[ENVIROMENT]IELTS Vocabulary: Learn 300 Essential Words for IELTS

♻️biodiversity=> preserve<=> threaten

=> The environmental program encourages farmers to preserve biodiversity.

=> We must preserve and protect the great biodiversity of the oceans.

-biodiversity of something

-conserve biodiversity

-protect biodiversity

-threaten biodiversity

----> variety of animal/plant life----> range of animal/plant life

♻️ecosystem

=> ya’s ecosystems include rainforest, deserts and savannah.

=> Over-fishing has destabilized marine ecosystems.

=> The success of Apple’s ecosystem depends on hardware-software integration.

-a marine ecosystem

-a balanced ecosystem

-a fragile ecosystem

-damage the ecosystem

----> environment----> network----> organization----> association

♻️fossil fuel

=> By using less energy, we’ll burn fewer fossil fuels and emit fewer greenhouse gases.

=> The fossil fuel companies, including the big oil companies, are amongst the richest in the world.

=> The government wants to cut back on fossil fuel exploration.

-burn fossil fuels

-consume fossil fuels

-use fossil fuels

-dirty fossil fuels

----> non-renewable energy----> non-renewables

♻️landfill

=> The environmental costs of landfill can be very high.

=> The rubbish in modern landfills does not rot.

=> An 11 acre landfill site in Massachusetts, now hosts a 9,620-panel, 2.2-megawatt solar plant.

-landfill site

-landfill tax

-landfill waste

-landfill gas

----> rubbish dump----> waste dump----> disposal area----> garbage dump----> dumping ground----> tip

♻️refuse (n.)

=> The council makes a weekly collection of refuse.

=> Vast amounts of unwanted domestic refuse are left by the sides of roads.

=> Old TVs and washing machines are examples of domestic refuse.

-collect refuse

-domestic refuse

-industrial refuse

-refuse disposal

----> junk----> garbage----> waste----> trash----> rubbish

♻️unspoiled= unspoilt [UK]

=> The village is quiet and unspoiled.

=> We want to preserve the unspoiled coastline of Wales.

=> The valley was unspoiled by modern life.

-unspoiled beauty

-unspoiled nature

-unspoiled countryside

-relatively unspoiled

----> untouched----> natural----> pristine----> unpolluted----> clean----> unblemished

♻️unblemished

=> Planning regulations within the green belt are severely restricted.

=> Fields and parks make up much of the city’s green belt, an area of natural beauty.

-within the green belt

-in the green belt

-green belt policy

-green belt programme