Acronyms and abbreviations

CAN CBD CDM

CH4 CO2 CO2

Andean Community

Convention on Biological Diversity Clean Development Mechanism Methane

Carbon dioxide e

ECLAC FAO GDP GEF

GHG HFC INPE

IPCC m

MDG mm

N2 Carbon dioxide equivalent

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Gross Domestic Product Global Environment Facility Greenhouse gases Hydrofluorocarbons

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (National Institute of Spatial Research) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change meters

Millennium Development Goals millimeters

MtCO2-e Million of metric tons of CO2 equivalent O

Nitrous Oxide

NASA ODA

OECD PFC PPP

REDD

SF6 UN

UNEP

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Official Development Assistance

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Perfluorocarbons

Purchasing Power Parity

United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emsissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries

Sulfur hexafluoride United Nations

United Nations Environment Programme

WHO World Health Organization WRI

World Resources Institute