環境保護(かんきょうほご)

かんきょうほご
noun
environmental protection; conservation
naturesociety
1. 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(かんきょうほご)は大切(たいせつ)だ。
Environmental protection is important.
環境保護(かんきょうほご)のために、レジ袋(ぶくろ)が有料(ゆうりょう)になった。
Plastic bags have become paid for environmental protection.
政府(せいふ)は環境保護(かんきょうほご)に関(かん)する新(あら)たな法律(ほうりつ)を制定(せいてい)し、企業(きぎょう)に排出量(はいしゅつりょう)の削減(さくげん)を義務付(ぎむづ)けた。
The government enacted new environmental protection laws, obligating companies to reduce emissions.

Usage

環境保護(かんきょうほご) 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.

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Related Words

Related: 環境(かんきょう) (environment)
Related: 自然保護(しぜんほご) (nature conservation, nature preservation)
Related: 環境問題(かんきょうもんだい) (environmental issues)
Related: 環境学(かんきょうがく) (environmental studies)
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