Environmental Vocabulary - Medio ambiente (but w/o the accents)

contaminacion

contamination

contaminado

contaminated

desperdicio

waste

fabrica

factory

pesticida

pesticide

economico

economical

proteccion

protection

recurso natural

natural resource

suficiente

enough

abono

fertilizer

fuentes de energia alternativa

alternative energy sources

excesivo

excessive

gobierno

government

paises en vias de desarrollo

developing countries

electricidad

electricity

desperdiciar

to waste

agotar

to exhaust

danar

to damage

disminuir

to decrease

echar

to throw away

producir

to produce

deshacerse

to get rid of

explotar

to exploit

depender de

to depend on

amenazar

to threaten

amenaza

threat

falta

lack

grave

serious

especie

species

en peligro de extincion

endangered

salvaje

wild

incendio forestal

forest fires

deforestacion

deforestation

subita del nivel del mar

sea level rise

a menos que

unless

con tal que

provided that, as long as

debido a

due to

en cuanto

as soon as (cuanto)

tan pronto como

as soon as

tierra

land

atmosfera

atmosphere

clima

weather

efecto invernadero

greenhouse effect

hielo

ice

preservacion

conservation

calentamiento global

global warming

embalse

reservoir

escasez

shortage

escaso

scarce

sequia

drought

racionamiento

rationing

afectar

to affect

atrapar

to trap

castigar

to punish

colocar

to put

conservar

to preserve

crecer

to grow

derretir

to melt

detener

to stop

estar a cargo de

to be in charge of

fomentar

to encourage

limitar

to limit

promover

to promote

tomar conciencia de

to become aware of

tomar medidas

to take steps to