The following Terminology Projects are in the research phase or are under preparation for integration in the Term Portal:
- Trade Impacts
- Gender
- Pollination
- Green Economy
- Fire Management
- Forest Policy
- Aquaculture
- Remote Sensing
- Land Tenure
- Biotechnology
- Results-based Management
FAO meeting documentation and major publications are screened for terminology concepts useful for all users. The process of developing terminology includes the following methods:
- identification of texts and corpora
- term extraction methodology (10 step method)
- comparative analysis of concepts
- collaborative terminology - inclusion of all stakeholders: linguists, terminologists, technical experts
- research of equivalency in all FAO languages
- terminography/terminology methodology - building the records
- validation of terminology in all languages
- developing term records in accordance with good practices and ISO standards
- identification of terms by user feedback - this is the most important.
Please contact FAOTERM@fao.org for enquiries, suggestions and feedback.
