La protection de l'environnement
Example: La protection de l'environnement est essentielle pour notre avenir.
Definition
"La protection de l'environnement" refers to the actions and policies aimed at preserving natural resources, ecosystems, and biodiversity to ensure a healthy planet and sustainable future for all living beings. It involves reducing pollution, conserving habitats, and promoting ecological balance.
Etymology
The phrase "la protection de l'environnement" comes from French, where "protection" means guarding or safeguarding, and "environnement" refers to the surroundings or natural world. Together, they literally mean 'the safeguarding of the environment.' This phrase gained prominence with the rise of ecological awareness in the 20th century.
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"La protection de l'environnement" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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