Non-Annex I parties

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

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation - the concept has evolved to REDD+.

A protocol is always linked to an existing convention but is a separate and additional agreement that must be signed and ratified by the "signatory" parties to the convention. Protocols strengthen a convention, usually by adding new and more detailed commitments.