Forest conversion

Change to the forest environment to establish another land use, such as pasture and agriculture; deforestation.

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LULUCF

It means "land use, land-use change and forestry". The LULUCF activities eligible under the clean development mechanism are those that promote the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, i.e., afforestation and...

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or the Climate Change Convention

See UNFCCC.

Greenhouse effect

It is the way that the Earth has to maintain a constant temperature conducive to life. It is a natural process that provides the necessary temperature for the establishment and sustenance of life on Earth and which is only possible through greenhouse gases. These...