This is the 12478th most frequent Spanish word.
medioambiente
The natural environment or surroundings where living beings exist.
This use of 'medioambiente' points to the environment as the subject of care and protection measures.
El gobierno implementó políticas para el cuidado del medioambiente.
The government implemented policies for environmental care.
Here, 'medioambiente' is used as a noun referring to the natural world and surroundings.
El medioambiente está siendo afectado por la contaminación.
The environment is being affected by pollution.
In this sentence, 'medioambiente' signifies the global surroundings we aim to preserve.