Meanings
nounenvironmental protection (uncountable)
- uncountableThe practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 環境保護 /环境保护, 環保 /环保
- 環境保護 /环境保护 (huánjìng bǎohù)protecting the environment
- 環保 /环保 (huán-bǎo)protecting the environment
Dutch milieubescherming
- milieubeschermingprotecting the environment
Estonian keskkonnakaitse
- keskkonnakaitseprotecting the environment
Finnish ympäristönsuojelu
- ympäristönsuojeluprotecting the environment
French protection de l'environnement
- protection de l'environnementprotecting the environment
German Umweltschutz
- Umweltschutzprotecting the environment
Italian protezione ambientale, protezione dell'ambiente
- protezione ambientaleprotecting the environment
- protezione dell'ambienteprotecting the environment
- tutela ambientaleprotecting the environment
Polish ochrona środowiska
- ochrona środowiskaprotecting the environment
Portuguese proteção ambiental
- proteção ambientalprotecting the environment
Russian охра́на окружа́ющей среды́
- охра́на окружа́ющей среды́ (oxrána okružájuščej sredý)protecting the environment
Spanish protección del medio ambiente
- protección del medio ambienteprotecting the environment
Swedish miljövård
- miljövårdprotecting the environment
Cite this entry
APA
environmental protection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20protection
MLA
“environmental protection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20protection. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “environmental protection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20protection.
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