总体生态环境：the general ecological environment

废气排放：exhaust emissions

温室效应：the greenhouse effect

二氧化碳：carbon dioxide

二氧化硫：sulphur dioxide

植被：vegetation cover

生态系统：ecological system

生态平衡：ecological balance

恶化/退化：destruction/damage/weakening/degeneration/deterioration/retrogression

土地盐碱化：salination-alkalinisation

风化的土壤：crumbly soil

表土层：top soil

森林覆盖面率：forest cover rate

植树造林：afforestation

乱砍滥伐：deforestation

防护林：shelter belt

土地沙漠化：desertification

滑坡：landslide

泥石流：mud flow

地形：topography

高开发，高消费：high utilization of resources and high level consumption

先污染，后治理：first pollute the environment and then take counter-measures

节约资源，适度消费，协调发展，全面调控，综合治理，恢复生态平衡：saving natural resources, promoting moderate consumption, paying attention to coordinated development , implementing overall adjustment and control, protecting the environment comprehensively and restoring the ecological balance