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MAJOR IMPACT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Effects of Pollution
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- major impact
1, record 1, English, major%20impact
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... consider the following definitions extracted from various impact statements: "Major impacts - impacts of great visual or ecological consequence and which may be regional or long-term in nature. Such impacts may be difficult to prevent or mitigate." 1, record 1, English, - major%20impact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A major impact affects an entire population or species in sufficient magnitude to cause a decline in abundance and/or change in distribution beyond which natural recruitment (reproduction, immigration from unaffected areas) would not return that population or species ... to its former level within several generations. A major impact may also affect a subsistence or commercial resource use to the degree that the well being of the user is affected over a long term. 1, record 1, English, - major%20impact
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Effets de la pollution
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- incidence majeure
1, record 1, French, incidence%20majeure
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- impact majeur 2, record 1, French, impact%20majeur
proposal, masculine noun
- répercussion grave 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9percussion%20grave
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme "impact" est accepté et il est largement utilisé. 2, record 1, French, - incidence%20majeure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les impacts s'évaluent du point de vue de leur durée (à court, à moyen, à long terme; temporaire, permanente, etc.), de leur importance (forte, faible, positive, négative, bénéfique, nuisible, etc.) et de leur envergure (locale, régionale, etc.). 4, record 1, French, - incidence%20majeure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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