Deforestation

It is the clearing of forests from the ground. It should be noted that forests are a significant sink for carbon dioxide.

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

See UNFCCC.

Proarco

The Amazon Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project (Programa de Prevenção e Controle de Queimadas e Incêndios Florestais na Amazônica Legal, PROARCO), of the Brazilian government.

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

Established by Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol, evolved from a Brazilian proposal, and stipulated throughout the COP 3 negotiations, the clean development mechanism (CDM) is the only of the three mechanisms introduced by the Protocol that include developing...