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1 Flora (n) /ˈflɔːrə/ the plants of a particular area rare species of flora and fauna
2 Afforestation /əˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn/ the process of planting areas of In summary, we have three
(n) land with trees in order to form a outputs: afforestation area,
forest reforestation area, and junior-
forest tending area, and one
input: total expense in
silviculture.
3 Mitigate (v) /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/ to make sth less harmful, serious, Soil erosion is mitigated by the
etc. planting of trees.
4 Breeding /ˈbriːdɪŋ a place where animals go to The estuary is a breeding ground
ground (n) ɡraʊnd/ produce their young for birds and marine life.
5 Overfishing (n) /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ/ the process of taking so many fish The industry has expanded in the
from the sea, a river, etc. that the absence of significant regulation,
number of fish in it becomes very which has led to overfishing of
low lobsters and especially conch.
6 Arborist (n) /ˈɑː.bə.rɪst/ a person whose job is treating trees Arborists undertake tree
that are damaged or have a planting, pruning, removal,
disease, especially by cutting off transplanting, fertilising,
branches, to try to preserve them pest/disease diagnosis and
treatment, tree inspections,
surveys and reporting.
7 National park /ˌnæʃnəl an area of land that is protected by - Yellowstone National Park
(n) ˈpɑːk/ the government for people to visit - The area was a designated
because of its natural beauty and national park.
historical or scientific interest
8 Needle (n) /ˈniːdl/ the thin, hard, pointed leaf of A soft blanket of pine needles
a pine tree covered the forest floor.
9 To be on the /brɪŋk/ To be almost in a very new, animals hovered on the brink of
brink of sth dangerous or exciting situation extinction
10 Biodiversity (n) /ˌbaɪəʊdaɪ the existence of a large number of The mining project threatens one
ˈvɜːsəti/ different kinds of animals and of the world’s richest areas of
plants which make a balanced biodiversity.
environment
11 Poacher (n) /ˈpəʊtʃə(r)/ a person who illegally hunts birds, The measures are designed to
animals or fish on somebody’s protect the fish from poachers.
else’s property
12 Ranger (n) /ˈreɪndʒə(r)/ a person whose job is to take care The rangers’ main job is to deter
of a park, a forest or an area of poachers.
countryside
13 Green audit (n) /ˌɡriːn ˈɔːdɪt/ an official examination of the All new projects will be subject
effect of a company’s business on to a green audit to ensure they
the environment are environmentally friendly.
14 Conservancy /kənˈsɜːvənsi/ an area of land kept in its natural st He created the 25 million-acre
(n) ate, especially for wild animals an  Sierra Nevada Conservancy,
 plants to live in and be protected the biggest nature conservancy
in the state.
15 Sustainable (a) /səˈsteɪnəbl/ involving the use of natural sustainable forest management
products and energy in a way that
does not harm the environment
16 Dwindle (v) /ˈdwɪndl/ to become gradually less or Today the Green and Golden Bell
smaller Frog has dwindled to its current
status with a fragmented
distribution of mainly near
coastal locations.
17 Species /ˈspiːʃiːz the manner in which a biological An example of the effects of
distribution (n) ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn/ taxon is spatially arranged abiotic factors on species
distribution can be seen in drier
areas, where most individuals of a
species will gather around water
sources, forming a clumped
distribution.
18 Taxon (n) /tækˈsn/ a group of one or more It is very common, however, for
populations otf an organism or taxonomists to remain at odds
organisms seen by taxonomists to over what belongs to a taxon and
form a unit the criteria used for inclusion. 
19 Taxonomy (n) /tækˈsɒnəmi/ the scientific process of classifying plant taxonomy
things
20 Canopy (n) /ˈkænəpi/ the uppermost layer in a forest, The canopy of a rainforest is
formed collectively by tree crowns about 10 metres thick.