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This WikiProject is a collaboration to better organize and improve articles about the '''[[natural environment]]''' and the positive and negative effects of humans upon the '''[[Environment (biophysical)|biophysical environment]]'''.

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<center>'''Articles for cleanup'''</center>
A comprehensive listing of articles for cleanup that are tagged with this project's banner is available '''[https://tools.wmflabs.org/bambots/cwb/bycat/Environment.html here]'''.
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===Goals===
The goals of this project include the following:

# Improve articles within this project's scope
# Create user-friendly navigation and linkages
# Organize articles categorically
# Maintaining objectivity and neutral point-of-view in environment-related articles
# Promote an awareness of the natural environment and world
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==[[Image:Nuvola apps kword.png|25px]] Ways to contribute{{spaced ndash}} <small>(updated December 2024)</small>==
===Article tasks===
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment/Article tasks}}

===Project tasks===
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|assess= Tag new articles and assess environment articles
|cleanup= 
|copyedit=Articles at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment/Popular pages|Wikipedia: WikiProject Environment{{spaced ndash}}Popular pages]] so that the assessment matches popularity
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|maintain= [[Wikipedia:List of controversial issues#Environment|Wikipedia:List of controversial issues{{spaced ndash}}Environment]] (list needs to be culled and/or updated). Check for vandalized articles.
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|photo= [[:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of environmental topics|Category: Wikipedia requested photographs of environmental topics]]
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|update= [[Fuel cell]]
|verify= [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment/Unreferenced BLPs|WikiProject Environment{{spaced ndash}} Unreferenced Biographies]]
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#Check out '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment/Popular pages]]''' and improve the more popular articles. Note that assessment may need reviewing, or will be updated on the next dump.
#See: '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Environment|Wikipedia: WikiProject Deletion sorting{{spaced ndash}}Environment]]''' for articles that are nominated for deletion at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|Articles for deletion]].
#Monitor: '''[[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Category:Natural environment|Related changes]]''' for [[:Category:Natural environment]], for vandalism and substandard edits
# Check: articles linked to [[natural environment]] ([[Special:WhatLinksHere/Natural environment|Special: WhatLinksHere{{spaced ndash}}Natural environment]]). Many would be more accurately linked to [[Environment (biophysical)]].
#Advertise this page to recruit more participants
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==[[Image:Nuvola apps bookcase.png|25px|Books]] Articles==

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New articles
Please feel free to [[WP:BOLD|improve]] these new environment-related articles, listed here from [[User:AlexNewArtBot/EnvironmentSearchResult|AlexNewArtBot/EnvironmentSearchResult]]. 
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'''<big>Article statistics</big>'''
{{Seealso|Category:Environment articles by quality|Category:Environment articles by importance}}
For detailed assessment statistics, see: ({{WP1|Environment}}).
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==Pages needing attention==
{{Wikipedia:Pages needing attention/Environment}}
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++==Topic Overview==
'''Topics that are part of this project include (but are not limited to):'''

*'''[[Built environment]]'''
*'''[[Climate change]]'''  
*'''[[Global warming]]'''
*'''[[Conservation movement]]'''
*'''[[Environmentalism]]'''
*'''[[Environmental issues]]'''
*'''[[Environmental movement]]'''
*'''[[Environmental science]]'''
*'''[[Environmental social science]]'''
*'''[[Environment (biophysical)]]'''
*'''[[Environment (disambiguation)]]'''
*'''[[Natural environment]]'''
*'''[[Renewable energy]]'''
*'''[[Sustainability]]'''
*'''[[Waste]] & [[Waste management]]'''
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== [[Image:C Puzzle.png|41px|Categories]] Categories==
:''Further information: [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Environment/Archive_1#Hierarchy_definition|Wikipedia talk: WikiProject Environment/Archive 1{{spaced ndash}}Hierarchy definition]]''

Topics in the Natural environment category are occasionally ambiguously-defined and multi-disciplinary, and it may be difficult to create a categorical hierarchy based upon consensus. 

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==Parentage and descendants==
The "Environment" covers a wide range of academic disciplines but the major parent WikiProjects could be considered as:
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Science|WikiProject Science]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Politics|WikiProject Politics]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sociology|WikiProject Sociology]]

The descendants of this WikiProject are:
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Climate change|WikiProject Climate change]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Pollution|WikiProject Pollution]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected areas|WikiProject Protected areas]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Superfund|WikiProject Superfund]]

==Related WikiProjects and Task Forces==
'''Related WikiProjects:'''
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* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Agriculture|WikiProject Agriculture]]   
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Alternative fuels|WikiProject Alternative fuels]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Climate change|WikiProject Climate change]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Disaster management|WikiProject Disaster management]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ecology|WikiProject Ecology]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Energy|WikiProject Energy]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Engineering|WikiProject Engineering]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Extinction|WikiProject Extinction]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fisheries and Fishing|WikiProject Fisheries and Fishing]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Forestry|WikiProject Forestry]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hydrogen|WikiProject Hydrogen]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject International development |WikiProject International development]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Pollution|WikiProject Pollution]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected areas|WikiProject Protected areas]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sanitation|WikiProject Sanitation]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Urban studies and planning|WikiProject Urban studies and planning]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Water and sanitation|WikiProject Water and sanitation]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wildfire|WikiProject Wildfire]]
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'''Related Task Forces:'''
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment/Environmental Record Task Force|Environmental Record Task Force]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Toxicology task force|Toxicology task force]]{{spaced ndash}}works on articles related to toxic chemicals and effects on human health
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lights Camera Wiki/Parks|WikiProject Lights Camera Wiki{{spaced ndash}}Parks]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lights Camera Wiki/Wildlife|WikiProject Lights Camera Wiki{{spaced ndash}}Wildlife]]

'''Outside Wikipedia:'''
* [[Appropedia:|Appropedia]]{{spaced ndash}}a wiki for issues related to Development and Sustainability, for material which is not suitable for Wikipedia. This includes original research, personal experience, and ideas. Areas covered include sustainability, sustainable development, appropriate technologies, and sustainable technologies and practices.
* Other green wikis{{spaced ndash}}such as [http://greenlivingpedia.org/ Greenlivingpedia] and [http://wiki.envirowiki.info/Main_Page Envirowiki] are listed at [[Appropedia: Green wikis and development wikis]], some on more specific areas (such as the [http://www.encora.eu/coastalwiki/Main_Page Coastal wiki]).

==[[File:Icon tools.svg|25px]] Tools==
:''Main tool page: [[tools:~dispenser/view/Tools|toolserver.org]]''
*[[Wikipedia:AutoEd|AutoEd]]{{spaced ndash}}A [[WP:User scripts|user script]] that helps to automatically make clean-up changes in articles, and it also allows for easy design, use, and customization of user scripts related to automated article cleanup.
* [https://tools.wmflabs.org/refill/ reFill]{{spaced ndash}} Edits bare url references: adds title, dates, publisher, etc.
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Checklinks|Checklinks]]{{spaced ndash}}Edit and repair external links	
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Dab_solver|Dab solver]]{{spaced ndash}}Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Peer_reviewer|Peer reviewer]]{{spaced ndash}}Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.

==Tips==
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|bgcolor=#F5FFFA| <font face=verdana,arial><big>'''?'''</big></font>
||'''Use [[common sense]].''' Ultimately, [[Wikipedia:assume good faith|assume good faith]] on the part of others, [[WP:BB|be '''bold''']] in editing because  [[WP:Editing policy#Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required|'''perfection is not required''']].<br /> See [[Wikipedia:Editing policy]]  for more information. 

Before starting  a new article!  - '''[[Wikipedia:Notability|Notability]]''' is a  concern that must be adhered to. See  [[Wikipedia:Notability (music)]] for more information.<br />Need help starting a new article? See [[Wikipedia:Article wizard]] it will help you through the process of submitting a new article to Wikipedia. 
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|bgcolor=#D8F6D4| <font face=verdana,arial>'''I'''.</font>
||'''Use references.''' This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include a <nowiki>==References==</nowiki> section listing websites, newspapers, articles, books and other sources you used to write the article. New articles and statements added to existing articles may be deleted if unreferenced or referenced poorly. See [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]], [[Wikipedia:Cite_sources]] and [[Wikipedia:References]] for more information.
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|bgcolor=#CAF9C3| <font face=verdana,arial>'''II'''.</font>
||'''Use proper spelling and grammar.''' This is a very important aspect of an article. There is helpful guidelines in regards to styles. See [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)]] for more information.
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|bgcolor=#B6F9AB| <font face=verdana,arial>'''III'''.</font>
|| '''Use footnotes.''' Take advantage of the footnote ability Wikipedia has, instead of including html links inside the context include them as footnotes. See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to use them.
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|bgcolor=9FF792| <font face=verdana,arial>'''IV'''.</font>
||'''Write a good lead.''' Be sure to write a [[WP:Lead|lead]] that concisely summarizes the entire article into one or two paragraphs, which make sense to someone who may know nothing about the subjects in question. See [[Wikipedia:Lead section]] for more information.
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|bgcolor=#8BF97A| <font face=verdana,arial>'''V'''.</font>
|| '''[[Wikipedia:Writing better articles|Stay on topic]].''' Many articles are criticized for [[Wikipedia:Article size|length]]; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. See [[Wikipedia:The_perfect_article|Wikipedia:The perfect article]] for more information.
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|bgcolor=#7BFC67|  <font face=verdana,arial>'''VI'''.</font>
|| '''[[KISS principle|Keep it simple]].''' Remember that the average reader should be able to comprehend the erudition. Although you should use a broad vocabulary of regular, non-technical terms, do not provide such a quantity of locutions as to impel those who aspire to derive serviceable information from the article to consult a dictionary. 
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|bgcolor=#67FA51|  <font face=verdana,arial>'''VII'''.</font>
|| '''Use images if possible.''' Images enhance articles greatly, but only use them when they are necessary, and ensure that their copyright status has been specified and we are allowed to use it on Wikipedia. See [[Wikipedia:Images]] 
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