protect (v)
 /prəˈtekt/

to keep someone or something safe from harm, injury, damage, or loss

damage (v)
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/

to harm or spoil something

factory (n)
/ˈfæktri/

a building or a group of building where goods are made

emission (n)
/ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/

the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc.

environmentalist (n)
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntlɪst/

a person who is concerned about the natural environment and wants to improve and protect it

exhaust fume (noun phrase)
/ɪɡˈzɔst fjum/

waste gases that come out of a vehicle, an engine, or a machine

pesticide (n)
/ˈpɛstəˌsaɪd/

a chemical used for killing insects, especially those that damage crops

toxic waste (phrase)
/ˈtɑksɪk weɪst/

waste that contains poison

deforestation (n)
/ˌdiˌfɑrəˈsteɪʃn/

the process of removing the trees from an area of land

global (a)
/ˈɡləʊ.bəl/

including or affecting the whole world

destruction (n)
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/

the action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed

natural resource (n)
/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl rɪˈzɔːrs/

materials or substances occurring in nature which can be exploited for economic gain

uninhabitable (a)
/ˌʌnɪnˈhæbət̮əbl/

impossible to live in

environment (n)
/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/

the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live

petrol (n)
/ˈpetrəl/

a liquid used as fuel for cars and other vehicles

heavily (r)
/ˈhɛvəli/

to a great degree; in large amounts

danger (n)
/ˈdeɪndʒər/

the possibility of something happening that will injure, harm, or kill someone, or damage or destroy something

extinction (n)
/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/

a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing

sea level (n)
/si ˈlɛvl/

the average height of the ocean, used as the basis for measuring the height of all places on land

rubbish (n)
/ˈrʌb·ɪʃ/

things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them