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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Ratification

Ratification

After signing an international treaty, such as the Climate Change Convention or the Kyoto Protocol, a country has to ratify the commitment, often with the approval of its parliament or other legislature. The ratification instrument must be deposited with the UN...

Forest

Forest

It is a land area of at least ​​0.05-1.0 hectare with tree crown cover (or equivalent level of stock) with more than 10-30% of trees having the potential to reach the minimum height of 2-5 meters in in situ maturity. A forest may consist of closed forest...

Undesignated Public Forests

Undesignated Public Forests

Undesignated public forests located in the Amazon are lands under the jurisdiction of state or federal governments that are awaiting allocation to a specific land-use category, as established by the Public Forest Management Law (Law No. 11,284/2006). Together, they...