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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LULUCF

It means "land use, land-use change and forestry". The LULUCF activities eligible under the clean development mechanism are those that promote the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, i.e., afforestation and...

REDD

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

HCFCs, PCFs, and SF6

See greenhouse gases (GHG).