ALADI Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración
ALCA Acuerdo de Libre Comercio de las Américas
CACM Central American Common Market
CARICOM Caribbean Community and Common Market
CAN Comunidad Andina (Andean Community)
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CDM Clean Development Mechanism (FCCC)
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CONAF Corporación Nacional Forestal (Chile)
COP Conference of the Parties
EU European Union
FRA 2000 Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000
FSC Forest Stewardship Council
FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas.
GATT General Agreement on Trade on Goods
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ITTA International Tropical Timber Agreement
ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization
LA Latin America
LA Latin America and the Caribbean
LAIA/ALADI Latin American Integration Association
LAES/SELA Latin American Economic System
MERCOSUR Mercado Común del Sur
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NGO non-governmental organization
OAS Organization of American States
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
TCA Treaty for Amazonian Co-operation
TLCAN Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte
UNCTAD United Nations conference on Trade and Development
UNCCD United Nations Convention to combat Desertification
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFF United Nations Forum on Forests
WTO World Trade Organization
ZEE Zonificación Económica Ecológica