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Terms for subject Environment (6310 entries)
"3R" princips Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
"bažām ir pamats" princips cause for concern principle (Principle connected with the precautionary principle: it means that, if there are strong reasons for expecting serious or irreversible damage to the environment following a given project, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. Critics of this approach are concerned about large commitments of resources to deal with vaguely defined problems)
"oglekļa slazds" carbon lock-in
0 grupas elements element of group 0 (A group of monatomic gaseous elements forming group 18 (formerly group 0) of the periodic table: helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and radon (Rn))
abinieks amphibian (A class of vertebrate animals characterized by a moist, glandular skin, gills at some stage of development, and no amnion during the embryonic stage)
abiotiska vide abiotic environment (The non-living components of the environment (rocks, minerals, soil, water and climate))
abiotisks faktors abiotic factor (Physical, chemical and other non-living environmental factors. They are essential for living plants and animals of an ecosystem, providing the essential elements and nutrients that are necessary for growth. The abiotic elements also include the climatic and pedologic components of the ecosystem)
absorbcija absorption (exposure, The taking in of fluids or other substances by cells or tissues)
āda leather (The dressed or tanned hide of an animal, usually with the hair removed)
āda skin (The tissue forming the outer covering of the vertebrate body: it consists of two layers, the outermost of which may be covered with hair, scales, feathers, etc. It is mainly protective and sensory in function)
ādas izstrādājumu rūpniecība leather industry (Industry for the production of leather goods such as garments, bags, etc.)
adatādainis echinoderm (Marine coelomate animals distinguished from all others by an internal skeleton composed of calcite plates, and a water-vascular system to serve the needs of locomotion, respiration, nutrition or perception)
administratīvā jurisdikcija administrative jurisdiction (The extent, power or territory in which an office with executive or managerial authority administers justice or declares judgments)
administratīvā kompetence administrative competence (The skill, knowledge, qualification, capacity or authority to manage or direct the affairs of a public or private office, business or organization)
administratīva organizācija administrative organisation
administratīvā robeža administrative boundary (A limit or border of a geographic area under the jurisdiction of some governmental or managerial entity)
administratīvā tiesa administrative court (An independent, specialized judicial tribunal in which judges or officials are authorized by a government agency to conduct hearings and render decisions in proceedings between the government agency and the persons, businesses or other organizations that it regulates; administration)
administratīvais dekrēts administrative fiat (An authoritative decree, sanction or order issued from an office with executive or managerial authority, without necessarily having the force of law or its equivalent)
administratīvais process administrative procedure
administratīvās rīcības motīvi motivation of administrative acts (The underlying reason or cause, a psychological or social factor, that incites or stimulates managers, executives or supervisors to complete tasks that achieve organizational or company goals)