ANIMALS
The catching and killing of animals without permission on someone else's land
Arid and barren land with usually sparse or no vegetation
DESERT
Damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste
POLLUTION
An animal that eats only plants
HERBIVORE
Cultivated naturally, without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides
ORGANIC
BATTERY FARMING
A hill of sand near a beach or in a desert
DUNES
The heating up of the earth's atmosphere due to pollution.
GLOBAL WARMIMG
All the different kinds of life you'll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world
BIODIVERSITY
Developing boxes, cartons and cans which can easily be decomposed.
BIODREGRADABLE PACKAGING
The protection of plants and animals, natural areas, especially from the damaging effects of pollution
CONSERVATION
A tropical woodland with intense rainfall and marked by lush evergreen trees.
RAINFOREST
Gases and other substances which come from factories using oil, coal and other fuels which are the remains of plants and animals can cause serious damage to the environment.
FOSSIL FUELS
Areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface.
WETLAND
An area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted.
GREEN BELT
Animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other.
SPECIES
A mass of rock that rises very high and is almost vertical, or straight up-and-down.
CLIFF
The process of removing the trees from an area of land is destroying millions of acres of woodland every year
DEFORESTATION
A ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
REEF
Energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed.
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
WILDLIFE
A group or line of mountains with a particular name
MOUNTAIN RANGE
Foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally.
GM FOOD / GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD
The material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow
SOIL
The process of protecting an environment and returning it to its natural state, for example by bringing back wild animals that used to live there
REWILDING