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🧱 Not breaking down 🌱 No decline in quality
nondegradation

nondegradation

7.9
A rule or practice that keeps the environment from getting worse
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˈdɛɡrəˌdeɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : no degradación
  • Nondegradation of the ecosystem is crucial for maintaining biodiversity in the area.

Examples

  • The government implemented a nondegradation policy to protect the natural landscape from pollution.

  • Farmers adopted nondegradation practices to ensure that their land remains fertile for future generations.

  • A nondegradation approach does not permit an increase in trace element levels in the soil above background concentration levels as a result of land applications of sewage sludge.

    Academic text (1999)

Antonyms

decline
439 3.9

A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value

degradation
33 6.8

The process of making land, water, or buildings worse over time

How Protected

nondegradation
  • Formal
7.9
conservation
117 3.5
protection
974 1.0
vulnerability
156 5.1
neglect
100 3.5

Surface Forms

nondegradation singular
nondegradations plural

Morphology

nondegradation = degradation (transparent) = non + degrade + ation

The term is produced by adding the negative prefix 'non-' to 'degradation', yielding a clear meaning of preventing or absence of decline.

Etymology

Nondegradation combines non- 'not' with degradation from degrade and grade 'step' or 'level', so it means 'not allowing a fall in level' and explains why the word is used for rules or policies that stop quality or the environment from getting worse.