Activist-Aperson who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue

Aesthetic Value-Aesthetic value is the value that an object, event or state of affairs (most paradigmatically an art work or the natural environment) possesses in virtue of its capacity to elicit pleasure (positive value) or displeasure (negative value) when appreciated or experienced aesthetically.

Bequest-Something given or left by will or transmitted from the past

Biodiversity-Biological diversity in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals

Biotic Potential-The inherent capacity of an organism or species to reproduce and survive

Capitalist-A person who has capital especially invested in business

CITES-Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Climate Change-Significant and long-lasting change in the Earth's climate and weather patterns

Crown Fires-A forest fire that advances often at great speed from crown to crown often well in advance of the fire on the ground

Conservation-A careful preservation and protection of something

Conservatories-A greenhouse for growing or displaying plants

Cultural Significance- Something of significance, relating to a cultures religion,beliefs or way of life

Deforestation-The action or process of clearing of forests

Drought-A period of dryness especially when prolonged

Ecological Processes-The physical, chemical and biological actions or events that link organisms and their environment

Economy-The structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period

Ecosystem-The complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit

Ecosystem Services-The important benefits for human beings that arise from healthily functioning ecosystems, notably production of oxygen, soil genesis, and water detoxification

Epidemic-Affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time

Extinction-The act of making extinct or causing to be extinguished

Fauna-The animals characteristic of a region, period, or special environment

Flora-A treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period

Fragmentation- The act or process of fragmenting or making fragmentary

Habitat-The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows

Habitat Destruction-Habitat destruction is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species

HIPPCO-Habitat destruction and fragmentation; Invasive species; Population growth and increasing use of resources; Pollution; Climate change; and Overexploitation.

Humanity-Compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or disposition : the quality or state of being humane

Incentive-Something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity

Indicator species-Species which indicates the health of an ecosystem

Indigenous Tribes- Produced, growing, living, or natively occurring people in a particular region or environment

Infrastructure-The underlying foundation or basic framework (as of a system or organization)

Instrumental Value-The value or worth of objects that provide a means to some desirable end, that satisfy some human needs and wants

Intrinsic Value-The intrinsic value of a human, or any other sentient animal, is value which originates within itself, the value it confers on itself by desiring its own lived experience as an end in itself

Invasive Species-the underlying foundation or basic framework (as of a system or organization)

IUCN- (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

Lumber- Timber or logs especially when dressed for use

Mangala's Plateau-A region in Papua New Guinea

Monetary Gains-The gain in purchasing power that is derived from holding monetary assets and/or monetary liabilities during a period of changing prices

Nutrient Cycling-A nutrient cycle is the movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of matter

Natural Capital-The world's stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water and all living things.

Oro Providence- A providence in Papua New Guinea

Oxygen production-Reproduction of oxygen using photosynthesis

Overexploitation-To exploit (something, such as a natural resource) to an excessive degree

Palm oil-An edible fat obtained from the flesh of the fruit of several palms and used especially in soap and lubricating greases

Peril-Exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost

Photosynthesis-Formation of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and a source of hydrogen (such as water) in the chlorophyll-containing cells (as of green plants) exposed to light,

Pollinators-An agent (such as an insect) that pollinates flowers

Pollution-The action of polluting especially by environmental contamination with man-made waste

Primary Lowland Rainforest-Refers to a untouched,pristine forest that exists in its original condition

Rainforest-A tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy

Rarity-The quality, state, or fact of being rare

Roam-To go from place to place without purpose or direction

R-Selected Species- A species of high biotic potential

Secondary Lowland Rainforest-Area which has re-grown after a timber harvest, until a long enough period has passed so that the effects of the disturbance are no longer evident

Socioeconomic-Of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors

Susceptible- Capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation

Sustainable-Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged

Tree Canopy-Canopy is the above ground portion of a plant community or crop, formed by the collection of individual plant crowns.

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                                                                                   Defines from (Merriam-Webster,Dictionary,2019)