Business and Environmental Terms

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Profit

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the amount of money gained in business deals after all expenses have been subtracted.

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Desertification

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the degradation of land in arid and dry sub-humid areas, resulting primarily from natural activities and influenced by climatic variations.

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Exotic timber

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trees or wooded land considered as a source of expensive and rare wood.

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Rain forest

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a dense, evergreen forest that has heavy rainfall all year round.

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Soil erosion

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the process of the wearing away of soil by water, ice or wind.

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Biodiversity

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the number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region.

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Flooding

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an overflowing of water onto a place that is usually dry.

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Extinction

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the fact of becoming extinct or dying out.

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Climate change

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the change in the world’s climate.