Plant-Based Diet - It is an eating pattern that places greater emphasis on foods derived from plants (such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds and oils). A plant-based diet can be vegetarian or vegan, but does not have to be exclusively plant-based. Such diets do not have to completely exclude animal foods such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products, but proportionately more foods are chosen from plant sources. https://www.nutrition.org.uk/putting-it-into-practice/plant-based-diets/plant-based-diets/

Plant-Based Food - It is defined as a finished product consisting of ingredients derived from plants such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds and/or legumes. https://www.plantbasedfoods.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PBFA-NSF-Certified-PB-definition-only.pdf

Circular Economy - It is a production and consumption model that involves sharing, renting, reusing, repairing, renovating and recycling existing materials and products for as long as possible. In this way, the life cycle of products is extended. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/economy/20151201STO05603/circular-economy-definition-importance-and-benefits

Flexitarian - It is a combination of the words "flexible" and "vegetarian" and refers mainly to non-vegetarians who occasionally eat meat or fish. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2016.00055/full#B1  

Flexitarian (or flexible) Diets - It is primarily vegetarian but occasionally or in small quantities includes meat, dairy, eggs, poultry and fish.

Food Sovereignty - It is the right of people to access healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods and the right to define their own food and agricultural systems. https://www.sdfoundation.org/news-events/sdf-news/what-is-food-sovereignty/

Food Safety - It is about the handling, storage and preparation of food to prevent foodborne illness and to help ensure that food contains enough nutrients for a healthy diet. https://www.fao.org/3/a0104e/a0104e08.htm

Climate Change - Long-term change in global weather patterns or average temperatures. Scientific research shows that the rate of temperature increase since the Industrial Revolution has been extremely high when compared to climate change patterns throughout Earth's history. Rising temperatures can lead to weather extremes such as drought, sea level rise and glacial retreat. https://sustainable.org.nz/learn/tools-resources/glossary-of-sustainability/

Carbon Footprint - Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused directly or indirectly by a person, organization, activity or product. It is calculated by summing the emissions from each stage of the life of a product or service (material production, manufacturing, use and end-of-life). Over the lifetime or life cycle of a product, different GHGs such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) can be emitted, each with a greater or lesser ability to trap heat in the atmosphere. https://css.umich.edu/publications/factsheets/sustainability-indicators/carbon-footprint-factsheet

Carbon Neutral - In 2006, it was chosen as the word of the year in the New Oxford American Dictionary. It means balancing the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities carried out and having zero emissions. https://sustainable.org.nz/learn/tools-resources/glossary-of-sustainability/