(kar bun): A chemical element present in all life forms.

(klī mǝt): The average weather conditions of a particular place or region over a period of years.

(kȯr ə  spän dənt): In the World’s Forests editions, a representative from each country who gathered and sent information to FAO.

(dē kǝm pōz): To rot or decay.

(di grād): To make the quality of something worse.

(ē mit): To throw or give off or out; to send out.

(fä sǝl fyü(ǝ)l): A fuel (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the Earth from plant or animal remains.

(grēn hau̇s i fekt): A warming of Earth’s surface and the air above it caused by gases in the air that trap energy from the Sun.

(se kwə strā shən): The act of setting apart, secluding, or withdrawing.