SAPLING

A small tree, usually between 2 and 4 inches diameter at breast height.

SATELLITE ACCOUNTS

Additional or parallel accounting system that expands the analytical capacity of national accounts without overburdening or disrupting the central system. It may provide additional information, apply complementary or alternative concepts, extend the coverage of costs and benefits of human activities, and link physical with monetary data. The System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting (SEEA) […]

SATURATED FLOW

Liquid flow of water in soils that occurs when the soil pores in the wettest part of the soil are completely filled with water and the direction of flow is from the wettest zone of higher head to one of lower head.

SATURATED ZONE

Subsurface area in which all pores and cracks are filled with water under pressure greater than the atmosphere.

SATURATION

The condition of being filled to capacity.

SATURATION POINT

Point at which a soil or an aquifer will no longer absorb any amount of water without losing an equal amount.

SAWLOG or SAWTIMBER

A log or tree that is large enough (usually ten (10) to twelve (12) inches in diameter) to be sawed into lumber. Minimum log length is typically 8 feet.

SAWTIMBER

Live trees capable of yielding sawlogs for lumber production.

SBCE

O Sistema Brasileiro de Comércio de Emissões de Gases de Efeito Estufa (SBCE), estabelece as regras de comercialização no mercado voluntário de carbono e dá outras providências. O SBCE se aplica às atividades, às fontes e às instalações localizadas em território nacional que emitam ou possam emitir gases de efeito estufa, sob responsabilidade de operadores, […]

SBT

Science Based Targets: METAS ALINHADAS À CIÊNCIA. , conhecer a pegada de carbono da cadeia inteira se tornou necessário para uma empresa definir suas metas de mitigação baseadas na ciência (Science-Based Targets ou SBT). Trata-se da metodologia mais rigorosa e bem fundamentada atualmente para atestar que as metas e planos de descarbonização de uma organização […]