ADJ

immediate
Cold-blooded animals depend on the temperature of their immediate environment
alien, new, unfamiliar
changing
protected, safe, secure, stable
friendly
pleasant
clean, healthy
stimulating
favourable
This period provided a favourable environment for the spread of communism
uncertain, unstable
dangerous
noisy
competitive
hostile
extreme, harsh
fragile
Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile environment in which the birds live
rural, urban
arid, cold, warm
aquatic, coastal, forest, mountain
domestic, family, home
Children learn best in their home environment
physical
cultural, emotional, social
office, work, working, workplace
A comfortable working environment will increase productivity
classroom, educational, learning, school, teaching, training
economic, financial
Investors are showing more caution in the current economic environment
political
business, commercial, corporate
She now had to transfer her design skills to a commercial environment
professional

VERB + ENVIRONMENT

create, provide
parents who strive to provide a stimulating environment for their children to grow up in
adapt to
creatures that have adapted to hostile desert environments
improve
explore
The cat walked round, exploring its new environment

PREP

in an/the ~
people working in increasingly competitive environments

ADJ

natural
global, world
local

VERB + ENVIRONMENT

preserve, protect, safeguard
The government should do more to protect the environment
clean spokesman, spokeswoman
policy
conference
protection
issues

PREP

in the ~
the amount of carbon in the environment

PHRASES

conservation/protection of the environment, damage to the environment
farming methods that minimize damage to the environment
harmful to the environment
The label identifies the products that are least harmful to the environment
pollution of the environment up, improve
have an impact on
factors that have a huge impact on the environment
damage, harm, pollute
industries which damage the environment

ENVIRONMENT + NOUN

agency, committee, department, group, ministry
minister, official,