Icelandic in 90 Days
Day 81 - Environment and Ecology
Vocabulary of the Day
sjálfbærni
(sustainability)
Vistfræði
(ecology)
náttúruvernd
(conservation)
endurvinna
(recycle)
umhverfi
(environment)
mengun
(pollution)
loftslag
(climate)
líffræðileg fjölbreytni
(biodiversity)
endurnýjanlegur
(renewable)
Í hættu
(endangered)
Búsvæði
(habitat)
Ósonlagið
(ozone layer)
niðurbrjótanlegt
(biodegradable)
náttúruauðlindir
(natural resources)
náttúruverndarsinni
(conservationist)
endurnýjanleg orka
(renewable energy)
Vistkerfi
(ecosystem)
tegundir
(species)
Skógaröskun
(deforestation)
lífrænn
(organic)
hlýnun jarðar
(global warming)
sólorka
(solar power)
kolefnisspor
(carbon footprint)
Gróðurhúsalofttegundir
(greenhouse gases)
vatnahringrás
(water cycle)
Molting
(composting)
jarðefnaeldsneyti
(fossil fuels)
útblástur
(emissions)
ofmönnun
(overpopulation)
Vindorka
(wind energy)
metan
(methane)
sjálfbær þróun
(sustainable development)
úrgangsstjórnun
(waste management)
Ljóstillífun
(photosynthesis)
Skógrækt
(afforestation)
villt líf
(wildlife)
Mengunarefni
(pollutant)
jarðar
(earth)
umhverfisvænn
(eco-friendly)
koltvíoxíð
(carbon dioxide)
hrein orka
(clean energy)
Gróður
(vegetation)
hnignun
(degradation)
verndun
(preservation)
Loftslagsbreytingar
(climate change)
dínituroxíð
(nitrous oxide)
vistfræðileg fótspor
(ecological footprint)
Súr regn
(acid rain)
umhverfissinni
(environmentalist)
Lífmassi
(biomass)