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.
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.
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.
The ability to effectively mitigate and manage disturbances in farming conditions due to climate change
Indonesia
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. "
USA
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.
USA
Restoring or improving the balance of nutrients, organic matter, and microbial activity that influence the soil’s ability to support healthy and productive vegetation.
Indonesia
The available water supply for human purposes without harming the ecosystem.
Ukraine
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The Greening platform is produced by The Lexicon with support from the World Food Programme. The World Food Programme is scaling resilience in the Tandou Valley and other communities across the five countries in the Sahel. The Resilience Monitoring and Measurement framework shows positive outcomes in ecological restoration, food and nutrition security, economic empowerment, access to social services, reduction of daily hardships, and social cohesion.
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