| English | German |
| area of outstanding natural beauty | landschaftlich besonders schönes Gebiet |
| area of outstanding natural beauty | landschaftlich besonders wertvolles Gebiet |
| area of outstanding natural beauty | Landschaftsschutzgebiet |
| area prone to natural disasters | Gebiet, das häufig von Naturkatastrophen heimgesucht wird |
| Brazilian Institute for Environmental Affairs and Renewable Natural Resources | Bundesstelle für Umweltfragen |
| Commission work programme concerning an experimental project for gathering, coordinating and ensuring the consistency of information on the state of the environment and natural resources in the Community | Arbeitsprogramm der Kommission für ein Versuchsvorhaben für die Zusammenstellung, Koordinierung und Abstimmung der Informationen über den Zustand der Umwelt und der natürlichen Ressourcen in der Gemeinschaft |
| community-based natural resource management | Bewirtschaftung |
| community-based natural resource management | Gemeinschaftsbasierte Resourcen |
| conservation of natural habitats | Erhaltung natürlicher Lebensräume |
| conservation status of a natural habitat | Erhaltungszustand eines natürlichen Lebensraumes |
| conservation status of a natural habitat | Erhaltungszustand eines natürlichen Lebensraums |
| Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats | Übereinkommen über die Erhaltung der europäischen wildlebenden Pflanzen und Tiere und ihrer natürlichen Lebensräume |
| Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats | Übereinkommen von Bern |
| damage to the natural balance | Schaeden im Naturhaushalt |
| 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 | Abbau von natürlichen Ressourcen |
| degradation of natural resources | Abbau von natürlichen Ressourcen |
| deterioration of natural vegetation | Zerstörung des natürlichen Bewuchses |
| deterioration of natural vegetation | Zerstoerung des natuerlichen Bewuchses |
| deterioration of the natural environment | Schädigung der Naturlandschaften |
| Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora | Richtlinie Lebensräume |
| Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora | Richtlinie zur Erhaltung der natürlichen Lebensräume sowie der wildlebenden Tiere und Pflanzen |
| Euromediterranean system of mitigation, prevention and management of natural and man-made disasters | Euromed-System für die Verhütung, Milderung und Bewältigung von Naturkatastrophen und vom Menschen verursachte Katastrophen |
| European Committee for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | Europäischer Naturschutzausschuss |
| European Natural Heritage Fund | Stiftung Europäisches Naturerbe |
| European Programme on Climatology and Natural Hazards | Europäisches Programm für Klimatologie und natürliche Risiken |
| evaluation of natural assets | Bewertung der natürlichen Aktiva |
| exhaustion of natural resources | Erschöpfung der natürlichen Hilfsquellen |
| exposure to natural background radiation | Bestrahlungen auf grund des natuerlichen Strahlenpegels |
| Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources | Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe |
| integral natural reserve Areas allocated to preserve and protect certain animals and plants, or both. They differ from national parks, which are largely a place for public recreation, because they are provided exclusively to protect species for their own sake. Endangered species are increasingly being kept in nature reserves to prevent them from extinction. Nature reserves also serve as a place for more plentiful species to rest, breed or winter | Integrales Naturreservat |
| integral natural reserve | Integrales Naturreservat |
| International Conference on Early Warning Systems for the Reduction of Natural Disasters | Internationale Konferenz über Frühwarnsysteme zur Katastrophenvorbeugung |
| International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction | Internationaler Tag der Katastrophenvorbeugung |
| International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction | Internationale Dekade für Katastrophenvorbeugung |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | Internationale Union zur Erhaltung der Natur und der natürlichen Hilfsquellen |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | Internationale Union zur Erhaltung der Natur und der natürlichen Ressourcen |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | Internationale Union für die Erhaltung der Natur und der natürlichen Hilfsquellen |
| island of natural genetic diversity | Insel genetischer Vielfalt |
| isolation of natural habitats | Verinselung natürlicher Lebensräume |
| 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 | Naturpflege |
| management of natural resources | Naturpflege |
| Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources | Umweltministerium |
| Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources | Ministerium für Umwelt und Naturschätze |
| moderate utilization of natural resources | behutsame Nutzung des Naturpotenzials |
| natural acidification | natürliche Säuerung |
| natural aquatic community | natürliche aquatische Lebensgemeinschaft |
| natural area | Wildnis |
| natural area An area in which natural processes predominate, fluctuations in numbers of organisms are allowed free play and human intervention is minimal | Naturgebiet |
| natural area | Wildnisgebiet |
| natural area | Naturgebiet |
| natural area which is of particular interest in terms of ecology or wildlife | Gebiet, das in Bezug auf Umwelt, Tier- und Pflanzenwelt von Bedeutung ist |
| natural areas protection Active management of nature areas in order to ensure that wildlife is protected and the quality of its environment is maintained | Naturgebietschutz |
| natural areas protection | Naturgebietschutz |
| natural asset | belebte Natur |
| natural assets | natürliche Ressourcen |
| natural attenuation | natürliche Bindung |
| natural background radiation | natürliche Hintergrundstrahlung |
| natural balance | Naturhaushalt |
| natural balance | naturabhängiges Gleichgewicht |
| natural balance | ökologisches Gleichgewicht |
| natural beauty | Naturschönheiten |
| natural capital | Naturerbe |
| natural conditions | naturgegebene Bedingungen |
| natural cover | natürliche Vegetationsdecke |
| natural cover | natürlicher Bewuchs |
| natural cover | natürliche Bewachsung |
| natural disaster Violent, sudden and destructive change in the environment without cause from human activity, due to phenomena such as floods, earthquakes, fire and hurricanes | Naturkatastrophe |
| natural disturbance | natürliche Störung |
| natural drainage system | Natürliches Dränagesystem |
| natural dynamics | natürliche Dynamik |
| natural enrichment | natürliche Anreicherung |
| natural environment The complex of atmospheric, geological and biological characteristics found in an area in the absence of artifacts or influences of a well developed technological, human culture | Natürliche Umwelt |
| natural environment | Natürliche Umwelt |
| natural environmental receptor of pollution | der Verschmutzung ausgesetzte Umwelt |
| natural fertiliser | Naturdünger |
| natural fertiliser Organic material added to the soil to supply chemical elements needed for plant nutrition | Naturdünger |
| natural fertiliser | natürliches Düngemittel |
| natural fertility | natürliche Fruchtbarkeit |
| natural fibre A textile fiber of mineral, plant or animal origin | Naturfaser |
| natural fibres | natürliche Fasern |
| natural floodplain | natürliches Überschwemmungsgebiet |
| natural forest A forest area that has developed free from the influence of humans and remains largely unaffected by their activities. The natural forest may include, but is not necessarily equivalent to, an old-growth forest | Naturwald |
| natural gas A natural fuel containing methane and hydrocarbons that occurs in certain geologic formations | Erdgas |
| natural gas exploration Underground prospection conducted with various methods to discover natural gas deposits which are usually found in the immediate vicinity of crude petroleum | Erdgasexploration |
| natural gas exploration | Erdgasexploration |
| natural gas extraction The tapping of natural gas from wells located under the sea and in general from underground sources often in association with petroleum deposits; it is used as a fuel, having largely replaced coal-gas for this purpose, and as a source of intermediates for organic synthesis | Erdgasförderung |
| natural gas extraction | Erdgasförderung |
| natural gas purification | Erdgasreinigung |
| natural gasoline | Erdgas |
| natural grassland | natürliches Grassland |
| natural habitat type of Community interest | natürliche Lebensräume von gemeinschaftlichem Interesse |
| natural habitat type of Community interest | natürlicher Lebensraum von gemeinschaftlichem Interesse |
| natural hazard The probability of occurrence, within a specific period of time in a given area of a potentially damaging phenomenon of nature | Naturgefahr |
| natural hazard | Naturgefahr |
| Natural Hazard Triggering Technological Disasters | natürliche, umgebungsbedingte Gefahrenquellen |
| natural heritage Generally, the world's natural resources as handed down to the present generation, and specifically, the earth's outstanding physical, biological and geological formations, and habitats of threatened species of animals and plants and areas with scientific, conservation or aesthetic value | Naturerbe |
| natural heritage | natürlicher Besitzstand |
| natural heritage assessment Evaluation of the natural structures, resources and landscapes to ensure their careful management and preservation | Bewertung von Naturerben |
| natural heritage assessment | Bewertung von Naturerben |
| natural independence law The inviolable, moral claim of non-human organisms and their habitats to exist unharmed or unchanged by human activity as postulated by certain environmental ethicists | Natureigenrecht |
| natural independence law | Natureigenrecht |
| natural life support systems | natürliche Lebensgrundlagen |
| natural material | Naturstoffe |
| natural material No definition needed | Naturstoffe |
| natural mineral water used for curative purposes | natürliches Mineralwasser,das für Kurzwecke verwendet wird |
| natural monument A natural/cultural feature which is of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance. Guidance for selection of a natural monument is: 1. The area should contain one or more features of outstanding significance (appropriate natural features include spectacular waterfalls, caves, craters, fossil beds, sand dunes and marine features, along with unique or representative fauna and flora; associated cultural features might include cave dwellings, cliff-top forts, archaeological sites, or natural sites which have heritage significance to indigenous peoples).; 2. The area should be large enough to protect the integrity of the feature and its immediately related surroundings | Naturdenkmal |
| natural or managed ecosystems | naturbelassene oder vom Menschen beeinflusste Ökosysteme |
| natural park | Landschaftspark |
| natural park A designation of project lands which preserves natural resources for their scientific, scenic, cultural and/or educational value by limiting development and management practices. Land managed to protect rare and endangered species of flora and fauna will be designed as natural areas | Naturpark |
| natural park | Naturschutzpark |
| natural process | natürlicher Prozeß |
| natural profit | Gewinn aus dem Verkauf natürlicher Ressourcen |
| natural purification capacity of the water | natürliches Reinigungsvermögen des Wassers |
| natural radioactivity Radiation stemming mainly from uranium, present in small amounts in many rocks, soils, building material, etc. | Natürliche Radioaktivität |
| natural radioactivity | Natürliche Radioaktivität |
| natural range | Naturverbreitungsgebiet |
| natural range | Verbreitungsraum |
| natural range | Verbreitungsraum in der Natur |
| natural regeneration | Natürliche Regeneration |
| natural regeneration The replacement by an organism of tissues or organs which have been lost or severely injured | Natürliche Regeneration |
| natural regenerative capacity of soils | Selbstreinigungskraft der Böden |
| natural resource | Naturgut |
| 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) | Natürliche Ressource |
| natural resource accounting | Bilanz der natürlichen Ressourcen |
| natural resource accounting | Gesamtrechnungen der natürlichen Umwelt |
| 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 | Rohstoffschutz |
| natural resource conservation | Rohstoffschutz |
| natural resource endowment | natürliche Ressourcen |
| natural resource heritage accounting | Bilanz der Naturschätze |
| natural resource which has a regenerative capability | regenerationsfähiges Naturgut |
| natural respiration of water | natürliche Atmung des Wassers |
| natural respiration of water | natuerliche Atmung des Wassers |
| natural risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by any aspect of the physical world other than human activity | Naturrisiko |
| natural risk analysis | Naturrisikoanalyse |
| natural risk analysis Analysis of the probability of occurrence, within a specific period of time in a given area, of a potentially damaging phenomenon of nature | Naturrisikoanalyse |
| natural risk analysis | Analyse der Risiken von Naturgefahren |
| natural risks prevention Precautionary measures, actions or installations implemented to avert the probability of harm to humans, property or natural resources posed by conditions or events in the environment neither initiated nor formed by human activity | Naturrisikoverhütung |
| natural risks prevention | Naturrisikoverhütung |
| natural sanctuary | Naturdenkmal |
| natural scenery An area where human effects, if present, are not significant to the landscape as a whole | Landschaftsbild |
| natural science The branches of science dealing with objectively measurable phenomena pertaining to the transformation and relationships of energy and matter; includes biology, physics, and chemistry | Naturwissenschaft |
| natural site | Naturlandschaft |
| natural stone A gemstone that occurs in nature, as distinguished from a man-made substitute | Naturstein |
| natural structure of the water | natürliche Zusammensetzung des Wassers |
| natural value | Eigenwert der Natur |
| natural vegetation | natürliche Vegetationsdecke |
| natural vegetation | natürliche Bewachsung |
| natural vegetation | natürlicher Bewuchs |
| natural water | Rohwasser |
| natural zeolite | Zeolithe |
| natural zeolite | Erdalkali-Alumosilicate |
| non-regenerating natural resource | nicht regenerationsfähige natürliche Hilfsquelle |
| Open partial agreement on the prevention of, protection against, and organisation of relief in major natural and technological disasters | offenes Teilabkommen EUR-OPA über größere Technologierisiken |
| Open partial agreement on the prevention of, protection against, and organisation of relief in major natural and technological disasters | Erweitertes Teilabkommen über Massnahmen zur Vorbeugung, zum Schutz und zur Organisierung von Hilfe gegen grössere Natur- und Technologierisiken |
| organic matter from natural products e.g. grease, wax | organische Stoffe aus Naturstoffen z.B. Fette, Wachse |
| preservation of natural resources | Erhaltung natürlicher Ressourcen |
| priority natural habitat type | prioritäre natürliche Lebensraumtypen |
| priority natural habitat type | prioritärer natürlicher Lebensraumtyp |
| Protection of natural and semi-natural habitats | Schutz der natürlichen und naturnahen Lebensräume |
| regional natural park | Regionaler Naturpark |
| regional natural park A park operated and managed by a region | Regionaler Naturpark |
| research natural area | Naturreservat |
| research natural area | Naturschutzgebiet |
| research natural area | ökologisches Schutzgebiet |
| semi-natural | naturnah |
| Semi-natural | halbnatürlich |
| semi-natural area | naturnahe Fläche |
| semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies | naturnahes trockenes Grassland und Fazies mit Strauchbestan |
| semi-natural ecosystem | halb-natürliches Ökosystem |
| sensitive natural area Terrestrial or aquatic area or other fragile natural setting with unique or highly-valued environmental features | Empfindliche Naturlandschaft |
| sensitive natural area | Empfindliche Naturlandschaft |
| shared natural resources | von mehreren Staaten genutzte natuerliche Ressourcen |
| technological and natural hazards | technologische und natürliche Gefahren |
| voluntary natural reserve Area of national interest which is protected under the responsibility of its owner in order to safeguard wildlife, archeological and geological sites | Freiwilliges Naturreservat |
| voluntary natural reserve | Freiwilliges Naturreservat |
| wastage of natural resources | Vergeudung der natürlichen Hilfsquellen |
| wastes from natural gas purification | Abfaelle aus der Erdgasreinigung |
| wastes from natural gas purification | Abfälle aus der Erdgasreinigung |
| wastes from natural gas purification and transportation | Abfälle aus der Erdgasreinigung |
| Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal | Abfaelle aus der OElraffination, Erdgasreinigung und Kohlepyrolyse |
| wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal | Abfälle aus der Ölraffination,Erdgasreinigung und Kohlepyrolyse |
| wastes from textile cleaning and degreasing of natural products | Abfaelle aus der Textilreinigung und Entfettung von Naturstoffen |
| wastes from textile cleaning and degreasing of natural products | Abfälle aus der Textilreinigung und Entfettung von Naturstoffen |
| wastes from unprocessed textile fibres and other natural fibrous substances mainly of vegetable origin | Abfaelle aus unbehandelten Textilfasern und anderen Naturfasern, vorwiegend pflanzlichen Ursprungs |
