AV Apparent
volume
BA Basal area of single tree
CUM
Cubic metre solid
CV Cylindrical
volume
D Diameter of a tree
DBH Diameter
at breast height
e Probable error
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FMCN Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la
Naturaleza
G Basal area of group of trees
GW Green weight
Hd Dominant tree
height
HHV Higher heating value
HV
Heating value
IBAMA Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e
dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis
LEAP Long-range energy
alternatives planning system
LHV Lower heating
value
LPG Liquified petroleum gas
MAI
Mean annual increment
MDB Moisture on dry
basis
MWB Moisture on wet basis
n Sample
size corrected for finite population
N Number of units
making up a universe
no
Sample size
NWFP Non-wood forest
products
OLADE Organización Latinoamericana de
Energía
s Standard deviation of a sample
s2 Variance of a sample
SEI
Stockholm Environment Institute
IS International
system of units
SU Sampling unit
t
Student’s ‘t ‘ statistic
tDM metric ton dry matter basis
TI
Tellus Institute
UNDP United Nations Development
Program
UWET Unified Wood Energy Terminology