Designated operational entity (DOE)

These are national or international entities accredited by the Executive Board – and designated by COP/MOP, which will ratify or not the Board’s accreditation to act within the cycle of CDM projects. The responsibilities of DOEs and the manner in which the Executive Board will accredit and coordinate them can be found in items 20 to 27 of the Marrakesh Agreement.

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Parties

Refer to the countries that are part of a convention. These can be individual countries or economic blocs, such as the European Union.

Avoided deforestation

It is the reduction in deforestation rate of an area, so that the resulting deforestation rate is lower than in a non-intervention scenario to decrease the forest conversion process.

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Any process or activity that releases greenhouse gases, aerosols or a precursor of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.