0 not having a large effect or influence:
Residents were happy to have relatively low-impact small stores nearby, but did not want a larger shopping development.
1 having as little bad effect as possible on the environment:
We need more housing, but we advocate low-impact development and energy-efficient designs.
Interest is growing in sustainable, low-impact materials.
That is low-impact economics that will be in the interests of all and provide employment and sustainable lifestyles for all.
We have no plans for research into "low-impact developments".
The role of low-impact accommodation within that provision has not yet been formally assessed.
It would be helpful if other member states that have similar low-impact fisheries shared an interest in the matter.
I made it a priority to exempt the under-10 m fleet from the effort control restrictions, recognising that it is a low-impact fishery.
In any overview of the industry, the inshore fishery and the effect of low-impact fishing should not be overlooked, as it often is.
Once in place, the measure could be widened to encourage households to undertake other improvements such as the recycling of water and the use of low-impact materials.
They employ low-impact, traditional methods.
