Forest conversion

The proportions of solar radiation reflected by a surface or object, expressed in percentage. Snow-covered surfaces have high albedo level; ground (soil) albedo can be high or low; vegetation-covered surfaces and oceans have low albedo level. The Earth’s albedo...

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.

An igarapé is an Amazon watercourse of first or third order, constituted by a long arm of river or channel. It exists in a small number in the Amazon basin, characterized by little depth and running almost inside the forest. Most igarapés have dark waters similar...