Top 3 Environmental Protection Definitions

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1. Business Dictionary 

Environmental Protection

Policies and procedures aimed at conserving the natural resources, preserving the current state of natural environment and, where possible, reversing its degradation.

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2. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Environmental Protection

(engineering)

The protection of humans and equipment against stresses of climate and other elements of the environment.




3. National Agricultural Library

Environmental Protection

Environmental protection includes prevention (avoidance) strategies to protect the environment from future damage or degradation; and control measures to restore and maintain environmental quality.

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