Adaptation

It is the process by which social and ecological systems adjust to the impacts of climate change, focusing on the present and the future. This involves finding solutions to mitigate damage and address the consequences of the climate crisis.

Logging

It is the total or partial removal of forests and native vegetation to make way for agriculture, livestock farming, and urbanization, for example. It contributes to the extinction of animal and plant species, a decrease in the quality of life of the local population, and an imbalance in climate temperatures.

Climate Finance

This refers to national, international, or local financing of technical and financial resources to support countries in combating the climate crisis and its effects. Through international agreements, wealthier countries commit to allocating resources to the countries most vulnerable to the crisis, where climate action is most needed.

Climate Justice

It's the understanding that climate change affects people and countries unequally, depending on their resources and level of vulnerability. Therefore, actions to reduce its impacts must prioritize the most vulnerable populations, who are the most affected by the climate crisis.

Mitigation

It is any human intervention to reduce its impact on the climate system, which includes strategies to replace energy sources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or strengthen the processes that remove these gases from the atmosphere.

Point of no return

It's the point at which a system undergoes so many changes that it can no longer return to its original state, even if the cause of the change is removed. Once this point is passed, the dynamics of the climate system will trigger irreversible processes, such as melting ice and the drying of tropical forests.

Resilience

It refers to the social, economic and ecosystem capacity to face disturbances, returning to the original state or reorganizing themselves, preserving their basic structure and modes of functioning.

Food safety

Guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil of 1988, food security is the right of people to have regular, physical, social and economic access to quality food that is nutritious, safe for health and sufficient to meet their daily needs.

Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)

These are actions that, to address various societal challenges, are inspired and developed based on nature, simultaneously contributing to human well-being and the protection of biodiversity. The implementation of a vegetated urban park, for example, provides shelter for various species of flora and fauna, provides space for recreation and leisure, improves air quality, sequesters carbon from the atmosphere, and reduces local temperatures, creating zones of coolness and benefiting health.

Energy Transition

It is the process of switching from polluting and climate-changing energy sources, such as coal and oil, to renewable energy sources, such as sun, wind, and biomass, which can be replenished naturally and do not harm the environment.