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| Stoffe, die zu einem Abbau/zur Zerstörung der Ozonschicht führen | ozone depleting substances |
| Zerstörung der Ozonschicht | ozone layer depletion |
| Zerstörung der Vegetation | vegetation loss |
| Zerstörung der Waldbedeckung | deforestation |
| Zerstörung der Waldbedeckung | forest destruction |
| Zerstörung der Waldbedeckung | forest cover destruction |
| Zerstörung der Waldbedeckung | forest cover destruction Destruction of forests is carried out in many countries in order to provide new land for agricultural or livestock purposes. It is often done without factors such as climate and topography having been sufficiently studied and on lands where slope nature of the soil or other physiographic characteristics clearly indicate that the land involved is suitable only for forest. Although these practices may lead to a temporary increase in productivity, there are also many indications that in the long run there is usually a decrease in productivity per unit of surface and that erosion and irreversible soil deterioration often accompany this process. Many factors contribute to forest cover destruction: timber production, clearance for agriculture, cutting for firewood and charcoal, fires, droughts, strip mining, pollution, urban development, population pressures, and warfare |
| Zerstörung der Waldbedeckung | clearance of forests |
| Zerstörung der äußeren Ozonschicht | stratospheric ozone depletion |
| Zerstörung des Lebensraums | habitat destruction Destruction of wildlife habitats by increasing pressure for land by fast-growing human populations, pollution and over-exploitation. Whole species or populations of plants and animals have disappeared causing a loss of genetic resource that is not only regrettable from an aesthetic or philosophical point of view but also threatens man's food supply. Habitat loss takes several forms: outright loss of areas used by wild species; degradation, for example, from vegetation removal and erosion, which deprive native species of food, shelter, and breeding areas; and fragmentation, when native species are squeezed onto small patches of undisturbed land surrounded by areas cleared for agriculture and other purposes |
| Zerstörung des natürlichen Bewuchses | deterioration of natural vegetation |
| Zerstörung durch nukleare Transmutation | destruction by nuclear transmutation |
