Arquivos: Glossário

Length of sounding line below the water surface when measuring the depth of a lake or stream.

A process or series of processes that take place within a wetland that are beneficial to the wetland itself, the surrounding ecosystems, and people.

Land that is inundated or saturated by water for all or part of the year (e.g., peatland), at such frequency and duration that under natural conditions they support organisms adapted to poorly aerated and/or saturated soil. Wetlands (including peatlands) cut across the different AFOLU categories. Project activities may be specific to wetlands or may be […]

Who Made My Clothes is a worldwide campaign initiated by the Fashion Revolution in response to the absence of transparency in the fashion supply chains and a lack of understanding regarding where and how the clothes we all wear are produced. The campaign aims to raise public awareness and spark curiosity and empathy for the […]

Undeveloped land and associated water resources, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural condition.

An unplanned or unwanted natural or human-caused fire, or a prescribed fire that escapes its bounds.

The indigenous fauna and flora of a region.

The native environment of an animal. Habitats ideally provide all the elements needed for life and growth: food, water, cover and space.

See contingent valuation.

Starting with bare land, WPL is the net present value of all future expected cash flows discounted at some minimum acceptable rate of return (MAR). Thus, WPL is the maximum a buyer can pay for land and still earn the MAR. The WPL is usually expressed in dollars per unit area, for example, $/acre (In […]