environmentally sensitive

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

referring to areas or actions that require careful management to avoid harming the environment

environmentallyADVERB + ADJECTIVE

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sensitive

Examples (10)

  • Wetlands are environmentally sensitive ecosystems that need protection.
  • The proposed development is in an environmentally sensitive area, requiring a full impact assessment.
  • New legislation aims to protect environmentally sensitive coastal regions from overdevelopment.
  • Ecotourism promotes responsible travel to environmentally sensitive locations.
  • Farmers in this environmentally sensitive watershed receive grants for sustainable practices.
  • Drilling for oil is prohibited in these environmentally sensitive marine zones.
  • We must be careful with waste disposal in such an environmentally sensitive habitat.
  • The research identified the old-growth forest as an environmentally sensitive zone.
  • The company's new policy addresses operations in environmentally sensitive regions.
  • The city's future expansion plan will avoid all designated environmentally sensitive lands.