Indigenous peoples’ tenure rights are the rights that indigenous peoples traditionally have over land, fisheries and forests to occupy, use, develop, enjoy and withdraw benefits from the natural resources, as well as the right to restrict others’ access to these resources; and/or the right to manage, sell or bequeath the resources. (Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. P. 15 (http://www.fao.org/3/i2801e/i2801e.pdf) and FAO. 2016. Responsible governance of tenure and the law. A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers. Governance of Tenure Technical Guide 5, p. 19. (http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5449e.pdf))
A laboratory process in which an individual’s germline DNA is analyzed for specific nucleotides or bases to determine whether certain variants are present. Genotyping differs from sequencing in which all of the nucleotides comprising a specific length of DNA are assessed (e.g., within a gene, exome, or genome). (National Cancer Institute, 2024. NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms Genotyping. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/genetics-dictionary/def/genotyping)
Removing alternate plants or alternate pairs of plant, or removal of less promising poles in multi-stem trees. (Adapted from W. J. Byford, December 1970. Experiments on the Effect of Plant Losses after Singling on the Yield of Sugar Beet, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.1970.tb01012.x and Suhartati and D Alfaizin 2020 IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 486 012106)
Gently sloping vegetated strips of land that provide opportunities for slow conveyance and infiltration. Designed to accept runoff as overland flow from upstream and to slow the progress of this runoff. A vegetative filter strip is an area of vegetation that may also be designed to remove sediment and other pollutants from surface water runoff through filtration, deposition, infiltration, adsorption, absorption, and decomposition. (Adapted from Office International de l’Eau, 2015. Natural Water Retention Measures. Glossary. http://nwrm.eu/index.php/concept/3828 and IFAS, 2018. Vegetative Filter Strips—A Best Management Practice for Controlling Nonpoint Source Pollution DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss646-2015)
Social safety nets are support systems designed to alleviate food and financial insecurity. They may include: community support systems, direct transfers, indirect transfers and microcredit. (http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsummit/english/fsheets/nets.pdf)
Natural ventilation uses natural forces to supply a building with fresh air. The driving force for natural ventilation is the pressure difference across the ventilation openings caused by wind and/or thermal effects. (Adapted from http://www.fao.org/3/i3284e/i3284e.pdf )
Pomace is the solid remains of grapes, olives, or other fruit after pressing for juice or oil. It contains the skins, pulp, seeds, and stems of the fruit. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomace)
The loose skin that covers the head of the penis. (National Cancer Institute, 2024. NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Foreskin. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/foreskin)
Storm water from city streets and adjacent domestic or commercial properties that carries pollutants of various kinds into the sewer systems and receiving waters. (EPA Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary, https://sor.epa.gov/sor_internet/registry/termreg/searchandretrieve/glossariesandkeywordlists/search.do?details=&glossaryName=Aquatic%20Biodiversity%20Glossary)
The degree to which air is polluted; the type and maximum concentration of man-produced pollutants that should be permitted in the atmosphere. (GEMET https://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/en/concept/270)
Tropical depressions are moderate-strength low pressure systems which occur in the tropics, often in association with the monsoon trough. (Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 2024. Tropical Depressions. http://www.bom.gov.au/watl/about-weather-and-climate/australian-climate-influences.shtml?bookmark=td)
Bioturbation is the biogenic transport of sediment or soil particles and pore water which destroys sediment or soil stratigraphy, changes rates of chemical reactions and sediment/soil-water exchange, and modifies sediment/soil physical properties such as grain size, porosity, and permeability. (ASFA Thesaurus)
