Better Forests, Better Cities

Abbreviations

AFR100

African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative

bVOC

biogenic volatile organic compound

C

carbon

CO2

carbon dioxide

CO2e

carbon dioxide equivalent

FONAG

Fondos de Agua (Fund for the Protection of Water)

FRB

Forest Resilience Bond

GGA

Green-Gray Assessment

GHG

greenhouse gas

Gt

metric gigaton

InVEST

Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Mt

million metric tons

NBS

nature-based solutions

NGO

nongovernmental organization

NYC

New York City

PES

payment for ecosystem services

PM

particulate matter

PWD

Philadelphia Water Department

REDD+

reducing emissions through 
deforestation and degradation, plus the sustainable management of forests and the conservation and enhancement of 
forest carbon stocks

t

metric ton