| 单词 | environmentally sensitive area |
| 释义 | > as lemmasenvironmentally sensitive area environmentally sensitive area n. an area whose wildlife (esp. rare species) or other significant features of its ecosystem are vulnerable to destruction by human activity such as unrestricted development, or agricultural or industrial practices; spec. (originally North American) one so designated for grant-aided protection. ΚΠ 1972 Sun (Flagstaff, Arizona) 24 Mar. 6/5 Opponents of the line rejected an offer by Tucson Gas and Electric Co. to make some modifications in the line's route to avoid an environmentally sensitive area south of Gallup. 1990 Birds Summer 17/1 The Somerset Levels..are drying out... This is despite..their classification as an Environmentally Sensitive Area which provides cash payments to farmers to manage their land in a traditional way. 2005 B. G. Boniface & C. P. Cooper Worldwide Destinations Casebk. 90 This case examines the New Forest:—an environmentally sensitive area with a unique landscape in Hampshire in the south of England. < as lemmas |
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