acabar con
to use up, to kill off
afectar
to affect
agotar(se)
to exhaust, (to run out)
amenazar
to threaten
apagar las luces
to turn off the lights
atrapar
to trap, to catch
castigar
to punish
cazar
to hunt
colocar
to put, to place
conservar
to conserve, to preserve
crecer (-zco)
to grow
da�ar
to damage
descomponerse
to decompose
depender de
to depend on
derretirse (e-i)
to melt
deshacerse de
to get rid of
desperdiciar
to waste
detener
to stop
disminuir (-yo)
to diminish, to decrease
echar
to throw (away)
envenenar
to poison
estar a cargo (de)
to be in charge (of)
explotar
to exploit, to overwork
fomentar
to encourage
limitar
to limit
producir (-zco)
to produce
promover (o-ue)
to promote
reciclar
to recycle
reutilizar
to reuse
tomar conciencia de
to become aware of
tomar medidas (a)
to take steps (to)
el aerosol
the aerosol
el �guila calva
the bald eagle
el agujero
the hole
la amenaza
the threat
la atm�sfera
the atmosphere
el ave
the bird
la ballena
the whale
la bolsa de pl�stico
the plastic bag
la botella de pl�stico
the plastic bottle
el calentamiento global
the global warming
la capa de ozono
the ozone layer
las capas polares
the polar ice caps
la caza
the hunting
el clima
the climate
la contaminaci�n
the pollution
el derrame de petr�leo
the oil spill
el desperdicio
the waste
el efecto invernadero
the greenhouse effect
la electricidad
the electricity
la escasez
the shortage
la especie
the species
la f�brica
the factory
la falta
the lack
la foca
the seal
el gobierno
the government
el hielo
the ice
la limpieza
the cleaning, the cleanliness
el mar
the sea
el oc�ano
the ocean
el pesticida
the pesticide
el petr�leo
the oil
la piel
the skin
la pila
the battery
la pluma
the feather
la preservaci�n
the preservation, the conservation
la protecci�n
the protection
el rescate
the rescue
el recipiente
the container
el recurso natural
the natural resource
la reserva natural
the nature preserve
el r�o
the river
la selva tropical
the tropical forest
la tierra
the earth
el veneno
the poison
contaminado
polluted
desechable
disposable
econ�mico
economical
excesivo
excessive
grave
serious
qu�mico
chemical
reutilizable
reusable
salvaje
wild
suficiente
enough
en peligro de extinci�n
in danger of extinction
debido a
due to