The

natural environment The natural environment or natural world encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to the Earth or some parts of Earth. This environment encompasses ...

, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is all living and non-living things that occur naturally on Earth or some part of it (e.g. the natural environment in a country). This includes complete

ecological Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their biophysical environment, physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community (ecology), community, ecosy ...

units that function as natural systems without massive human intervention, including all

vegetation Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic charact ...

, animals, microorganisms, rocks, atmosphere and

natural phenomena Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are p ...

that occur within their boundaries. And it includes universal natural

resources Resource refers to all the materials available in our environment which are technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally sustainable and help us to satisfy our needs and wants. Resources can broadly be classified upon their ...

and

physical phenomena Physical may refer to: *Physical examination In a physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a medical condition. It generally cons ...

that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water, and climate, as well as

energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of hea ...

radiation In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium. This includes: * ''electromagnetic radiation'', such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, vi ...

electric charge Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes charged matter to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field. Electric charge can be ''positive'' or ''negative'' (commonly carried by protons and electrons respecti ...

, and

magnetism Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that are mediated by a magnetic field, which refers to the capacity to induce attractive and repulsive phenomena in other entities. Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particle ...

, not originating from human activity.

General lists

* List of anti-nuclear groups *

List of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in Colorado Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) is a conservation ecology program in the Western United States, managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The ACEC program was conceived in the 1976 Federal Lands Policy and Management Act ( FL ...

* List of articles associated with nuclear issues in California *

List of atmospheric dispersion models Atmospheric dispersion models are computer programs that use mathematical algorithms to simulate how pollutants in the ambient atmosphere disperse and, in some cases, how they react in the atmosphere. US Environmental Protection Agency models Man ...

List of California Air Districts In 1947, the State of California enacted the Air Pollution Control Act that authorized the creation of Air Pollution Control Districts (APCD) or Air Quality Management Districts (AQMD) in every county of the State. California has 22 APCDs, 12 AQMD ...

List of car-free places This is a list of car-free islands: islands inhabited by humans which have legally restricted or eliminated vehicle traffic from their territories. See also * Carfree city * Car-free movement * Low Traffic Neighbourhood * Pedestrian zone ...

List of climate change initiatives This is a list of climate change initiatives of international, national, regional, and local political initiatives to take action on climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in gl ...

List of climate change topics This is a list of climate change topics. 0-9 100% renewable energy - 100,000-year problem - 1500-Year climate cycle - 4 Degrees and Beyond International Climate Conference A Abrupt climate change - ''The Age of Stupid'' - Albedo - '' An ...

* List of climate research satellites * List of coalfields *

List of composting systems This is a list of composting systems: Home composting (small-scale) *Bokashi (horticulture) *Composting toilet *Container composting * Ecuador composting method *Hot container composting *Hügelkultur a.k.a. German mound *Sheet mulching * Trench ...

List of conservation issues This is an alphabetical list of environmental issues, harmful aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment. They are loosely divided into causes, effects and mitigation, noting that effects are interconnected and can cause new effects ...

List of conservation topics This is an index of conservation topics. It is an alphabetical index of articles relating to conservation biology and conservation of the natural environment. A * Abiotic stress - Adaptive management - Adventive plant - Aerial-seeding - Agreed ...

List of crimes involving radioactive substances This is a list of criminal (or arguably, allegedly, or potentially criminal) acts intentionally involving radioactive substances. Inclusion in this list does not necessarily imply that anyone involved was guilty of a crime. For accidents or crimes ...

List of dams and reservoirs The following is a list of reservoirs and dams, arranged by continent and country. Africa Algeria # Djorf Torba Dam # Keddara Dam # Koudiat Acerdoune Dam # Meraldene Dam # boughrara Dam # Beni Bahdel Dam # Mafrouch Dam # Si ...

* List of disaster films * List of environmental agencies in the United States * List of environmental agreements *

List of environmental dates This is a List of environmental dates. These dates are designated for creating awareness of environmental issues. Species awareness days highlight biodiversity with the aim of increasing awareness about them. Some of these have been shown to lea ...

* List of environmental degrees *

List of environmental film festivals Many environmental film festivals present complete programs of films dedicated to environmental subjects on a regular basis, typically annually. Others are committed to presenting environmental films within their subprograms. The festivals listed b ...

* List of environmental films * List of environmental health hazards * List of environmental history topics *

List of environmental issues This is an alphabetical list of environmental issues, harmful aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment. They are loosely divided into causes, effects and mitigation, noting that effects are interconnected and can cause new effects ...

* List of environmental laws by country *

List of environmental lawsuits On this page, ''environmental lawsuit'' means "a lawsuit where the well-being of an environmental asset or the well-being of a set of environmental assets is in dispute". Also on this page, ''lawsuit with environmental relevance'' means "a laws ...

List of environmental ministries An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, ...

List of environmental organizations An environmental organization is an organization coming out of the conservation or environmental movements that seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation from human forces. In this sense the environme ...

List of environmental research institutes This is a list of environmental research institutes, by country or region. These organizations undertake research on the sustainable management of resources, including water, energy and biodiversity. Australia * Centre for Energy and Environ ...

* List of environmental studies topics * List of environmental topics * List of environmental websites *

List of films about nuclear issues This is a list of films about nuclear issues: Documentary films * '' Ashes to Honey'' * ''The Atom Strikes!'' * '' The Atomic Cafe'' * '' Atomic Ed and the Black Hole'' * '' Atomic Power'' * '' The Bomb (2015)'' * '' Chernobyl Heart'' * ''Comman ...

* List of flash floods * List of forest regions and districts of British Columbia * List of forest research institutes * List of forestry ministries * List of forestry technical schools *

List of forestry universities and colleges This is a list of tertiary educational institutions around the world offering bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees in forestry or related fields. Where noted, the country's accreditation board standard has been used and cited. They are grou ...

* List of fuel cell vehicles *

List of global sustainability statistics ::::: ''Site under development - please add to this list where appropriate'' Global sustainability statistics are benchmarks for measuring the status of sustainability parameters. The following agencies provide baseline data for sustainability gove ...

* List of Green topics *

List of historic schools of forestry This is a list of historic schools of forestry, by founding date. Also included is information about each school's location, founder(s), present status, and (where applicable) closing date. Many remain active. 1700s * 1778 - A course of study ...

List of international environmental agreements This is a list of international environmental agreements. Most of the following agreements are legally binding for countries that have formally ratified them. Some, such as the Kyoto Protocol, differentiate between types of countries and each na ...

* List of Kyoto Protocol signatories * List of largest oil and gas companies by revenue *

List of largest unfragmented rivers This is a list of the largest river basins without fragmentation by dams in their catchments, ordered by average annual discharge. To qualify for inclusion, a river must not only have no dams on its “main” stem, but also no dams on any tribut ...

List of largest wilderness areas in the United States The National Wilderness Preservation System includes 803 wilderness areas protecting of federal land . They are managed by four agencies: * United States National Park Service (NPS) * United States Forest Service (USFS) * United States Fish and W ...

List of low emissions locomotives The following is a list of diesel-electric locomotives that meet or exceed EPA Tier 2 locomotive emissions regulations, sorted by builder. This is a non-exhaustive list of locomotives in North America. Furthermore, green/clean energy is an always ...

* List of March for Science locations * List of most polluted cities in the world *

List of National Wildlife Refuges at risk from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill The 2010 ''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the United States, releasing about of crude oil making it the largest marine oil spill. Both the spill and the cleanup ...

* List of National Wildlife Refuges established for endangered species * List of natural gas fields * List of natural gas pipelines * List of nature centres in Australia *

List of nuclear close calls A nuclear close call is an incident that might have led to at least one unintended nuclear detonation or explosion, but did not. These incidents typically involve a perceived imminent threat to a nuclear-armed country which could lead to retal ...

List of nuclear test sites This article contains a list of nuclear weapon explosion sites used across the world. It includes nuclear test sites, nuclear combat sites, launch sites for rockets forming part of a nuclear test, and peaceful nuclear test (PNE) sites. There a ...

List of nuclear waste treatment technologies The following are most of the different possible methods of treating and disposing of nuclear waste: ;Storage *Deep geological repository *Dry cask storage * Ducrete *Ocean floor disposal *Saltcrete *Spent fuel pool * Spent nuclear fuel shipping ...

List of nuclear weapon test locations This article contains a list of nuclear weapon explosion sites used across the world. It includes nuclear test sites, nuclear combat sites, launch sites for rockets forming part of a nuclear test, and peaceful nuclear test (PNE) sites. There a ...

List of nuclear weapons tests Nuclear weapons testing is the act of experimentally and deliberately firing one or more nuclear devices in a controlled manner pursuant to a military, scientific or technological goal. This has been done on test sites on land or waters owned, ...

* List of oil and gas fields of the Barents Sea *

List of oil fields This list of oil fields includes some major oil fields of the past and present. The list is incomplete; there are more than 25,000 oil and gas fields of all sizes in the world. However, 94% of known oil is concentrated in fewer than 1500 gi ...

List of oil pipelines This is a list of oil pipelines. Africa * Chad–Cameroon pipeline – Chad–Cameroon * Sudeth pipeline – South Sudan–Ethiopia (under construction) * Transnet Pipelines – South Africa * Sumed pipeline – Egypt * Tazama Pipeline – Tanz ...

List of oil refineries This is a list of oil refineries. ''Oil & Gas Journal'' publishes a worldwide list of refineries annually in a country-by-country tabulation that includes for each refinery: location, crude oil daily processing capacity, and the size of each proces ...

List of old growth forests This is a list of existing old-growth (including "virgin") forests, or remnants of forest, of at least . ecoregion An ecoregion (ecological region) or ecozone (ecological zone) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is sma ...

* List of open-pit mines * List of parties to the Environmental Modification Convention * List of periods and events in climate history *

List of populated places affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake This is a list of populated places and structures affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake, a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake that occurred on 12 January 2010, with an epicentre approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and affected an estimated thr ...

* List of previously issued tornado emergencies * List of proposed geoengineering schemes * List of pseudoscientific water fuel inventions *

List of renewable energy organizations This is a list of notable renewable energy organizations: Associations Bioenergy * World Bioenergy Association * Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) * Pellet Fuels Institute Geothermal energy * Geothermal Energy Association * Geotherma ...

* List of renewable energy technologies *

List of renewable energy topics by country This is a list of renewable energy topics by country and territory. These links can be used to compare developments in renewable energy in different countries and territories and to help and encourage new writers to participate in writing about ...

List of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom This list of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom presents various renewable resources such as crops for food or fuel, livestock and wood with accompanying information being given on its production and trade by the United ...

List of reservoirs by surface area Below are the reservoirs (artificial lakes) in the world with a surface area exceeding . Reservoirs can be formed conventionally, by damming the outlet of a canyon or valley to form a lake; the largest of this type is Ghana's Lake Volta, with a ...

List of solid waste treatment technologies The article contains a list of different forms of solid waste treatment technologies and facilities employed in waste management infrastructure. Waste handling facilities *Civic amenity site (CA site) * Transfer station Established waste treatmen ...

List of sperm whale strandings Strandings of sperm whales have occurred across much of their global range. About 60 per cent of the world's recorded sperm whale strandings occur in three regions – Tasmania, New Zealand and the North Sea The North Sea lies between Great ...

* List of sterile insect technique trials *

List of Superfund sites in the United States Superfund sites are polluted locations in the United States requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. They were designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA ...

List of supranational environmental agencies A variety of supranational environmental agencies, commissions, programs and secretariats exist across the world today. Some are global in nature, others regional; they may be multi- or bilateral in character. Some are responsible for broad a ...

List of sustainable agriculture topics The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sustainable agriculture: Sustainable agriculture – applied science that integrates three main goals, environmental health, economic profitability, and social and eco ...

* List of sustainable buildings in Australia *

List of tallest smokestacks in Canada This is a list of the tallest one hundred structures in Canada, measured from the base to the tallest point. Which may be the roof top, antenna, spire, mast or as in the case with smokestacks and bridges, the highest structural point. This list ...

* List of threatened ecological communities of Western Australia * List of topics related to global warming *

List of types of formally designated forests This is a list of types of formally designated forests, as used in various places around the world. It is organized in three sublists: by forest ownership, protection status, and designated use. By ownership * Church forests of Ethiopia - pr ...

List of U.S. states by carbon dioxide emissions This is a list of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions due to human activity. The data presented below are energy-related greenhouse emissions (CO2 equivalent) only, published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (201 ...

* List of United States federal environmental statutes *

List of waste disposal incidents This is a list of notable waste disposal incidents. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Incident ! Description ! Date ! Location , - , Aberfan disaster , coal waste spill , 1966 , United Kingdom , - , Acerinox accident , radioactive contam ...

List of waste management acronyms The following article contains a list of acronyms and initials used in the waste management industry.List of waste management companies Although many entries in this List of waste management companies are Multinational corporation A multinational company (MNC), also referred to as a multinational enterprise (MNE), a transnational enterprise (TNE), a transnational corporation (TN ...

List of waste management concepts A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...

List of waste types Waste comes in many different forms and may be categorized in a variety of ways. The types listed here are not necessarily exclusive and there may be considerable overlap so that one waste entity may fall into one to many types. * Agricultural ...

List of waste water treatment technologies This page consists of a list of wastewater treatment technologies: See also * Agricultural wastewater treatment * Industrial wastewater treatment * List of solid waste treatment technologies *Waste treatment technologies *Water purification ...

* List of wilderness study areas *

Lists of reservoirs and dams The following is a list of reservoirs and dams, arranged by continent and country. Africa Algeria # Djorf Torba Dam # Keddara Dam # Koudiat Acerdoune Dam # Meraldene Dam # boughrara Dam # Beni Bahdel Dam # Mafrouch Dam # Sika ...

Lists of countries

List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions This is a list of sovereign states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions due to certain forms of human activity, based on thEDGAR databasecreated by European Commission and Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency released in 201 ...

List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita This is a list of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita per year. The first section is devoted to emissions based on the production of goods and services within each country (also known as territorial-based emissions). It provi ...

List of countries by coal production This is a list of countries by coal production, based mostly on the Statistical Review of World Energy, ranking countries with coal production larger than 5 million tonnes as of 2020. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Coal production Energy-rela ...

* List of countries by ecological footprint *

List of countries by electricity consumption This list of countries by electric energy consumption is mostly based on the Energy Information Administration. Several non-sovereign entities are also included for information purposes, with their parent state noted. The per capita data for many ...

List of countries by electricity exports This is a list of countries by electricity exports mostly based on The World Factbook.List of countries by electricity imports *

List of countries by electricity production This is a list of countries by annual electricity production. China is the world's largest electricity producing country, followed by the United States and India. __TOC__ Total production If possible, country links link to articles about the ele ...

List of countries by electricity production from renewable sources This article is a list of countries and territories by electricity generation from renewable sources every year. Note that most countries import and/or export electricity, so the percentage figure do not reflect the percentage of consumption that ...

List of countries by energy consumption per capita This is a list of countries by total energy consumption per capita. This is not the consumption of end-users but all energy needed as input to produce fuel and electricity for end-users. It is known as total primary energy supply (TPES), a t ...

* List of countries by energy intensity *

List of countries by forest area This article is a list of countries by forest area. Planet, continents and regions All areas are given in units of 1000 hectares. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization Countries and territories All areas are given in units of 1000 h ...

List of countries by freshwater withdrawal This is a list of countries by freshwater withdrawal mostly based on The World Factbook ''The World Factbook'', also known as the ''CIA World Factbook'', is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almana ...

List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions This is a list of countries by total greenhouse gas (GHG) annual emissions in 2016. It is based on data for carbon dioxide, methane (), nitrous oxide (), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) emissions ...

List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions per capita This is a list of countries by total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per capita by year. It provides data based on a production-based accounting of emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbon, hydrofluorocarbon, and su ...

List of countries by irrigated land area This is a list of countries by irrigated land area based on ''The World Factbook'' of the Central Intelligence Agency . The two countries with the largest irrigated land area are China and India, which make up 21.3% and 20.6% of worldwide irrigat ...

* List of countries by natural disaster risk *

List of countries by natural gas consumption This is a list of countries by annual natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other hig ...

List of countries by natural gas exports This is a list of countries by natural gas exports mostly based on The World Factbookbr> For informational purposes several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list. * See too * List of countries by natural gas exports * List ...

List of countries by natural gas imports This is a list of countries by natural gas imports mostly based on The World Factbookbr>and Energy Information Administration, EIAbr> For informational purposes several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list. Many countries are ...

List of countries by natural gas production This is a list of countries by natural gas production based on statistics from The World Factbook, and OECD members natural gas production by International Energy Agency (down) Countries by natural gas production The data in the following ...

List of countries by natural gas proven reserves This list is based on CIA The World Factbook (when no citation is given).List of countries by net oil exports *

List of countries by oil consumption This is a list of countries by oil consumption. In 2020 total worldwide oil consumption is expected to drop by 9% year over year compared to 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to the International Energy Agency The International Ene ...

List of countries by oil exports This is a list of oil-producing countries by oil exports based on The World Factbook and other Sources. Many countries also import oil, and some import more oil than they export. Countries by rank Oil export revenues Academic contribut ...

* List of countries by oil imports *

List of countries by oil production This is a list of countries by oil production (i.e., petroleum production), as compiled from the U.S. Energy Information Administration database for calendar year 2021, tabulating all countries on a comparable best-estimate basis. Compared wit ...

* List of countries by percentage of water area *

List of countries by proven oil reserves A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

* List of countries by recoverable shale gas *

List of countries by total length of pipelines This is a sortable list of countries and their total length of pipelines, mostly based on the CIA World Factbook ''The World Factbook'', also known as the ''CIA World Factbook'', is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence A ...

List of countries by total primary energy consumption and production This is a list of countries by total primary energy consumption and production. : 1 quadrillion BTU = 293 T W·h = 1.055 E J : 1 quadrillion BTU/yr = 1.055 EJ/yr = 293 TW·h/yr = 33.433 GW The numbers below are for the total energy consumptio ...

* List of countries by total renewable water resources * List of oil-producing states * List of Ramsar Convention contracting parties *

List of states with nuclear weapons Eight sovereign states have publicly announced successful detonation of nuclear weapons. Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states (NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In order of acquis ...

Lists of disasters

List of environmental disasters This article is a list of environmental disasters. In this context it is an annotated list of specific events caused by human activity that results in a negative effect on the environment. Environmental disasters by category Agricultural * M ...

* List of environmental incidents in the fossil fuel industry in Australia * List of gold mining disasters * List of man-made disasters * List of man-made mass chronic poisoning incidents * List of nuclear and radiation accidents by country *

List of oil spills This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons, 256 Imperial gallon ...

List of pipeline accidents The following is a worldwide list of pipeline accidents. Belgium * 2004: A major natural gas pipeline exploded in Ghislenghien, Belgium near Ath ( southwest of Brussels), killing 24 people and leaving 122 wounded, some critically on July ...

* List of pipeline accidents in the United States * List of pipeline accidents in the United States before 1900 * List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1900–1949) * List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1950–1974) * List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1975–1999) * List of pipeline accidents in the United States in the 21st century *

List of power outages This is a list of notable wide-scale power outages. To be included, the power outage must conform to of the following criteria: * The outage must not be planned by the service provider. * The outage must affect at least 1k people. * The outage ...

List of tornado-related deaths at schools These are all known tornadoes resulting in student deaths at primary and secondary schools in the United States from 1865 to 2015. For the deadliest tornado incidents, only fires/explosions and bombings have killed more students. List * August ...

List of tornadoes causing 100 or more deaths This is a list of the deadliest tornadoes in world history. This list includes confirmed individual tornadoes that caused 100 or more direct fatalities. The deadliest tornadoes by far have occurred in a small area of Bangladesh and East India. In ...

Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents These are lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents. Main lists * List of attacks on nuclear plants * List of Chernobyl-related articles * List of civilian nuclear accidents * List of civilian radiation accidents * List of ...

Lists of emissions into the air

Criteria air contaminants The U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS, pronounced ) are limits on atmospheric concentration of six pollutants that cause smog, acid rain, and other health hazards. Established by the United States Environmental Protection Agenc ...

Flue-gas emissions from fossil-fuel combustion Flue gas is the gas exiting to the atmosphere via a flue, which is a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler or steam generator. Quite often, the flue gas refers to the combustion exhaust gas produced ...

Motor vehicle emissions Exhaust gas or flue gas is emitted as a result of the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, fuel oil, biodiesel blends, or coal. According to the type of engine, it is discharged into the atmosphere through an ...

* Wildland fire emission

Lists of people

* Heroes of the Environment (2007) * Heroes of the Environment (2008) * Heroes of the Environment (2009) * List of American non-fiction environmental writers *

List of anti-nuclear advocates in Germany This is a list of notable individuals who have publicly expressed reservations about nuclear power, nuclear weapons, and/or nuclear waste disposal in Germany. Many of these people have received the Nuclear-Free Future Award.List of anti-nuclear advocates in the United States * List of climate scientists * List of conservationists * List of environmental killings * List of environmental engineers * List of environmental lawyers *

List of environmental philosophers A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

List of ministers of climate change A list of ministers of climate change or officials in charge of Cabinet (government), cabinet positions with portfolios dealing primarily with climate change and issues related to mitigation of global warming. A Australia Austria B Belgiu ...

List of Ministers of Natural Environment of Brazil This is a list of the Ministers of the Natural Environment and their preceding offices. Secretary of Natural Environment (Ministry of the Interior) * Paulo Nogueira Neto (1973-1985) * Roberto Messias Franco (1985-1985) Ministry of Urban Developm ...

List of ministers of the environment This is a list of ministers of the environment or officials in cabinet level positions with "environment" in their titles. Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda A ...

* List of non-fiction environmental writers * List of pro-nuclear environmentalists * List of scientists opposing the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming

Lists of people and organizations

Global 500 Roll of Honour The Global 500 Roll of Honour was an award given from 1987 to 2003 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The award recognized the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world. A successor system of UNEP ...

List of environment and forest research institutes in India This is a List of forest research institutes in India. Autonomous research institutes Ministry of Environment and Forests Institutes under India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change * Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Hi ...

List of population concern organizations This is a list of organisations who promote a moderation of the size of the human population. Intergovernmental organizations Worldwide Regional Asia-Oceania * All countries – Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development ...

* List of rare breed livestock charities

Lists of power stations

* List of coal power stations *

List of conventional hydroelectric power stations This article lists hydroelectric power stations that generate power using the conventional dammed method. This list includes power stations that are larger than in maximum net capacity, and are operational or under construction. Those power st ...

* List of fuel oil power stations *

List of geothermal power stations This is a list of operational geothermal power stations with a current installed capacity of at least 10 MW. The Geysers in California, United States is the largest geothermal power station in the world with a nameplate capacity of 1,59 ...

List of largest hydroelectric power stations This article provides a list of the largest hydroelectric power stations by generating capacity. Only plants with capacity larger than 3,000 MW are listed. The Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China, has the world's largest instantaneous generating ca ...

List of largest power stations in the United States This article lists the largest electrical generating stations in the United States in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale and peat, w ...

List of largest power stations in the world This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear fuel, natural ...

List of least carbon efficient power stations This is a list of least carbon efficient power stations in selected countries. Lists were created by the WWF and lists the most polluting power stations in terms of the level of carbon dioxide produced per unit of electricity generated. In genera ...

* List of natural gas power stations *

List of nuclear power stations The following page lists operating nuclear power stations. The list is based on figures from PRIS (Power Reactor Information System) maintained by International Atomic Energy Agency.List of nuclear reactors A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...

List of offshore wind farms This article lists the largest offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction, the largest proposed offshore wind farms, and offshore wi ...

List of onshore wind farms This is a list of the largest onshore wind farms that are currently operational, rated by generating capacity. Also listed are onshore wind farms with notability other than size, and largest proposed projects. Largest operational onshore wind ...

List of photovoltaic power stations The following is a list of photovoltaic power stations that are larger than 300 megawatts (MW) in current net capacity.Note that nominal power may be AC or DC, depending on the plant, and therefore any totals quoted are hybrid. SeAC-DC conundru ...

List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations The following page lists all pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations that are larger than in installed generating capacity, which are currently operational or under construction. Those power stations that are smaller than , and those that ar ...

* List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations *

List of solar thermal power stations This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power. Operational Under construction Announced Cancelled Decommissioned * Eurelios p ...

List of tidal power stations This article lists most power stations that run on tidal power. Since tidal stream generators are an immature technology, no technology has yet emerged as the clear standard. A large variety of designs are being experimented with, with some very ...

* List of wave power stations *

Lists of offshore wind farms by country The largest offshore wind power facilities are listed at List of offshore wind farms. By country * List of offshore wind farms in China * List of offshore wind farms in Denmark * List of offshore wind farms in Germany * List of offshore wind ...

Lists of offshore wind farms by water area The largest offshore wind power facilities are listed at List of offshore wind farms. By country * List of offshore wind farms in China * List of offshore wind farms in Denmark * List of offshore wind farms in Germany * List of offshore wind ...

* Lists of wind farms by country :(Many more lists are in :Lists of power stations.)

Lists of publications

* List of Australian environmental books *

List of books about coal mining Books and some articles relating to coal mining, especially historical. Current conditions * Burns, Daniel. ''The modern practice of coal mining'' (1907) * Chirons, Nicholas P. ''Coal Age Handbook of Coal Surface Mining'' (1978) * Hamilton, Micha ...

List of books about energy issues This is a list of books about the energy industry: See also * Benjamin K. Sovacool's bibliography *''Energy Matters'' *List of books about coal mining *List of books about nuclear issues *List of books about renewable energy * List of books by ...

List of books about nuclear issues This is a list of books about nuclear issues. They are non-fiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons and/or nuclear power. *'' The Algebra of Infinite Justice'' (2001) *'' American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of ...

List of climate change books This is a list of climate change books that describe, as a major theme, the effects of human activity on climate change. Non-fiction Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be ac ...

* List of environmental books *

List of environmental economics journals This is a list of articles about scholarly journals in ecological, resource and environmental economics. A * ''Agricultural and Resource Economics Review'' * '' American Journal of Agricultural Economics'' * '' Annual Review of Resource Econ ...

List of environmental journals This is a list of scholarly, peer-reviewed academic journals focused on the biophysical environment and/or humans' relations with it. Inclusion of journals focused on the built environment is appropriate. Included in this list are journals from ...

List of environmental law reviews and journals This is a list of scholarly, peer-reviewed academic journals focused on the biophysical environment and/or humans' relations with it. Inclusion of journals focused on the built environment is appropriate. Included in this list are journals fro ...

List of environmental periodicals This is a list of environmental periodicals, in print and online, focused on various aspects of the biophysical environment, the built environment, humans' relations to those environments, and other environment topics. This list presently includes ...

* List of environmental reports *

List of environmental social science journals This is a list of articles about academic journals in environmental social science. A * '' Antipode'' * ''Area'' C * Case Studies in the Environment * '' Children, Youth and Environments'' * ''Conservation and Society'' * '' Cultural Geogr ...

* List of environmental websites *

List of forestry journals This list includes notable peer-reviewed scientific journals in forestry, forest science, and related fields. More than 180 forestry journals were being published in 2008.Vanclay (2008) List of journals See also * Forestry literature * Li ...

List of planning journals This is a list of notable peer-reviewed academic journals related to urban, regional, land-use, transportation and environmental planning and to urban studies, regional science. See also * List of environmental social science journals * List of ...

Lists of species

* List of endangered species threatened by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill *

List of invasive species These are lists of invasive species by country or region. A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becom ...

* List of threatened fauna of Michigan *

List of threatened flora of Australia The list of threatened flora of Australia includes all plant species listed as critically endangered or endangered in Australia under the ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (EPBC Act). Critically endangered End ...

* List of threatened species of the Philippines * List of wildlife species at risk *

List of the world's 100 worst invasive species 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species is a list of invasive species compiled in 2014 by the Global Invasive Species Database, a database of invasive species around the world. The database is run by the Invasive Species Specialist Group ( ...

* Lists of mammals by population *

Rote Liste The , full name , is a red list of threatened breeds of domestic animal published annually by the Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen, the German national association for the conservation of historic and endangere ...

(German: "Red List")

Lists of terminology

Air pollution dispersion terminology In environmental science, air pollution dispersion is the distribution of air pollution into the atmosphere. ''Air pollution'' is the introduction of particulates, biological molecules, or other harmful materials into Earth's atmosphere, causing ...

Glossaries

Glossary of climate change This glossary of climate change is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to climate change, global warming, and related topics. 0–9 A B C ...

Glossary of ecology This glossary of ecology is a list of definitions of terms and concepts in ecology and related fields. For more specific definitions from other glossaries related to ecology, see Glossary of biology, Glossary of evolutionary biology, and Glossa ...

* Glossary of environmental science * Glossary of wildfire terms

Indexes

Index of biodiversity articles This is a list of topics in biodiversity. {{AlphanumericTOC, align=center, nobreak=, numbers=, references=, externallinks=, top=} A Abiotic stress — Adaptation — Agricultural biodiversity — Agroecological restoration — Al ...

* Index of climate change articles *

Index of conservation articles This is an index of conservation topics. It is an alphabetical index of articles relating to conservation biology and conservation of the natural environment. A * Abiotic stress - Adaptive management - Adventive plant - Aerial-seeding - Agreed ...

* Index of Earth science articles * Index of energy articles * Index of fishing articles * Index of forestry articles *

Index of genetic engineering articles Genetics (from Ancient Greek ', “genite” and that from ', “origin”), a discipline of biology, is the science of heredity and variation in living organisms.Griffiths et al. (2000)Chapter 1 (Genetics and the Organism): Introduction/ref> ...

* Index of meteorology articles *

Index of pesticide articles This is an index of articles relating to pesticides. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P Q R S T U V W, X, Y, Z See also * List of fungicides {{Horticulture and Gardening Index Pesticides ...

* Index of plate tectonics articles *

Index of radiation articles * absorbed dose * Electromagnetic radiation * equivalent dose * hormesis * Ionizing radiation * Louis Harold Gray (British physicist) * rad (unit) * radar * radar astronomy * radar cross section * radar detector * radar gun * radar jamming * (rad ...

Index of recycling articles Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. The recovery of energy from waste materials is often included in this concept. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability to reacquire the p ...

Index of solar energy articles This is a list of solar energy topics. A * Air mass coefficient * Artificial photosynthesis B * BP Solar * BrightSource Energy * Building-integrated photovoltaics C * Carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics * Central solar heating plant * Communi ...

* Index of sustainability articles * Index of urban planning articles * Index of urban studies articles *

Index of environmental articles The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, includes all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth. The natural environment includes complete ecological units that function as natural systems without ...

Index of waste management articles Articles related to waste management include: A * Advanced Thermal Treatment * Air Pollution Control * Alternate Weekly Collections * Animal By-Products Order * Animal By-Products Regulations * Anaerobic digestion * Anaerobic Digestion & Bi ...

Outlines

Outline of ecology The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ecology: Ecology – scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how the distribution and abundance are affected by interactions betw ...

* Outline of energy * Outline of environmental journalism * Outline of fishing * Outline of forestry * Outline of geoengineering *

Outline of mining The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to mining: Mining – extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein or (coal) seam. Any ...

* Outline of nuclear technology *

Outline of water The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to water: Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a ...

* Outline of watersheds

Tables

Table of biofuel crop yields The following table shows the vegetable oil yields of common energy crops associated with biodiesel production. Included is growing zone data, relevant to farmers and agricultural scientists. This is unrelated to ethanol production, which relies ...

Table of historic and prehistoric climate indicators This table is a reference tool for rapidly locating Wikipedia articles on Historic and Prehistoric climate indicators of all types. To Add: * Alkenone analysis * TEX-86 analysis * Nile river flood levels * Trace mineral ratios in deltaic se ...

* Tables of European biogas utilisation

Timelines

* Carbon capture and storage (timeline) * Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme Timeline * Timeline of the 1990 Pacific hurricane season * Timeline of the 1992 Pacific hurricane season *

Timeline of the 1997 Pacific hurricane season The 1997 Pacific hurricane season was the most active season since the 1994 season, producing 24 tropical depressions, 19 of which became tropical storms or hurricanes. The season officially started on May 15, 1997 in the Eastern Pacific—d ...

* Timeline of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season *

Timeline of the 2004 Pacific hurricane season The 2004 Pacific hurricane season had 17 tropical cyclones, of which 12 became Tropical cyclone naming, named storms, 6 became Tropical cyclone#Hurricane or typhoon, hurricanes, and 3 became major hurricanes (Category 3 hurricane, Category 3 or hi ...

* Timeline of the 2005 Pacific hurricane season * Timeline of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season * Timeline of the 2007 Pacific hurricane season * Timeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season *

Timeline of the 2009 Pacific hurricane season The 2009 Pacific hurricane season officially started on May 15 in the East Pacific Ocean, and on June 1 in the Central Pacific; they both ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones ...

* Timeline of the 2011 Pacific hurricane season *

Timeline of the 2012 Pacific hurricane season The 2012 Pacific hurricane season was an above-average year in which seventeen named storms formed. The hurricane season officially began on May 15 in the east Pacific—defined as the region east of 140°W—and on June 1 in the centra ...

Timeline of alcohol fuel Ethanol, an alcohol fuel, is an important fuel for the operation of internal combustion engines that are used in cars, trucks, and other kinds of machinery. * Ethanol was first isolated from wine in approximately 1100 and was found to burn shortl ...

* Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill * Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (May 2010) * Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (June 2010) * Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (July 2010) * Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (August 2010) *

Timeline of environmental events This timeline lists events in the external environment that have influenced events in human history. This timeline is for use with the article on environmental determinism. For the history of humanity's influence on the environment, and humanity ...

Timeline of environmental history This timeline lists events in the external environment that have influenced events in human history. This timeline is for use with the article on environmental determinism. For the history of humanity's influence on the environment, and humanity ...

* Timeline of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster * Timeline of the Fukushima Daini nuclear accidents *

Timeline of genetically modified organisms Genetic engineering is the science of manipulating genetic material of an organism. The first artificial genetic modification accomplished using biotechnology was transgenesis, the process of transferring genes from one organism to another, firs ...

* Timeline of history of environmentalism * Timeline of major U.S. environmental and occupational health regulation * Timeline of Minamata disease *

Timeline of the New Zealand environment This is a timeline of environmental history of New Zealand. It includes notable events affecting the natural environment of New Zealand as a result of human activity. Pre 1700s 14th century- *Arrival of Māori who brought with them the kiore ...

* Timeline of nuclear weapons development *

Timeline of relief efforts after the 2010 Chile earthquake The timeline of relief efforts after the 2010 Chile earthquake of 27 February 2010 involves the sequence of events in the days following a highly destructive 8.8 earthquake with an epicentre just offshore of the Maule Region, see Maule, Chile ...

Timeline of relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake The timeline of rescue efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010 involves the sequence of events in the days following a highly destructive 7.0 Mw earthquake with an epicenter west of the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince. With a ...

External lists

* '' Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation'' (book) *

Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites List The Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites List, also known as the Cortese List—named for Dominic Cortese—or California Superfund, is a planning document used by the State of California and its various local agencies and developers to comply with ...

National Priorities List The National Priorities List (NPL) is the priority list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial investigation and remedial action (cleanup) financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protecti ...

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