environmental consequence
noun phraseUK /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/
US /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl ˈkɑːn.sə.kwens/
A result that happens to nature because of something people do.
Cutting down many trees has an environmental consequence: animals lose their homes.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A bad change in air, water, or land caused by human actions.
The factory's smoke had a serious environmental consequence for the nearby town.
3. A result that affects plants and animals in a certain place.
Building the new road had an environmental consequence for the forest's birds.
4. Something that happens to the Earth because of how we use resources.
Wasting water can have an environmental consequence for rivers and lakes.