The rights arising from the past, present, and future contributions of farmers in conserving, improving, and making available plant genetic resources, including the protection of traditional knowledge, equitable sharing of benefits, participation in decision-making and rights to save, use, exchange, and sell farm-saved seed and propagating material. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
Moving with a whirling motion, in a circular pattern. The circular motion around a common center is observed in large groups of animals at different evolution stages ranging from insects and plant-animal worms to fish and birds. (Adapted from Nuzhin, E.E., Panov, M.E. & Brilliantov, N.V. Why animals swirl and how they group. Sci Rep 11, 20843 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99982-7)
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This is swirling as aggregation behaviour of organisms. For eddies (a whirl or circling current of air or water), use "eddies" <c_7893d9db>.
Atmospheric forcing refers to the impact of atmospheric conditions, such as wind, temperature, pressure, and humidity, on other components of the Earth system, like the oceans, land, and ice. (Adapted from Knauss, J. 1997, Introduction to Physical Oceanography.)
Allocation is the act or process of distributing or assigning resources, goods, or services among individuals, organizations, or sectors according to a particular set of criteria or principles. Allocation involves dividing available resources or assets in a planned or deliberate manner to meet specific needs or objectives. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
A power tool worn on a shoulder harness consisting of a rotary head with a small circular saw at the end of a boom, for clearing various kinds of rank or low woody growth (brushwood). (A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture https://treeterms.co.uk/brush-cutter/)
Invertebrate zoology is the subdiscipline of zoology that consists of the study of invertebrates, animals without a backbone (a structure which is found only in fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invertebrate_zoology)
The collection, storage, transport and application of manures to land. May also include treatment. (RAMIRAN Glossary of terms on livestock and manure management 2011
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A parcel plan is generally a large scale map of an area showing all of the property parcels and their use, the boundaries and the distance between them and the buildings and improvements. (Multilingual thesaurus on land tenure (English version)
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Horizontal netting panels or bag shaped like a parallelepiped, pyramid or cone with the opening facing upwards which are submerged at a certain depth, left for a while, the time necessary for light or bait to attract fish over the opening, then lifted out of the water. (FAO 2024. Fishing Gear types. Lift nets. Technology Fact Sheets. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/geartype/105/en)
A. artemisiifolia is an annual herb native to Central and Northern America. It has been accidentally introduced into a large number of countries as a contaminant of seed and grains. The pollen produced by species of Ambrosia is highly allergenic and can induce allergic rhinitis, fever, or dermatitis. (https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.4691)
Foods that are considered, by nature or manufacture, to contain significant levels of biologically active components which provide desirable health benefits beyond basic nutrition. (NAL Thesaurus Staff https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/412)
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There is no unanimously accepted definition of functional foods, although several definitions have been proposed.
