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Definitions
Below is a directory of terms used in the debate about reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Most of the terms have been reproduced from the UN University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and the Meridian Institute.
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P
Party
Individual members of a legal agreement, such as the member states of an international law agreement like the UNFCCC.
Payments for Environmental Services (PES)
Schemes where beneficiaries of environmental services pay those who manage them to ensure the services continue.
Peatlands
Wetlands where the soil is highly organic because it is formed mostly from partly decomposed plants.
Permanence
The duration and non-reversibility of a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Non-permanence can be seen as a form of leakage.
Planted forest
Woodland where trees have been established through planting or seeding.
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