Collocations: Environment

environment noun

1 conditions of the place where you are

adjective

immediate

Cold-blooded animals depend on the temperature of their immediate ~.

external

alien , new , unfamiliar

natural

marine life in its natural ~

changing , ever - changing ( esp. AmE )

comfortable , protected , safe , secure , stable

friendly , supportive

hospitable , pleasant

clean , healthy

stimulating

favourable/favorable , ideal

This period provided an ideal ~ for the spread of communism.

uncertain , unstable

dangerous

noisy

competitive

stressful

extreme , harsh , hostile

fragile

Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile ~ in which the birds live.

built , urban

the quality of our natural and built ~s

rural

cold , warm

aquatic , coastal , forest , marine , mountain

domestic , family , home

Children learn best in their home ~.

physical

cultural , emotional , social

office , work , working , workplace

A comfortable working ~ will increase productivity.

online

classroom , educational , learning , school , teaching , training

economic , financial

Investors are showing more caution in the current economic ~.

political

business , commercial , corporate

She now had to transfer her design skills to a commercial ~.

professional

verb + environment

create , foster , provide

parents who strive to provide a stimulating ~ for their children to grow up in

adapt to

creatures that have adapted to hostile desert ~s

alter , change

shape

improve

explore

The cat walked around, exploring its new ~.

control

preposition

in an/the   ~

people working in increasingly competitive ~s

~   for

an ~ for economic growth

~   of

an ~ of fear

phrases

an ~ conducive to sth

The hospital architect tries to create an ~ conducive to healing.

today's ~

In today's competitive business ~, companies focus on minimizing costs.

2 the environment the natural world

adjective

natural

global , world

local

verb + the environment

preserve , protect , safeguard , save

The government should do more to protect the ~.

clean up , improve

affect , have an impact on , impact ( AmE )

factors that have a huge impact on the ~

damage , harm , pollute

industries which damage the ~

threaten

environment + noun

agency , committee , department , group ( all esp. BrE )

chief ( BrE ) , minister ( esp. BrE )

spokesman , spokeswoman ( both BrE )

correspondent , editor ( both BrE )

policy ( esp. BrE )

protection ( esp. BrE )

issues

preposition

in the   ~

the amount of carbon in the ~

phrases

conservation of the ~ , protection of the ~

damage to the ~

farming methods that minimize damage to the ~

harmful to the ~

The label identifies the products that are least harmful to the ~.

pollution of the ~