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ratified agreement
by individual nation states to be legally bound by a convention or
treaty (14) |
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recipient (of pollution) the
place or part of the environment or organisms affected by pollution (7) |
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recovery of
materials or energy from wastes, for example through composting and
incineration (8) |
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recycling use of
discarded materials as raw materials that are taken back into a production
process (8) |
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reduction (waste) minimisation
of waste by efficient use of raw materials and changing the technology for
producing items (8) |
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regulation level of
law below proclamation; detailed descriptions of the provisions of
proclamations (15) |
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renewable resources resources
that can be replenished naturally, if they are managed properly and not
over-exploited (1) |
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replacement level number
of births to each generation required to replace the generation before (2) |
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reproductive age group all
women aged 15-49 years (2) |
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reservoirs all
stores or reserves of water (4) |
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resilience ability
of an individual, household, community, society or system to withstand, cope
with and quickly recover from shocks and stresses (12) |
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reuse using an
item more than once (8) |
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river floods when the
water level in the river increases and water spills over the top of the river
banks (10) |
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run-off rainwater
that 'runs off' the land i.e. flows over the land surface (4) |
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