AGROVOC

A powder formulation to be applied as a suspension after dispersion in water. (FAO/WHO. 2016. Manual on development and use of FAO and WHO specifications for pesticides. 1st Edition, 3rd revision, FAO, Rome. Available online: http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/pests/jmps/manual/en/ )

Host plant resistance is defined as the intentional use of resistant crop cultivars to reduce the negative impacts of pests or diseases on crop production systems. (Stout, M. J. (2014). “Host-plant resistance in pest management,” in Integrated Pest Management. ed. D. P. Abrol (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Academic Press), 1–21.)

Livestock production means the production of domestic or domesticated terrestrial animals, to provide a diverse array of goods and services such as traction, meat, milk, eggs, hides, fibres and feathers. (Adapted from European Union, 2007. Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2007/834/oj and from FAO, 2024. Livestock Systems https://www.fao.org/livestock-systems/en/)

Soil particles between 0.002 mm and 0.05 mm (in some countries 0.06 mm is the upper size limit), with high or medium-high specific area influencing stability of soil structure; also used as a texture class name for medium and medium-fine soil materials. (European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC). 2024. Glossary of soil terms https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ESDB_Archive/Glossary/Glossary.pdf)

Environmental sciences integrate physics, biology, meteorology, mathematics and geography to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems. (Adapted from Wikipedia. 2025. Environmental science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_science)

Search and rescue (SAR) is an activity, normally co-ordinated by a rescue co-ordination authority, where available personnel and assets are used to locate persons in distress, potential distress or who are missing, and recover them to a place of safety, providing for their initial medical care and other immediate needs as necessary. (Gov.UK. Maritime & Coastguard Agency. 2025. Strategic Overview of Search and Rescue in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/search-and-rescue-framework-uksar/strategic-overview-of-search-and-rescue-in-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland)

The process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and depositing it in reservoirs such as oceans, forests or soils through physical or biological processes. (FAO. 2022. The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at breaking point. Main report. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9910en)

All nature-based forms of tourism in which the main motivation is appreciating nature and the traditional cultures prevailing in natural areas. (Hall, C.M. and Sharples, L. 2003. The consumption of experiences or the experience of consumption? An introduction to the tourism of taste. In C.M. Hall, L. Sharples, R. Mitchell, E. Park, N. Macionis and B. Cambourne, eds. Food tourism around the world, pp. 1–24. London, Routledge.)

The long-term reduction of the overall supply of benefits from forests, which includes wood, biodiversity and other products and services. (FAO. 2022. The State of the World’s Forests 2022. Forest pathways for green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.460/cb9360en)

The act or process of limiting or restricting the discharge of pollutants or contaminants, such as by setting emission limits or by modifying the emission source. (http://www.informea.org/terms/certified-emissions-reduction)

Loss of genetic diversity between and within populations of the same species over time; or reduction of the genetic basis of a species due to human intervention, environmental changes, etc. (https://www.eea.europa.eu/help/glossary/chm-biodiversity/genetic-erosion)