| English | Estonian |
| agricultural land Land used primarily for the production of plant or animal crops, including arable agriculture, dairying, pasturage, apiaries, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, animal husbandry and the necessary lands and structures needed for packing, processing, treating, or storing the produce | põllumajandusmaa |
| Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities | Akwé: Koni vabatahtlik juhend kultuurilise, keskkonna- ja ühiskonnamõju hindamiseks seoses arendustegevusega, mida kavandatakse või millel on tõenäoline mõju pühapaikades ning maadel ja vetes, mida traditsiooniliselt valdavad või kasutavad kohalikud või põliskogukonnad |
| Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities | Akwé: Koni suunised |
| alkali land Any geomorphic area, often a level lake-like plain, with soil containing a high percentage of mineral salts, located especially in arid regions | leeliseline pinnas |
| arid land Lands characterized by low annual rainfall of less than 250 mm, by evaporation exceeding precipitation and a sparse vegetation | ariidne paik |
| arid land ecosystem The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings in a climatic region where the annual precipitation averages less than 10 inches per year | sademetevaese paiga ökosüsteem |
| building land Area of land suitable for building on | ehitusmaa |
| cultivation of agricultural land Cultivation of land for the production of plant crops. Agricultural land may be employed in an unimproved state with few, if any, management inputs (extensive rangeland), or in an intensively managed state with annual inputs of fertilizer, pest, control treatments, and tillage | maaviljelus |
| digital land model A representation of a surface's topography stored in a numerical format. Each pixel has been assigned coordinates and an altitude | maapinna digitaalmudel |
| fallow land Arable land not under rotation that is set at rest for a period of time ranging from one to five years before it is cultivated again, or land usually under permanent crops, meadows or pastures, which is not being used for that purpose for a period of at least one year. Arable land which is normally used for the cultivation of temporary crops but which is temporarily used for grazing is included | sööt (söödi) |
| grazing land management | karjamaa majandamine |
| intervention on land Stepping in or participating in problem solving efforts for troublesome or perplexing situations involving ground areas or the earth's surface | sekkumine maakasutusse |
| land access The permission or freedom to use, enter, approach or pass to and from a tract of land, which often consists of real estate property | teeservituut |
| land allotment Procedure by which big land properties are divided in parcels of smaller size | maa kruntimine |
| land and property register The system of registering certain legal estates or interests in land. It describes the land and any additional rights incidental to it, such as rights of way over adjoining land | maa- ja omandikataster |
| land-based activity | maismaategevus |
| land-based marine pollution | maalähtene merereostus |
| land carrying capacity The maximum extent to which ground or soil area may be exploited without degradation or depletion | maa kasutustaluvus |
| land clearing Removal of trees, undergrowth, etc. in preparation for ploughing, building, etc. | raadamine |
| land conservation The care, preservation and re-use of solid areas of the earth's surface, especially soil regions valued as a natural resource or utilized as an agricultural resource | maahooldus |
| land consolidation Joining small plots of land together to form larger farms or large fields | maa massiivistamine |
| land cover Land cover is the physical state of the land surface. It is the combination of vegetation, soil, rock, water and human-made structures, which make up the earth's landscape. The land cover is the interface between the earth's crust and the atmosphere, influencing the exchange of energy and matter in the climatic system and biogeochemical cycles | maapinnakate |
| land cover | maakate |
| land damage | pinnasekahju |
| land damage | pinnasele tekitatud kahju |
| land degradation | mulla degradeerumine |
| land degradation | mulla degradatsioon |
| land development Planning of infrastructures, services and industrial settlements in order to promote the socio-economic growth of certain land area | kinnisvara arendamine |
| land disposal The discharge, deposit or injection of any waste onto or into the soil or other land surfaces | jäätmekäitlus künnikihis |
| land disposal The discharge, deposit or injection of any waste onto or into the soil or other land surfaces | jäätmete pinnaskäitlus |
| land ecology Study of the relationship between terrestrial organisms and their environment | maismaaökoloogia |
| land forming | maaüksuste formeerimine |
| land mammal | maismaaimetaja |
| land management and planning Operations for preparing and controlling the implementation of plans for organizing human activities on land | maa korraldus ja planeerimine |
| land management and planning | maa korraldus ja planeerimine |
| land-management intervention area Any expanse of land which requires a person or agency with authority to interpose or interfere in how it is used or administrated | maastikuhooldusala |
| land occupation The use, settlement or possession of solid areas of the earth's surface | maahõlve |
| land occupation The use, settlement or possession of solid areas of the earth's surface | maa hõlvamine |
| land planning The activity of designing, organizing or preparing for the future use of solid areas of the earth's surface, especially regions valued for natural resources, utilized as agricultural resources or considered for human settlement | maa planeerimine |
| land pollution The presence of one or more contaminants upon or within an area of land, or its constituents | maa reostamine (saastamine) |
| land reclamation Making land capable of more intensive use by changing its general character, as by drainage of excessively wet land; irrigation of arid or semiarid land; or recovery of submerged land from seas, lakes and rivers | maaparandus |
| land register A register or survey of land, containing information on the surface of properties, tenants' names, commencing with the earliest owners through successive ownership and partitions, and such like | maakataster |
| land restoration The treatment of any unusable land usually by filling with refuse or levelling until the land can be brought into productive use | maa tervendamine |
| land restoration | maapinna korrastamine |
| land restoration in mountain areas Measures adopted to control erosion and degradation phenomena in the mountain regions caused by the loss of forest cover due to acid rain, uncontrolled forest cutting, winter skiing resorts construction, etc. | mägismaa tervendamine |
| land sealing | pinnase katmine |
| land sealing | mulla katmine |
| land setup The formulation of regional objectives, plans and programmes and the harmonization of the regional effects of sectorial planning | maakasutuse planeerimine |
| land setup | maakasutuse planeerimine |
| land tax Property tax. A tax laid upon the legal or beneficial owner of real property, and apportioned upon the assessed value of his land | maamaks |
| land transportation Transport of persons and goods by a network of roads or railways | maismaavedu |
| land use The term land use deals with the spatial aspects of all human activities on the land and with the way in which the land surface is adapted, or could be adapted, to serve human needs | maakasutus |
| land use | maakasutuse sihtotstarve |
| land use | maa kasutamine |
| land-use change | maakasutuse muutus |
| land-use change | maakasutuse muutmine |
| land use classification The arrangement of land units into a variety of categories based on the properties of the land or its suitability for a particular purpose. It has become an important tool in rural land-resource planning | maakasutuse liigitus |
| land-use, land-use change and forestry | maakasutus, maakasutuse muutus ja metsandus |
| land-use, land-use change and forestry | LULUCF |
| land use plan The key element of a comprehensive plan; describes the recommended location and intensity of development for public and private land uses, such as residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and agricultural | maakasutuskava |
| land use planning The interdisciplinary process of evaluating, organising, and controlling the present and the future development and use of lands and their resources in terms of their suitability on sustained yield basis. Includes an overall ecological evaluation in terms of specific kinds of uses as well as evaluations of social, economic, and physical contexts to the land concerned | territoriaalplaneerimine |
| land use planning | maakasutuse planeerimine, territoriaalplaneerimine |
| land use regime Relation existing between the landowner and the tenant farmer who cultivates the land | maakasutussuhe |
| land value The monetary or material worth in commerce or trade of an area of ground considered as property | maa väärtus |
| marginal land Low quality land the value of whose production barely covers its cultivation costs | marginaalmaa |
| peat land | turbaala |
| public access to land The right or permission for all persons of a community to use government owned geographic areas such as parks, campgrounds and historical sites | iga-ühe-õigus |
| semi-arid land ecosystem The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings in regions that have between 10 to 20 inches of rainfall and are capable of sustaining some grasses and shrubs but not woodland | semiariidne ökosüsteem |
| waterlogged land Waterlogging is an effect of canal irrigation; it occurs when the water table rises to within 3 meters of a crop's roots, impeding their ability to absorb oxygen and ultimately compromising crop yields. Many factors contribute to waterlogging. These include inadequate drainage, improper balance in the use of groundwater and surface water, seepage and percolation from unlined channels, overwatering, planting crops not suited to specific soils, and inadequate preparation of land before irrigation | liigniiske maa |
