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A unit is a single dwelling within a larger complex, as in apartment buildings and condominium complexes.

Hydrograph that shows the rates at which runoff occurs for one inch of storm runoff from a drainage area.

The unit of measurement applicable to a particular type of Environmental and Sustainable Development Benefit as defined by the Methodology underlying the Capturiant Standard or the Applicable Standard, as applicable to the Project (e.g., 1 metric tonne of CO2e, 1 tonne per year of plastic waste avoided, 1 acre of land under productive and sustainable […]

Conference held in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro (also referred to as the Biodiversity Convention, the Climate Convention, and the Earth Summit). The conference adopted the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; an action plan termed Agenda 21; and the Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and […]

International organization established in 1972 to catalyze and coordinate activities aimed at increasing scientific understanding of environmental change and developing environmental management tools.

The United Nations Fashion Industry Charter on Climate Action is a voluntary industry agreement launched in December 2018 at the Climate Summit (COP 24) in Katowice, Poland. Drawing on the commitments of the Paris Agreement, the signatories commit to achieving the target of 30% reduction in their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, with the […]

The UNFCCC was adopted in May 1992 and opened for signature at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. It entered into force in March 1994 and as of May 2018 had 197 Parties (196 States and the European Union). The Convention’s ultimate objective is the ‘stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere […]

Any of the following hazardous wastes (batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing equipment and lamps) that are managed under the universal waste requirements of 40 CFR part 273.

Material that is unsuitable for conversion to industrial wood products due to size, form, or quality. May include rough, rotten, and dead trees; the tops, limbs, and cull sections from harvested trees; or small and noncommercial trees.

The current property tax rate applied to full market value of the property annually.