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environmental protection; environmental conservation
The practice of protecting the natural environment from pollution, destruction, and degradation through policies, regulations, and individual actions.
環境保護は大切だ。
Environmental protection is important.
環境保護のために、レジ袋が有料になった。
Plastic bags have become paid for environmental protection.
政府は環境保護に関する新たな法律を制定し、企業に排出量の削減を義務付けた。
The government enacted new environmental protection laws, obligating companies to reduce emissions.
USAGE:
環境保護 is used in news, policy discussions, and everyday conversation about sustainability and ecology. Japan has been increasingly focused on environmental issues, particularly since the implementation of paid plastic bags in 2020.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 環境保護団体 (environmental protection organization)
- 環境保護活動 (environmental conservation activities)
- 環境保護に取り組む (to work on environmental protection)
- 環境保護政策 (environmental protection policy)