Area used by the public for recreation. Recreational areas include land that is designed, constructed, designated, or used for recreational activities. Examples are national, state, county, or city parks, other outdoor recreational areas such as golf courses or swimming pools and bodies of waters (oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams) when used by the public for fishing, swimming, or boating.. (Adapted from EPA, 2024. Definition of recreational area for determining offsite impacts in RMP. https://www.epa.gov/rmp/definition-recreational-area-determining-offsite-impacts-rmp)
Natural resource management refers to the management of natural resources, such as land, water, soil, plants, and wildlife, for sustainable human use. (USAID. 2019. Environment and Natural Resource Management Framework. USAID.)
A process in which individuals or groups share knowledge, ideas, opinions, votes, materials, resources, labour and finances in order to reach a common consensus, or to make joint decisions in a transparent way. (FAO. 2023. The status of women in agrifood systems. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5343en)
A photovoltaic system, or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics. (Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic_system)
Rural radio refers to communication services and programs that are produced and broadcast by radio stations mainly for rural audiences. They gather and share information in local languages to respond to the needs of rural women, men, and youth, and present the views of communities in a participatory manner. (FAO. 2025. Rural Radio https://www.fao.org/communication-for-development/in-action/rural-radio/en)
A group of people who gather to share common problems and experiences associated with a particular problem, condition, illness, or personal circumstance. (University of Kansas. Center for Community Health and Development. 2025. Section 2. Creating and Facilitating Peer Support Groups http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/implement/enhancing-support/peer-support-groups/main)
Establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was under a different land use, implies a transformation of land use form non-forest to forest. (Terms and Definitions - FRA 2020, FAO, 2018 (http://www.fao.org/3/I8661EN/i8661en.pdf).)
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Establishment of a forest on an area previously not forested