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Acronyms

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CCAB-AP

Central American Council for Forests and Protected Areas

CCAD

Central American Commission on Environment and Development

CCD

Convention to Combat Desertification

CEFDHAC

Conference on Central African Moist Forest Ecosystems

CGE

Computable general equilibrium

C&I

Criteria and indicators

CIFOR

Center for International Forestry Research

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

COST

Committee on Scientific and Technical Action

CPF

Collaborative Partnership on Forests

CSD

Commission on Sustainable Development

DESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

EC

European Commission

ECE

Economic Commission for Europe

EEC

European Economic Commission

ECOSOC

United Nations Economic and Social Council

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FSC

Forest Stewardship Council

FCCC

Framework Convention on Climate Change

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GDP

Gross domestic product

GHG

Greenhouse gases

IBAMA

Brazil Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources

IFF

Intergovernmental Forum on Forests

IIED

International Institute for Environment and Development

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IO

Input-output

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPF

Intergovernmental Panel on Forests

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ITTA

International Tropical Timber Agreement

ITTO

International Tropical Timber Organization

IUCN

World Conservation Union

IUFRO

International Union of Forestry Research Organizations

MCPFE

Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe

NDP

Net domestic product

nfp

National forest programme

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NSCB

National Statistical Co-ordination Board

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

SADC

Southern African Development Community

SAM

Social accounting matrix

SAP

Structural adjustment programme

SEEA

System of Environmental and Economic Accounts

SEK

Swedish krona

SFM

Sustainable forest management

SNA

System of National Accounts

TCA

Treaty for Amazonian Cooperation

UN

United Nations

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFF

United Nations Forum on Forests

US

United States of America

WRI

World Resources Institute

WSSD

World Summit on Sustainable Development

WTO

World Trade Organization

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