los desafios mundiales: el medio ambiente
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a causa de
because of/owing to
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a menos que
unless
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actuar
to act
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adecuado
adequate
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los aerosoles
aerosol
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agotar
exhaust/deplete/drain/use up
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el águila calva
bald eagle
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agujero
hole
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ambiental
environmental (adj)
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la amenaza
the threat
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amenazar
to threaten
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amplio
wide
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apagar
to turn off
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la aportación
monetary contribution
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la atmósfera
the atmosphere
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atrapar
to trap
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aumentar
to augment/grow/make larger
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el aumento
the growth
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el ave
bird
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la ballena
whale
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bajar
to go down
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el bienestar
the well being
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la bolsa plástica
plastic bag
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la bolsa de tela
fabric bag
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el bosque tropical
tropical forest
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el calentamiento global
global warming
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la capa de ozono
the ozone layer
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el cartón
cardboard
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castigar
to punish
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el cambio climático
climate change
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el clima
climate
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colocar
to put/place something somewhere
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el comportamiento
behavior
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con tal de que
provided that
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la conciencia (social, ambiental)
social/environmental consciousness/awareness
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concientizarse
to become conscious/aware of
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la consecuencia
consequence
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la conservación
conservation
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conservar
to conserve
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la contaminación (del aire, del agua, etc)
contamination
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creciente
growing
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el cuidado
care of something
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cuidar
to care for
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dañar
to damage, hurt, cause harm
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debido a
due to
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dejar de + verbo
to quit doing something
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depender de
depending on
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el derrame (de petróleo, etc)
spill (oil, etc)
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derretir
to melt
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el desastre natural
natural disaster
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el descuido
neglect/carelessness
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desde hace
since
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los deshechos
waste, rotten leftovers, parts not used
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desenchufar
unplug
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deshacerse de
get rid of
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el desierto
the desert
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desperdiciar
to waste
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el desperdicio
the waste
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disminuir
to diminish
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echar
to throw (away)
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ecológico
ecological
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el ecosistema
the ecosystem
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el ecoturismo
ecotourism
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el efecto invernadero
the greenhouse effect
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embotellado
bottled
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empeorar
to worsen
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la empresa
the business
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en cuanto
in respect of / with regard to/concerning
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la energía solar
solar energy
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la escasez
the shortage
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la especie
sepcies
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establecer
to establish
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la estrategia
strategy
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los entornos
surroundings
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la explotación
exploitation
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explotar
to exploit
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la falta de
the lack of
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faltar (me falta vs me faltan)
to lack/miss (I am lacking, missing, don't have..)
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la fauna
fauna
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la flora
flora
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la foca
seal
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fomentar
to promote
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generar
to generate
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grave
serious, grave
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hasta que
until
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hacer daño
to harm/do damage
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el humedal
wetland
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la iniciativa (local, nacional, global/mundial)
(local, national, global) iniciative
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la inundación
flood
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la lata
can
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limitar
to limit
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la limpieza
cleaning/cleanness
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lograr
to achieve
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la llanura
plain (to describe land)
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la lluvia ácida
acid rain
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malgastar
to waste/misuse
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marino
marine (adjective: sea)
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la masa polar
the polar mass
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material reciclado
the recycled material
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el medio ambiente
the environment
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