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This page gives 100 Italian words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Italian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

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Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Italian vocabulary: environment

Climate, pollution, recycling, renewable energy: environment and ecology vocabulary in Italian.

Here are 100 Italian words on “Environment and ecology”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Italian	English
attivista	activist
aria	air
bilancio del carbonio	carbon assessment
clima	climate
accordo sul clima	climate agreement
cambiamento climatico	climate change
coltura	crop
Terra	Earth
ecologia	ecology
elettricità	electricity
emissione	emission
energia	energy
risparmio energetico	energy saving
ambiente	environment
fattoria	farm
agricoltura	farming
campo	field
effetto serra	greenhouse effect
gas serra	greenhouse gas
raccolto	harvest
catastrofe naturale	natural disaster
gas naturale	natural gas
riserva naturale	nature reserve
energia nucleare	nuclear power
petrolio	oil
biologico	organic
pianeta	planet
inquinamento	pollution
manifestazione	protest
innalzamento del mare	rising sea levels
seconda mano	second hand
filiera corta	short supply chain
plastica monouso	single use plastic
sostenibile	sustainable
tassa	tax
limitare	to limit
preservare	to preserve
proteggere	to protect
ridurre	to reduce
incendio boschivo	wildfire

Level 2: medium 35 words

Italian	English
sensibilizzazione	awareness raising
biodiversità	biodiversity
impronta di carbonio	carbon footprint
neutralità carbonica	carbon neutrality
cauzione sul vuoto	deposit return scheme
siccità	drought
ecosistema	ecosystem
specie minacciata	endangered species
concime	fertiliser
inondazione	flood
energia fossile	fossil fuel
transizione ecologica	green transition
scioglimento dei ghiacci	ice melt
agricoltura intensiva	intensive farming
irrigazione	irrigation
discarica	landfill
inquinamento luminoso	light pollution
inquinamento acustico	noise pollution
confezione	packaging
sanzione	penalty
rinnovabile	renewable
risorsa	resource
impianto di depurazione	sewage plant
pannello solare	solar panel
raccolta differenziata	sorting
compensare	to offset
differenziare	to sort
riscaldamento	warming
rifiuto	wasteRubbish, residue
spreco	wasteSquandering, excessive use
acque reflue	waste water
depurazione	water treatment
zona umida	wetland
segnalante	whistleblower
rifiuti zero	zero waste

Level 3: hard 25 words

Italian	English
agroecologia	agroecology
biomassa	biomass
anidride carbonica	carbon dioxide
deforestazione	deforestation
desertificazione	desertification
sobrietà	frugality
incenerimento	incineration
specie invasiva	invasive species
metano	methane
microplastica	microplastic
sovrapesca	overfishing
permacultura	permaculture
pesticida	pesticide
obsolescenza programmata	planned obsolescence
bracconaggio	poaching
impollinatore	pollinator
quota	quota
rimboschimento	reforestation
riparabilità	repairability
spazzatura	rubbish
isolamento termico	thermal insulation
compostare	to compost
riciclare	to recycle
sprecare	to waste
corridoio ecologico	wildlife corridor

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Italian words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Italian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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