Arc of deforestation

The region where the agricultural border advances towards the forest and also where the highest rates of deforestation of the Amazon are found. It corresponds to 500 thousand km² of land, going from the east and south of the Brazilian state of Pará towards the west, passing through the states of Mato Grosso, Rondônia, and Acre.

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Small-scale CDM Project Activities

These are smaller scale project activities that are subject to a more agile project cycle and with lower transaction costs.

CO2 equivalent (CO2e)

It is a metric measure used to compare emissions of various greenhouse gases based on the global warming potential of each one of them, defined in decision 2/COP 3 or as subsequently revised in accordance with Article 5. Carbon dioxide equivalent is the result of...

Non-Annex I parties

These are all of the Climate Convention parties not listed in Annex I, basically developing contries, including Brazil.