ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
AFP |
Asia Forest Partnership |
AIC |
Advanced Industrialized Countries |
APAFRI |
Asia Pacific Association of Forest Research Institutions |
APFC |
Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission |
APFSOS |
Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
BPKP |
Bolisat Phattana Khet Phoudoi |
CAF |
Chinese Academy of Forestry |
CAS |
Chinese Academy of Sciences |
CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
CBFM |
community-based forest management |
CIFOR |
Center for International Forestry Research |
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
CoP |
Codes of Practice |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
DENR |
Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
ESFM |
ecological sustainable forest management |
FECOFUN |
Federation of Community Forest Users in Nepal |
FFPRI |
Forestry and Forest Products Institute |
FLMA |
Forest Land Management Agreements |
FORSPA |
Forestry Research Support Programme for Asia and the Pacific |
FRA2000 |
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 |
FRIM |
Forest Research Institute of Malaysia |
FSC |
Forest Stewardship Council |
FWPRDC |
Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GFMC |
Global Fire Monitoring Centre |
ICPB |
International Convention for the Protection of Birds |
ICFRE |
Indian Council for Forestry Research and Education |
ICIMOD |
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development |
ICRAF |
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IFF |
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests |
IFSP |
Integrated Social Forestry Programme |
IIFM |
Indian Institute for Forest Management |
INBAR |
International Network for Bamboo and Rattan |
IPF |
Intergovernmental Panel on Forests |
IPGRI |
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ITTA |
International Tropical Timber Agreement |
ITTO |
International Tropical Timber Organization |
IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
JFM |
joint forest management |
KPHP |
Kesatuan Pengusahaan Hutan Produksi, Permanent Production Forest Management |
LEI |
Indonesian Ecolabelling Institute |
MRC |
Mekong River Commission |
MTCC |
Malaysian Timber Certification Council |
NCP |
National Competition Policy |
NFCP |
Natural Forest Conservation Program |
nfp |
national forest programme |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NTFP |
non-timber forest product |
RECOFTC |
Regional Community Forestry Training Center |
REFORGEN |
FAO World-wide Information System on Forest Genetic Resources |
RFA |
Regional Forest Agreement |
RFD |
Royal Forest Department |
RFSP |
Revised Forestry Sector Policy |
RIL |
reduced impact logging |
RILNET |
Reduced Impact Logging Network |
RUPES |
Programme for Developing Mechanisms for Rewarding the Upland Poor in Asia for Environmental Services They Provide |
SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
SFA |
State Forestry Administration |
SFM |
sustainable forest management |
SFMLA |
Sustainable Forest Management License Agreement |
SPF |
South Pacific Forum |
SPREP |
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
TFF |
Tropical Forest Foundation |
UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UNFF |
United Nations Forum on Forests |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |