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Centimetre (cm)
= 0.394 inches
Cubic meters (m³) = 35.31 cubic feet
Hectare (ha)
= 10,000 m
2
Kilometre (km)
= 0.6214 miles, 1000 m
Tonne, ton (t)
= 1,000 kg
1 Mega gramme = 1 Tonne
One Gigatonne = 1000 Teragrams
CONVERSION FACTORS
GLOSSARY
Carbon credit:
A generic term representing the
right to emit 1.0 ton of carbon dioxide or the
equivalent mass of another greenhouse gas.
Compliance market:
Is a legally binding system
that seeks to persuade actors to reduce their
green house gas emission and through the
Kyoto protocol, countries are able to trade their
carbon credits or emission reduction units.
Crown closure (also crown cover):
Ground
area occupied by tree canopy. In the present
survey dense forests have more than 40% cover,
while open forests have crown cover of less than
40% but more than 10.
Deforestation:
The clearing of forests,
conversion of forest land to non-forest uses.
Forest degradation:
Is the reduction in
the capacity of a forest to provide goods
and services.
Propagule:
A dispersal unit in mangroves. In
some mangrove literature a propagule is also
referred to as a seed.
Reforestation:
Is the reestablishment of forest
cover, either naturally (by natural seeding,
coppice, or root suckers) or artificially (by direct
seeding or planting).
Sapling:
Usedhere todenote a youngmangrove
tree, normally less than 2 m height with a stem
diameter of less than 10 cm.
Sustainable
forest
management:
It
encompasses theadministrative, legal, technical,
economic, social and environmental aspects of
the conservation and use of forests. This ensures
that the goods and services derived from the
forests meet present-day needs while at the
same time securing their continued availability
and contribution to long-term development.
Tree biomass:
The biomass of vegetation
classified as trees including foliage, trunk, roots
and branches.
Voluntary Carbon Market:
Offset markets that
function outside the compliance markets and
enable companies and individuals to purchase
carbon offsets on a voluntary basis.