Spanish Environment Vocab

el aire puro

clean air

el basurero

garbage container

la biodiversidad

biodiversity

la capa de ozono

ozone layer

el clima

climate

la contaminacion

pollution, contamination

deforestacion

deforestation

el efecto invernadero

greenhouse effect

la erosion

erosion

las epecies en peligro de extincion

endangered species

la inundacion

flood

el medio ambiente

environment

no renovable

non-renewable

el petroleo

oil

el planeta

planet

el recurso natural

natural resource

la responsibilidad

responsibility

el riesgo

risk

la sequia

drought

el smog

smog

el suelo

ground, soil

el temblor

earthquake

da�ar

to harm

destruir

to destroy

disminuir

to diminish, to decrease

fomentar

to foment, to support

proteger

to protect

respirar

to breathe

reutilizar

to reuse

valorar

to value

apreciar

to appriciate

complejo(a)

complex

dearrollar

to develop

el desarrollo

development

la innovacion

innovation

el invento

invention

la investigacion

research

mejorar

to improve

reemplezar

to replace

amenzar

to threaten

el derrumbe

landslide

extinguirse

to become extinct

informarse

to keep informed

el porvenir

future

responsable

responsible

la transformacion

transformation

volar

to fly

votar

to vote