| Maltese | English |
| allokazzjoni tal-art għal użu partikolari | land allotment Procedure by which big land properties are divided in parcels of smaller size |
| art agrikola | 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 |
| art arida | arid land Lands characterized by low annual rainfall of less than 250 mm, by evaporation exceeding precipitation and a sparse vegetation |
| art degradata | degraded soil |
| art degradata | degraded land |
| art għall-bini | building land Area of land suitable for building on |
| art imtajjna max-xatt li mindaqqiet titgħatta bil-marea | mud flat A relatively level area of fine silt along a shore (as in a sheltered estuary) or around an island, alternately covered and uncovered by the tide, or covered by shallow water |
| art marġinali | marginal land Low quality land the value of whose production barely covers its cultivation costs |
| art mgħarrqa fl-ilma | 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 |
| art mhux miżrugħa | 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 |
| art mistagħdra | swamp A permanently waterlogged area in which there is often associated tree growth, e.g. mangroves in hot climates |
| art mistagħdra/ bur | bog A commonly used term in Scotland and Ireland for a stretch waterlogged, spongy ground, chiefly composed of decaying vegetable matter, especially of rushes, cotton grass, and sphagnum moss |
| art mistgħadra | fen Waterlogged, spongy ground containing alkaline decaying vegetation, characterized by reeds, that may develop into peat. It sometimes occurs in the sinkholes of karst region |
| attività fuq l-art | land-based activity |
| aċċess pubbliku għall-art | 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 |
| barriera taħt l-art | underground quarry Quarry located below the surface of the earth |
| bidla fl-użu tal-art | LUC |
| bidla fl-użu tal-art | land-use change |
| bijomassa ta' taħt l-art | underground biomass |
| bijomassa ta' taħt l-art | below-ground biomass |
| dudu tal-art | earthworm Any of numerous oligochaete worms of the genera Lumbricus, Allolobophora, Eisenia, etc., which burrow in the soil and help aerate and break up the ground |
| ekoloġija tal-art | land ecology Study of the relationship between terrestrial organisms and their environment |
| ekosistema ta' art arida | 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 |
| ekosistema ta' art semi-arida | 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 |
| elevazzjoni tal-art | raising a site The building up of land by the deposition of allochthonous material, such as rocks, gravel, etc. |
| estrazzjoni ta' riżervi tal-ilma taħt l-art | groundwater extraction The process, deliberate or inadvertent, of extracting ground water from a source at a rate so in excess of the replenishment that the ground water level declines persistently, threatening exhaustion of the supply or at least a decline of pumping levels to uneconomic depths |
| ferrovija taħt l-art / metropolitana | underground train A train for transportation of people, mostly beneath the surface of the ground, in order to lessen the traffic |
| ffurmar tal-art | land forming |
| forma tal-wiċċ tal-art | landform Any physical, recognizable form or feature of the Earth's surface, having a characteristic shape and produced by natural causes; it includes major forms such as plane, plateau and mountain, and minor forms such as hill, valley, slope, esker, and dune. Taken together the landforms make up the surface configuration of the Earth's |
| formulazzjoni tal-art | land setup The formulation of regional objectives, plans and programmes and the harmonization of the regional effects of sectorial planning |
| ilma ta' taħt l-art | ground water layer |
| ilma ta' taħt l-art | ground water |
| infiltrazzjoni tal-ilma fl-art | water infiltration into the ground The movement of surface water into soil or rock through cracks and pores |
| ixxottar u tixrib mill-ġdid tal-art mistagħdra | wetland drainage and rewetting |
| kapaċità tal-art | land carrying capacity The maximum extent to which ground or soil area may be exploited without degradation or depletion |
| klassifika tal-użu tal-art | 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 |
| koltivazzjoni ta' art agrikola | 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 |
| konservazzjoni tal-art | 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 |
| konsolidazzjoni tal-art | land consolidation Joining small plots of land together to form larger farms or large fields |
| kopertura tal-art | 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 |
| korp ta' ilma ta' taħt l-art | body of groundwater |
| kroll tal-art | landslide Mass-movement landforms and processes involving the downslope transport, under gravitationary influence of soil and rock material en masse |
| kwalità tal-ilma ta' taħt l-art | groundwater quality Groundwater accounts for over 95% of the earth's useable fresh-water resources; over half the world's population depends on groundwater for drinking-water supplies. This invisible resource is vulnerable to pollution and over-exploitation. Effective conservation of groundwater supplies requires the integration of land-use and water management |
| l-art dejjem togħla | rising The slow vertical instability of the earth crust involving up-and-down movements as in the volcanic district west of Naples, Italy; geological (ġeoloġija) |
| limitu bejn l-art u l-ilma | land-water boundary |
| mammiferu tal-art | land mammal |
| miżbla taħt l-art | underground dump Any subterranean or below-ground site in which solid, or other, waste is deposited without environmental controls |
| pjan għall-użu tal-art | 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 |
| ppjanar tal-użu tal-art | 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 |
| ppjanar tat-territorju /tal-art | 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 |
| reklamazzjoni tal-art | 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 |
| reklamazzjoni tal-art | land clearing Removal of trees, undergrowth, etc. in preparation for ploughing, building, etc. |
| restawr ta' art | land restoration |
| restawr tal-art f'żoni muntanjużi | 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. |
| reġim dwar l-użu tal-art | land use regime Relation existing between the landowner and the tenant farmer who cultivates the land |
| rimi ta' skart taħt l-art | underground disposal The discharge, dumping or emission of wastes below the surface of the soil |
| riġenerazzjoni tal-art | land restoration The treatment of any unusable land usually by filling with refuse or levelling until the land can be brought into productive use |
| riżervi tal-ilma taħt l-art | groundwater Water that occupies pores and crevices in rock and soil, below the surface and above a layer of impermeable material. It is free to move gravitationally, either downwards towards the impermeable layer or by following a gradient |
| sekwestru tal-karbonju f'art agrikola | carbon farming |
| skart mormi taħt l-art | waste disposal in the ground The planned discharge, deposit or burial of refuse or other unserviceable material into the surface of the earth, as in a landfill |
| tniġġis potenzjali ta' riżervi tal-ilma taħt l-art | groundwater endangering Threat to the quality and quantity of groundwater by activities related to the use of land. As some activities (e.g. landfill) present a particular risk of pollution, the closer an activity is to a well or borehole, the greater the risk of the pumped water being polluted. The type of soil, the geology, the rainfall and the amount of water pumped out of the ground must all be taken into consideration |
| tniġġis ta' riżervi tal-ilma taħt l-art | groundwater pollution Contamination of any water found under the earth's surface by any leaching pollutants, such as inorganic compounds (chlorides, nitrates, heavy metals, etc.), synthetic organic chemicals (pesticides, fertilizers, etc.) and pathogens (bacteria, parasites, etc.) |
| tniġġis tal-art | land pollution The presence of one or more contaminants upon or within an area of land, or its constituents |
| tniġġis tal-baħar b'oriġini ta' tniġġis mill-art | land-based marine pollution |
| trasport fuq l-art | land transportation Transport of persons and goods by a network of roads or railways |
| utilizzazzjoni tal-art | land occupation The use, settlement or possession of solid areas of the earth's surface |
| użu tal-art | land use |
| użu tal-art | 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 |
| użu tal-art, tibdil fl-użu tal-art u l-forestrija | land-use, land-use change and forestry |
| użu ġdid tal-art | LUC |
| użu ġdid tal-art | land-use change |
| valur tal-art | land value The monetary or material worth in commerce or trade of an area of ground considered as property |
| vettura għal kull tip ta' art | all-terrain vehicle A land carriage so constructed that it can be used on any kind of road or rough terrain and can be operated for many purposes, such as carrying goods, transporting the injured, conveying passengers, etc. |
| ħarsien ta' riżervi tal-ilma taħt l-art | groundwater protection Precautionary actions, procedures or installations undertaken to prevent or reduce harm to the environmental integrity of fresh water found beneath the earth's surface, usually in aquifers, which supply wells and springs |
| ħażna taħt l-art | underground storage |
| ħsara lil art agrikola | field damage A decline in the productivity of an area of land or in its ability to support natural ecosystems or types of agriculture. Degradation may be caused by a variety of factors, including inappropriate land management techniques, soil erosion, salinity, flooding, clearing, pests, pollution, climatic factors, or progressive urbanization |
| ħsara lill-art | land damage |
| ħżin taħt l-art | underground storage Storage located underground designed to hold gasoline or other petroleum products or chemical solutions |
| żvilupp tal-art | land development Planning of infrastructures, services and industrial settlements in order to promote the socio-economic growth of certain land area |
