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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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Do you speak "greening"?

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.

Learn More

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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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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Hunger

The physiological sensation of discomfort or weakness caused by a lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat; on a broader scale, a pervasive global issue characterized by insufficient access to nutritious and culturally appropriate food; addressing hunger involves addressing root causes such as poverty, food insecurity, and inequitable distribution of resources to ensure everyone has access to an adequate and healthy diet. "

Emily Murphy

USA

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Overgrazing (Reduced)

Minimizing the time livestock spends consuming vegetation in pastures, rangelands, and croplands to minimize negative impacts on the surrounding ecosystem (vegetation, soil, water) and protect biodiversity.

Lex Icons™ Community

USA

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Soil Fertility (Improved)

Restoring or improving the balance of nutrients, organic matter, and microbial activity that influence the soil’s ability to support healthy and productive vegetation.

Ary Istikhory

Indonesia

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Water Availability (Increased)

The available water supply for human purposes without harming the ecosystem.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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Learn these Essential Terms

Adaptation Capacity

Adaptive capacities are the social and technical skills and strategies of individuals and groups that are directed towards responding to environmental and socioeconomic changes.

Jorge David Mendoza Gordillo

Colombia

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Adaptation Capacity

Biodiversity (Increased)

Diversifying the range of plant and animal species or habitats available at a site. This can be acheived through the adoption of practices such as sustainable agriculture practices which support a diverse environment

Sarah Stern

USA

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

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Biodiversity (Increased)

Climate Change Resilience

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

Hendi Perkasa

Indonesia

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

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Climate Change Resilience

Climate Smart Agriculture

Farming practices that improve farm productivity and profitability, help farmers adapt to the negative effects of climate change, and mitigate the effects of climate change; practices target conserving soil moisture, retaining crop residues to increase soil fertility, disturbing the soil as minimally as possible, and diversifying crops through crop rotation or intercropping.

Liz Bravo

Mexico

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Climate Smart Agriculture

Community Economic Development

Community involvement when working with government, and private sectors to build strong communities, industries, and markets.

Giulio Satriani

Italy

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Community Economic Development

Ecological Restoration

The process by which natural environments recover after being disturbed, resulting in the reestablishment of species composition, habitat structures, and optimized ecological functions; can be induced or accelerated through human intervention.

Mykhailo Sidash

Ukraine

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Ecological Restoration

Education Programs

Informative courses that provide training necessary for the advancement of an initiative’s targeted objectives.

Hendi Perkasa

Indonesia

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

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Education Programs

Environmental Degradation

The damage to or loss of key components of a natural ecosystem, leading to a diminished state of function, quality, and resilience.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Environmental Degradation

Erosion (Reduced)

Mitigating the process by which soil, sediment, or land is displaced and carried away by natural elements like water, wind, or human activities; can have negative environmental and agricultural consequences (e.g., soil degradation, water pollution, loss of fertile topsoil); efforts to reduce often involve implementing measures that stabilize soil.

Lex Icons Community

USA

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

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Erosion (Reduced)

Food Availability

The presence of sufficient quantities of a variety of foods in a given region or community, and a key component of food security; promotes stable and reliable access to food resources, and ensures that individuals have consistent access to culturally appropriate food options; factors that affect include agricultural production, distribution systems, and overall food infrastructure.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Food Availability

Greening

The process of adding vegetation to a landscape through methods such as afforestation, water management, and soil stabilization to help reverse or prevent desertification and support ecological restoration.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Greening

Immigrant

A person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence, and is frequently disadvantaged or vulnerable to deportation or labor exploitation.

Ana Carolina Nicolau

Brazil

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Immigrant

Livestock

Farm animals, with the exception of poultry. In Western countries the category encompasses primarily cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, and mules; other animals, such as buffalo, oxen, llamas, or camels, may predominate in the agriculture of other areas.

Lex Icons™ Community

USA

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

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Livestock

Malnutrition (Decreased)

A health condition resulting from an imbalance between nutrient intake and requirements; includes both undernutrition (too few calories or nutrients) and overnutrition (excessive intake leading to overweight or obesity); can have severe health consequences and impact physical and mental development; addressing involves promoting a balanced diet and ensuring adequate access to nutritious food.

Emily VanderMey

USA

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

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Malnutrition (Decreased)

Overgrazing (Reduced)

Minimizing the time livestock spends consuming vegetation in pastures, rangelands, and croplands to minimize negative impacts on the surrounding ecosystem (vegetation, soil, water) and protect biodiversity.

Lexicon Community

USA

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

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Overgrazing (Reduced)

Poverty (Reduced)

Measures implemented to offer relief from extreme financial hardship and associated detriments to quality of life and general wellbeing; ideally, aid will provide enduring economic, social, political benefits in addition to poverty alleviation.

Emily Murphy

USA

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

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Poverty (Reduced)

Risk Reduction

The probability of harm or loss occurring due to uncertainties in a particular situation or decision.

Mykhailo Sidash

Ukraine

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

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Risk Reduction

School Nutrition

A healthy school nutrition environment provides students with nutritious and appealing foods and beverages, consistent and accurate messages about good nutrition, and ways to learn about and practice healthy eating throughout the time children spend on school grounds (including both before and after school).

Rahul Hareesh

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School Nutrition

Social Resilience

The capacity of a society to absorb and adapt to natural or human-induced shocks and stressors, often through the provisioning of adequate support services, education, and cultural strengths.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Social Resilience

Soil Health (Improved)

Increased capacity of soil to function as a living ecosystem and to support other life; characterized by a loose, friable, and well-drained structure, presence of adequate nutrients (approximately 45% minerals, 25% water, 25% air, and 5% organic matter), a pH between 5.5 and 7.5, and high levels of biological activity with little to no evidence of pollutants or toxins.

Lex Icons Community

USA

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

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Soil Health (Improved)

Water Availability (Increased)

The available water supply for human purposes without harming the ecosystem.
Increased Water Availability

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Increased Water Availability

Water Availability (Increased)

Water Retention (Increased)

Improved ability of soil or landscape to hold water, reducing runoff and increasing water availability for crops and vegetation.

Mykhailo Sidash

Ukraine

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 Retention (Increased)

Watershed Conservation

Watershed conservation refers to the protection and management of areas of land where all the water drains to a common point such as a river, lake, or ocean.

Juli Panchani

USA

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

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Watershed Conservation

Women’s Empowerment (Increased)

The process of enabling and equipping women with the knowledge, resources, opportunities, and agency to exercise control over their lives and participate actively in all aspects of society; seeks to address gender inequalities and create conditions where women enjoy equal rights and opportunities.

Lex Icons™ Community

USA

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Women’s Empowerment (Increased)

GREENING FROM A TO Z

Absorb

The capacity of a society or ecosystem to respond to an external shock (e.g., a natural disaster or an epidemic) in a manner that avoids or reduces long-term damage.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Absorb

Adaptation

Any adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities. It involves taking action so that we can be more resilient to our current climate, less susceptible to the impacts of future climate change and in a position to take advantage of opportunities.

Jorge David Mendoza Gordillo

Colombia

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

lex-icons.org

Adaptation

Adaptation Capacity

Adaptive capacities are the social and technical skills and strategies of individuals and groups that are directed towards responding to environmental and socioeconomic changes.

Jorge David Mendoza Gordillo

Colombia

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

lex-icons.org

Adaptation Capacity

Adaptive Framework

To create lasting impact, we build tools and frameworks that strengthen the ability of natural and human systems to adapt and recover from disturbances, shocks, and stresses in the face of uncertainty and change.

Mykhailo Sidash

Ukraine

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

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Adaptive Framework

Adaptive Planning

An iterative planning process in which initial planning provides a sound framework for initiating a project while providing for future changes based on lessons learning and changing dynamics impacting the project.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Adaptive Planning

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.

Lex Icons Community

USA

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

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Agrobiodiversity

Biodiversity

Variety of life at all levels, including genes, species, and ecosystems

Sarah Stern

USA

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

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity (Increased)

Diversifying the range of plant and animal species or habitats available at a site. This can be acheived through the adoption of practices such as sustainable agriculture practices which support a diverse environment

Sarah Stern

USA

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

lex-icons.org

Biodiversity (Increased)

Climate

Lex Icons Community

USA

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

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Climate

Climate Change 2

Including both the global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Humans have had unprecedented impact on Earth’s climate system: the atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased.

Liz Bravo

México

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

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Climate Change 2

Climate Change Resilience

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

Hendi Perkasa

Indonesia

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

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Climate Change Resilience

Climate Preparedness

Preparing producers and communities for the impact of climate change on food sources, community readiness, and shelter, by working with climate scientists to understand the future impact on local areas.

Hendi Perkasa

Indonesia

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

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Climate Preparedness

Climate Smart Agriculture

Farming practices that improve farm productivity and profitability, help farmers adapt to the negative effects of climate change, and mitigate the effects of climate change; practices target conserving soil moisture, retaining crop residues to increase soil fertility, disturbing the soil as minimally as possible, and diversifying crops through crop rotation or intercropping.

Liz Bravo

Mexico

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

lex-icons.org

Climate Smart Agriculture

Collective or Communal (Traditional) Land Tenure

Refers to a system of land ownership where a community or group collectively holds and manages land as opposed to individual private ownership, often based on traditional customs and practices.

Mykhailo Sidash

Ukraine

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

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Collective or Communal (Traditional) Land Tenure

Community Economic Development

Community involvement when working with government, and private sectors to build strong communities, industries, and markets.

Giulio Satriani

Italy

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

lex-icons.org

Community Economic Development

Community Food Security

A situation where a community has access to available and affordable nutritious foods; achieved by ensuring that all members of a community have reliable access to an adequate and healthy diet; strategies may include supporting local agriculture, promoting food education, and addressing economic and social factors that impact food access.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Community Food Security

Community Mapping

An exercise in which community members and partners map a combination of prioritized assets and challenges within the community, potentially including infrastructure, institutions, demographics, natural resources, etc.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Community Mapping

Disaster Mitigation

The decrease, prevention, and preparedness of disasters caused by climate change, natural disasters, and urban pressures.

Nilufer Sen

Turkey

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

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Disaster Mitigation

Dry Farming

A technique that uses natural moisture retention of the soil to grow crops without any irrigation.

Veronica Diaz

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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Dry Farming

Ecological Design

Ecological Design refers to the deliberate and planned alteration of a landscape to achieve desired outcomes, such as improved aesthetics, ecological functionality, or usability. It involves making changes to the physical features, vegetation, structures, and overall layout of an area to create a new and desired landscape configuration.

Juli Panchani

USA

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

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Ecological Design

Ecological Resilience

The capacity of an ecosystem to absorb and adapt to natural or human-induced shocks and stressors, such as climate change or resource extraction.

Olya Batievskaya

Ukraine

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

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Ecological Resilience

Ecological Restoration

The process by which natural environments recover after being disturbed, resulting in the reestablishment of species composition, habitat structures, and optimized ecological functions; can be induced or accelerated through human intervention.

Mykhailo Sidash

Ukraine

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

lex-icons.org

Ecological Restoration

Ecological Surveys

Conducting comprehensive ecological surveys to assess the overall health and biodiversity of ecosystems, including the measurement of various abiotic and biotic factors

Juli Panchani

USA

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

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Ecological Surveys

Economic Opportunity 2

The potential for creating new mechanisms, products, or services that stimulate local, regional, or national economies. Community well-being, equity issues, and ecological impacts are critical considerations for such initiatives.

Hendi Perkasa

Indonesia

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

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Economic Opportunity 2

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