaración de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo | Rio declaration |
| Declaración de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo | Rio Declaration on Environment and Development |
| Declaración de Santa Cruz de la Sierra y Plan de Acción para el Desarrollo Sostenible de las Américas | Declaration of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Plan of Action for the Sustainable Development of the Americas |
| desarrollo ambiental | environmental development |
| desarrollo ambiental | environmental development The growth, progress or advancement in matters of ecological concern |
| desarrollo biológico | biological development |
| desarrollo biológico | biological development The action of growing of living organisms |
| desarrollo biológico nocivo | harmful biological growth |
| desarrollo cultural | cultural development The process whereby the capabilities or possibilities inherent in a people's beliefs, customs, artistic activity and knowledge are brought out or made more effective |
| desarrollo de cuencas fluviales | river basin development |
| desarrollo de cuencas fluviales | river basin development Any growth, maturation or change in an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries |
| desarrollo de las algas | algal bloom (Flos algae) |
| desarrollo de las algas | growth of algae (Flos algae) |
| desarrollo de programas | software development |
| desarrollo de programas | software development No definition needed |
| desarrollo de recursos hídricos | water resources development |
| desarrollo de riberas | waterside development |
| desarrollo de riberas | waterside development Any physical extension of, or changes to, the uses of land in waterfront areas |
| desarrollo de una cuenca fluvial | river basin development |
| desarrollo de una cuenca fluvial | basin pooling |
| desarrollo de zonas costeras | coastal development |
| desarrollo de zonas costeras | coastal development Concentration of human settlements, infrastructures and economical activities along the coasts, being these areas very favourable for trade, communication and marine resources exploitation; the impact of the accelerated population growth and of the industrial and touristic development in these areas has caused the disruption of the ecological integrity of the coastal zones |
| desarrollo demográfico | demographic development |
| desarrollo demográfico | demographic development Growth in the number of individuals of a population |
| desarrollo ecológico | ecologically-targeted development |
| desarrollo ecológico | ecodevelopment |
| desarrollo ecológico | ecodevelopment 1. Conservative development based on long term optimization of biosphere resources. 2. An approach to development through rational use of natural resources by means of appropriate technology and system of production which take into account and provide for the conservation of nature |
| desarrollo económico | economic development The state of nations and the historical processes of change experienced by them, the extent to which the resources of a nation are brought into productive use; the concept of development subsumes associated social, cultural and political changes as well as welfare measures |
| desarrollo local | local development A stage of growth or advancement in any aspect of a community that is defined by or restricted to a particular and usually small district or area |
| desarrollo regional | regional development The progress or advancement for a large geographical territory or a designated division of a country or state, particularly in economic growth that leads to modernization or industrialization |
| desarrollo rural | land development |
| desarrollo rural | land development Planning of infrastructures, services and industrial settlements in order to promote the socio-economic growth of certain land area |
| desarrollo rural | rural development Any course destined to promote economic growth, modernization, increase in agricultural production and the creation of a framework in which to fulfill primary needs, such as education, health and supply of water in the rural areas. The attainment of such objectives depends in general on the type of administrative systems proposed for the various programmes and on the national political situation as regards, for instance land tenure, agrarian reform, the disbursement of assistance and food policy |
| desarrollo social | social development The state of nations and the hystorical processes of change experienced by them. The concept of development subsumes associated cultural and political changes as well as welfare measures which reflect distribution of goods, wealth and opportunities |
| desarrollo sostenible | viable development |
| desarrollo sostenible | sustainable development Development that provides economic, social and environmental benefits in the long term having regard to the needs of living and future generations. Defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987 as: development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs |
| desarrollo tecnológico | technological development |
| desarrollo tecnológico | technological development No definition needed |
| desarrollo urbano | urban development Any physical extension of, or changes to, the uses of land in metropolitan areas, often involving subdivision into zones; construction or modification of buildings, roads, utilities and other facilities; removal of trees and other obstructions; and population growth and related economic, social and political changes |
| desarrollo urbano planificado | planned urban development |
| desarrollo urbano planificado | planned urban development Any physical extension of, or changes to, the uses of land in metropolitan areas following certain preparations or designs |
| desarrollo y planificación urbana | urban planning and development |
| desarrollo y planificación urbana | urban planning and development The activity or process of preparing for the future arrangement and condition of an urban center, particularly the development of its physical lay-out, which would include the construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration or enlargement of buildings and other structures, and the extension or use of undeveloped land |
| Desarrollo Ártico | Arctic Development |
| deuda de países en desarrollo | developing countries debt |
| documento de desarrollo urbano | urban development document A written or printed text furnishing proposals or procedures for the improvement of living conditions, especially housing, for the inhabitants of a city or densely populated area |
| documento de desarrollo urbano | urban development document |
| estado de desarrollo | status of development The extent to which a society promotes human well-being in all dimensions of existence by forming people's capabilities, expanding choices and increasing opportunities |
| estrategia de desarrollo con bajo nivel de emisiones de carbono | low-emission development strategy |
| estrategia de desarrollo con bajo nivel de emisiones de carbono | low-carbon development strategy |
| estrategia de desarrollo hipocarbónica | low-emission development strategy |
| estrategia de desarrollo hipocarbónica | low-carbon development strategy |
| Estrategia de la Unión Europea para un Desarrollo Sostenible | Sustainable Development Strategy |
| Estrategia de la Unión Europea para un Desarrollo Sostenible | European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development |
| Foro Consultivo Europeo sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo Sostenible | European Consultative Forum on the Environment and Sustainable Development |
| Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | High-level Political Forum |
| Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development |
| indicador de desarrollo sostenible | sustainable development indicator |
| indicador de desarrollo sostenible | sustainable development indicator Statistical indicators used for measuring sustainable development that may be chosen among a wide range of themes as, for example, environmental capacity and quality of life |
| Iniciativa comunitaria sobre protección del medio ambiente que al mismo tiempo impulse el desarrollo socioeconómico | Community Initiative Contributing to Protection of the Environment and Promoting Economic Development |
| Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible | International Institute for Sustainable Development |
| Instituto Internacional para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo | International Institute for Environment and Development |
| junta ejecutiva del mecanismo para un desarrollo limpio | CDM Executive Board |
| junta ejecutiva del mecanismo para un desarrollo limpio | Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism |
| Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio | clean development mechanism |
| Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo del Tercer Mundo | Environmental Development in the Third World ENDA |
| Ministerio de desarrollo agrícola, ordenación territorial y privatización | Ministry of Agricultural Development, Land Use and Land Restitution |
| modelo de desarrollo | development pattern |
| modelo de desarrollo | development pattern The combination of qualities, structures, acts and tendencies characterizing the economic and social growth of a community or human group |
| modelo de desarrollo | development model |
| modelo de desarrollo | development model A description, representation, or conception of the economic advancement process of a region or people |
| Oficina Mediterránea de Información para el Medio Ambiente, la Cultura y el Desarrollo Sostenible | Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development |
| Organización de Mujeres para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo | Women's Environment and Development Organization |
| Organización para el Desarrollo del Río Senegal | Senegal River Development Organization |
| Organización para el Desarrollo del Río Senegal | Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River |
| Orientaciones para la cooperación al desarrollo en el sector forestal | Guidelines for forestry sector development cooperation |
| Orientaciones para la cooperación al desarrollo en el sector forestal | Forestry Manual |
| país en desarrollo | developing country |
| país en desarrollo | developing country A country whose people are beginning to utilize available resources in order to bring about a sustained increase in per capita production of goods and services |
| países en desarrollo | developing countries |
| Plan de Aplicación de las Decisiones de la Cumbre Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible | Johannesburg Plan of Implementation |
| planes de desarrollo | development plan |
| planes de desarrollo | development plan The statement of local planning policies that each local planning authority is required by statute to maintain, and which can only be made or altered by following the procedures prescribed for that purpose, which include obligations to consult widely and to hold a public local inquiry into objections. The development plan includes: 1. the structure plan for the area (normally prepared by the country council); 2. an area-wide development plan for each district council area |
| programa comunitario de política y actuación en materia de medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible | Fifth European Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development |
| Programa comunitario de política y actuación en materia de medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible | Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development |
| Programa comunitario de política y actuación en materia de medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible "Hacia un desarrollo sostenible" | Fifth European Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development |
| Programa comunitario de política y actuación en materia de medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible "Hacía un desarrollo sostenible" | European Community Programme of Policy and Action in relation to the Environment and Sustainable Development "Towards sustainability" |
| Programa Concreto de Investigación y Desarrollo Técnico para la Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica en el ámbito de la Gestión y del Almacenamiento de los Residuos Radiactivos1990-1994 | Specific research and technical development programme for the European Atomic Energy Community in the field of management and storage of radioactive waste 1990-94 |
| Programa de acción internacional sobre los recursos hídricos y el desarrollo agrícola sostenible | International Action Programme on Water and Sustainable Agricultural Development |
| Programa de política y actuación en materia de medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible | TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY |
| Programa de política y actuación en materia de medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible | Programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development |
| Programa específico de investigación, demostración y desarrollo tecnológicos sobre "Calidad de la vida y gestión de los recursos vivos" | Specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration on quality of life and management of living resources |
| Programa específico de investigación, demostración y desarrollo tecnológicos sobre "Energía, medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible" | Specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration on energy, environment and sustainable development |
| Programa Específico de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en el ámbito del Medio Ambiente1990-1994 | Specific research and technological development programme in the field of environment 1990 to 1994 |
| Programa "Hacia un desarrollo sostenible" | TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY |
| Programa "Hacia un desarrollo sostenible" | Programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development |
| recorrido de desarrollo | development path |
| recorrido de desarrollo | development pathway |
| Red para la Cooperación en Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo | Network on Environment and Development Cooperation |
| reducción de emisiones resultantes de la deforestación y la degradación forestal en los países en desarrollo | reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries |
| Sección de Agricultura, Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente | Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment |
| tendencias de desarrollo y estílos de vida | development pattern |
| vía de desarrollo | development pathway |
| vía de desarrollo | development path |
| 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 en vía de desarrollo | development area |
| índice de desarrollo humano | Human Development Index |
