Environmental Impact, definition of

Any change to the environment whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from human activity, industry or natural disasters.

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  Solar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.
• Ecologically Sustainable Development, what it is and how you can do it
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  To establish Britain as a world leader in the fight against climate change, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has broken ground on the new Discovery Building at Rothera Research Station, its largest facility for ongoing climate-related research in Antarctica...
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• Protecting prime agricultural land
  
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