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Do you speak "agrobiodiversity"?

Lex Icons™ are an eminently useful, peer-reviewed visual language of terms and machine-readable icons that describe how we create positive impacts to meet the globe’s greatest challenges.

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Born from an unprecedented global collaboration between hundreds of designers and agrifood system experts, the system that began as Foodicons™ has now evolved into the more comprehensive system of Lex Icons™, consisting of several thousands of machine-readable visual representations of foundational terms and concepts. Learn more here.

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Agrobiodiversity

Encompasses the variety of plant and animal species within agricultural systems, including diverse crops, livestock, and microorganisms that contribute to sustainable farming, resilience against pests, and enhanced nutritional options; vital subset of biodiversity that fosters ecosystem health and food security.

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USA

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Agrobiodiversity

Carbon Sequestration

The capture, removal, and storage of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the earth’s atmosphere to mitigate climate change; can be accomplished through natural methods (e.g., afforestation) or technological solutions (e.g., carbon capture and storage); effectiveness typically expressed in terms of anticipated stability and duration of storage.

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USA

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Carbon Sequestration

Climate Change Resilience

The ability to effectively mitigate and manage disturbances in farming conditions due to climate change

Hendi Perkasa

Indonesia

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Climate Change Resilience

Deforestation Free

Sourcing plant based ingredients, like soy, from producers that do not destroy forests to increase their growing area and produce fish feed ingredients.

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USA

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Deforestation Free

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

An employer’s commitment to providing equal opportunity and support to employees regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation or sexual orientation.

Hendi Perkasa

Indonesia

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Ecological Intensification

Verónica Díaz

Mexico

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Ecological Intensification

Food Security

Access to affordable, nutritious, safe, and culturally appropriate food to meet the dietary needs of all people at all times; encompasses food availability, accessibility, utilization, and the stability of food sources.

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USA

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Food Security

Habitat Creation

Practices involving the protection, enhancement and retoration of natural habitats, usually involving the creation of ecosystems at localities where systems of that type either did not exist previously, or were altered significantly due to habitat modification

Ana Carolina N.

Brazil

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Habitat Creation

Knowledge Sharing

Processes to exchange critical information.

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USA

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Knowledge Sharing

Micronutrients

Vitamins and minerals that are needed by the body in small amounts but have a critical impact on human health; play crucial roles in various physiological functions (e.g., metabolism, immune function, bone health); consuming a varied and balanced diet ensures an adequate intake of micronutrients for overall health and well-being.

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USA

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Micronutrients

Monocropping

A farming model that prioritizes efficiency and high yields, sacrificing bio-diversity and natural resiliency. Monocropping (the intense cultivation of one single crop in a large field) is achieved by using pesticides and other agro-chemicals.

Mikhaylo S.

Ukraine

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Monocropping

Nature-Based Solutions

Veronica Diaz

Mexico

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Nature-Based Solutions

No Bonded Labor

Ensuring no persons are coerced to work through the use of violence/intimidation, or by more subtle means such as accumulated debt, retention of identity papers or threats of denunciation to immigration authorities.

Mykhailo S

Ukraine

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No Bonded Labor

Pollinator Friendly

Practices that support pollinators by providing foraging habitat, sufficient nesting areas, shelter, native plants instead of invasive/exotic species, elimination of insecticides, and monitoring.

Veeksha Mehndiratta

India

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Pollinator Friendly

Restoration Projects

To bring a site back to its historic function as part of a natural ecosystem or improving or enhancing the ecological functionality of a site.

Ana Carolina N.

Brazil

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Restoration Projects

Seed Bank

Kathleen Foster

Australia

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Seed Bank

Soil Fertility

The capacity of soil to provide essential nutrients for plant growth; essential for achieving sustained, consistent, and high quality crop yields in agriculture.

Ary Istikhory

Indonesia

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Soil Fertility

Sustainability (Increased)

Better use and conservation of natural, economical and social resources.

Giulio S.

Italy

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Sustainability (Increased)

Sustainable Intensification

Verónica Díaz

Mexico

Lex Icons™ is an eminently useful, peer-reviewed visual language of terms and principles that describe global food and agriculture.

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Sustainable Intensification

Tillage (Low)

Anne Digges

USA

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Tillage (Low)

Transparency

The quality of being done in an open way without secrets.

Mykhailo S

Ukraine

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Transparency

Value Chain Cycle

A value chain is the participation of organizations in the process of creating and sharing value, from one to another, from origin to end-user. These include the acquisition and consumption of resources (money, labour, materials, equipment, buildings, land, etc.), as well as the administration and management of these resources.

Divya P R

India

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Value Chain Cycle

Water Conservation

Efforts to efficiently use and manage water resources, reducing consumption and minimizing the environmental impact on aquatic ecosystems.

Verónica Díaz

Mexico

Lex Icons™ is an eminently useful, peer-reviewed visual language of terms and principles that describe global food and agriculture.

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Water Conservation

Wildlife Corridors

Verónica Díaz

México

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Wildlife Corridors

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