United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or the Climate Change Convention

Refers to the 2012-2020 period, under the Kyoto Protocol.

Time at which carbon stored by sequestration remains in a carbon pool without being rereleased. Only permanent carbon pools are acceptable for climate policy purposes.

It means REDD, with the inclusion of the role of conservation, sustainable forest management, and increasing forest carbon stocks in developing countries. It is the concept currently applied under the Climate...