How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish 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 Spanish 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.

Spanish vocabulary: environment

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Spanish	English
activista	activist
aire	air
balance de carbono	carbon assessment
clima	climate
acuerdo climático	climate agreement
cambio climático	climate change
cultivo	crop
Tierra	Earth
ecología	ecology
electricidad	electricity
emisión	emission
energía	energy
ahorro de energía	energy saving
medio ambiente	environment
granja	farm
agricultura	farming
campo	field
efecto invernadero	greenhouse effect
gas de efecto invernadero	greenhouse gas
cosecha	harvest
catástrofe natural	natural disaster
gas natural	natural gas
reserva natural	nature reserve
energía nuclear	nuclear power
petróleo	oil
ecológico	organic
planeta	planet
contaminación	pollution
manifestación	protest
subida del nivel del mar	rising sea levels
segunda mano	second hand
circuito corto	short supply chain
plástico de un solo uso	single use plastic
sostenible	sustainable
impuesto	tax
limitar	to limit
preservar	to preserve
proteger	to protect
reducir	to reduce
incendio forestal	wildfire

Level 2: medium 35 words

Spanish	English
concienciación	awareness raising
biodiversidad	biodiversity
huella de carbono	carbon footprint
neutralidad de carbono	carbon neutrality
sistema de depósito	deposit return scheme
sequía	drought
ecosistema	ecosystem
especie amenazada	endangered species
abono	fertiliser
inundación	flood
energía fósil	fossil fuel
transición ecológica	green transition
deshielo	ice melt
agricultura intensiva	intensive farming
riego	irrigation
vertedero	landfill
contaminación lumínica	light pollution
contaminación acústica	noise pollution
envase	packaging
sanción	penalty
renovable	renewable
recurso	resource
depuradora	sewage plant
panel solar	solar panel
separación de residuos	sorting
compensar	to offset
separar residuos	to sort
calentamiento	warming
residuo	wasteRubbish, residue
desperdicio	wasteSquandering, excessive use
aguas residuales	waste water
saneamiento	water treatment
humedal	wetland
denunciante	whistleblower
residuo cero	zero waste

Level 3: hard 25 words

Spanish	English
agroecología	agroecology
biomasa	biomass
dióxido de carbono	carbon dioxide
deforestación	deforestation
desertificación	desertification
sobriedad	frugality
incineración	incineration
especie invasora	invasive species
metano	methane
microplástico	microplastic
sobrepesca	overfishing
permacultura	permaculture
pesticida	pesticide
obsolescencia programada	planned obsolescence
caza furtiva	poaching
polinizador	pollinator
cuota	quota
reforestación	reforestation
reparabilidad	repairability
basura	rubbish
aislamiento térmico	thermal insulation
compostar	to compost
reciclar	to recycle
desperdiciar	to waste
corredor ecológico	wildlife corridor

In Mexico, people say

KoKo also teaches Mexican Spanish. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

organic ecológico orgánico
sustainable sostenible sustentable
awareness raising concienciación concientización
fertiliser abono fertilizante
landfill vertedero basurero
sewage plant depuradora planta de tratamiento

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish 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 Spanish 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.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Spanish vocabulary on iPhone.