English-Polish translations for degradation

• degradacja
  Efektem ograniczenia hodowli owiec będzie degradacja ekologiczna wielu wyżej położonych i mniej uprzywilejowanych obszarów. Environmental degradation of many upland and less-favoured areas will result from diminishing sheep farming.
  Degradacja ekosystemów będzie poważnym ciosem dla zdrowia zarówno naszych gospodarek, jak i obywateli Europy. The degradation of ecosystems will cause a severe blow to the health of our economies and of European citizens.
  Już teraz wiadomo, że przyczyną około 20% emisji dwutlenku węgla na świecie jest wylesianie i degradacja lasów. It is already known that deforestation and degradation of forests are responsible for 20% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.

Definition of degradation

• The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
• The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement
• A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc
• The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration
• The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind

Related words

• biodegradation
• photodegradation
• phytodegradation
• hydrodegradation
• antidegradation
• degradation product
• degradation process
• land degradation
• military degradation