Emissions

The release of greenhouse gases and/or their precursors into the atmosphere at a specific area and over a specified period.

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Carbon pools

Carbon pools

A component of the climate system in which the so-called greenhouse gases –or a precursor of greenhouse gas – are stored.

Governance

Governance

Within the working context of the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), governance can be defined as the exercise of economic, political, and administrative authority to manage a country or region at all levels to ensure the effectiveness of processes and...

El Niño

El Niño

An irregularly occurring climatic phenomenon, but that usually occurs every three to five years. It is evident during the Christmas season (El Niño referes to "baby Jesus") on the oceanic surfaces of the eastern part of the tropical Pacific Ocean. The phenomenon...