values |
Those actions, processes, entities or objects that are worthy or important to a particular human population (sometimes values may also refer to moral principles).
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Pollination assessment |
values |
Values reflect life goals, beliefs and general guiding principles. They also reflect the opinions or judgements of the importance of specific things in particular situations and contexts. When considering the values of nature, values can refer to nature itself, how nature contributes to people’s quality of life, in addition to the way people express the value of life-supporting processes, functions, and systems - interrelating biophysical, spiritual, or symbolic aspects. Within the assessment we refer to broad, specific values and value indicators; as well as to instrumental, intrinsic and relational values.
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Values assessment |
valuing |
Is the more implicit act of assigning a value to something, which, in contrast to valuation, does not necessarily follow an explicit and formal process. Thus, while we all go through the process of ‘valuing’ on a daily basis for our day-to-day decisions, valuation is most often an exercise that is undertaken by 'experts' or a specifically designed team systematically applying a specific method.
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Values assessment |
vector |
Refers to how a species is transported, that is, the physical means or agent.
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Americas assessment |
vector |
Any living or non-living carrier that transports living organisms intentionally or unintentionally
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Invasive alien species assessment |
vector-borne pathogen |
Disease causing agents that are spread from host to host by living or non-living agent. For example, malaria is transmitted to humans by mosquitos.
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Land degradation and restoration assessment |
virtual water |
The volume of freshwater used to produce the commodity, good or service, measured at the place where the product was actually produced.
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Land degradation and restoration assessment |
virtual water balance |
In global trade, the difference between water used to produce export products and the water used to produce import products.
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Land degradation and restoration assessment |
vision |
A desirable future (an endpoint in time) which we want to achieve. Visions usually consist of statements depicting the explicit desires, assumptions, beliefs and paradigms that underlie the desired future.
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Europe and Central Asia assessment |
visions (of the future) |
“Visions” are descriptions of a desirable future (an endpoint in time), which society or parts of society want to achieve. They usually consist of statements depicting orienting goals, and the assumptions, beliefs and paradigms that underlie the desired future. Visions can take the form of policy targets, but can also be formulated by a range of actors, e.g. from the private sector to address business targets or civil society to address social targets.
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Values assessment |
volatilization |
The process of converting a chemical substance from a liquid or solid state to a gaseous or vapour state.
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Land degradation and restoration assessment |
vulnerability |
The inability (of a system or a unit) to withstand the effects of a hostile environment, such as ecosystem and human society. The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being damaged.
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Asia-Pacific assessment |
vulnerability reduction |
The propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected. Vulnerability encompasses a variety of concepts and elements including sensitivity or susceptibility to harm and lack of capacity to cope and adapt.
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Land degradation and restoration assessment |
vulnerable population |
Those individuals or groups who have a greater probability than the population as a whole of being harmed and experiencing an impaired quality of life because of social, environmental, health, or economic conditions or policies.
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Sustainable use assessment |