Most abbreviations used in this publication are preceded on first mention by the full name. However, those more frequently repeated are listed below for easy reference. Acronyms for country institutions are usually given in their original form for better comprehension.
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
AIDAB |
Australian International Development Assistance
Bureau |
ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
AusAID |
Australian Aid |
CIFOR |
Centre for International Forestry Research |
CIDA |
Canadian Agency for International Development |
CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development |
°C |
Degree Celsius |
DANIDA |
Danish International Development Agency |
DFID |
Department of International Development, United
Kingdom |
EU |
European Union (formerly European Economic
Community) |
FAO |
Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United
Nations |
FINNIDA |
Finnish International Development Agency |
GATT |
General Agreements on Trade and Tariff |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
ha |
Hectare |
ICRAF |
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry |
IDRC |
International Development Research Centre (Canada) |
IIED |
International Institute for Environment and
Development |
IFF |
International Forest Forum/Commission on Sustainable
Development |
IPF |
Inter Governmental Panel on Forest |
ITTO |
International Tropical Timber Organisation |
IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
JICA |
Japan International Co-operation Agency |
m3 |
Cubic meter |
KfW |
Krediranstalt fur Wiederaufbau (Germany) |
Km2 |
Square kilometre |
NEAP |
National Environmental Action Plan |
NFAP |
National Forestry Action Plan/Programme |
NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
ODA |
Overseas Development Administration of the United
Kingdom |
RAP/RAPA |
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
SDC |
Swiss Development Co-operation |
TFAP |
Tropical Forestry Action Plan/Programme |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
WB |
World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development) |
WRI |
World Resource Institute |
WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |