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Acronyms

AAC

Annual allowable cut

ACR

Accelerated Conservation Review

APFC

Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

BFD

Bureau of Forest Development

BTT

Business turnover tax

CADC

Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claim

CADT

Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title

CBFM

Community-based forest management

CBFMA

Community-based Forest Management Agreement

CBRM

Community-based resource management

CENRO

Community Environment and Natural Resources Office

CPC

Ceylon Plywood Corporation

CPPAP

Conservation of priority protected areas

DAO

Department Administrative Order

DENR

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

DFID

Department for International Development

DILG

Department of Interior and Local Government

DOC

Department of Conservation

DWLC

Department of Wildlife Conservation

EIA

Environment impact assessment

EO

Executive Order

ESSC

Environmental Science and Social Change

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FD

Forest Department

FDC-UPLB

Forest Development Center - University of the Philippines at Los Baños

FFPO

Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance

FIO

Forest Industry Organization

FMB

Forest Management Bureau

FMP

Forestry Master Plan

FO

Forest Ordinance

FSMP

Forestry Sector Master Plan

FYIP

Five Year Implementation Programme

GDP

Gross domestic product

IFMA

Industrial Forest Management Agreement

IRR

Internal rates of return

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

LGU

Local Government Unit

MAB

Man and Biosphere

MARD

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

MDF

Medium density fibreboard

MNR

Ministry of Natural Resources

MOF

Ministry of Forestry

MPFD

Master Plan for Forest Development

MSL

Mean sea level

NCIP

National Commission for Indigenous Peoples

NCR

National Conservation Review

NCS

National Conservation Strategy

NEAP

National Environmental Action Plan

NESDP

National Economic and Social Development Plan

NFCP

Natural Forest Conservation Program

NGOs

Non-government organizations

NHWA

National Heritage and Wilderness Area

NIPAS

National Integrated Protected Area Systems

NPWC

National Policy for Wildlife Conservation

NRMP

Natural Resources Management Program

NWFPs

Non-wood forest products

PA

Protected area

PAS

Protected area system

PCA

Philippine Coconut Authority

PD

Presidential Decree

PENRO

Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office

PSSD

Philippine Strategy for Sustainable Development

RA

Republic Act

RED

Regional Executive Director

RFD

Royal Forest Department

RIL

Reduced impact logging

RMA

Resource Management Act of 1991

RTG

Royal Thai Government

SFA

State Forestry Administration

SL Rs

Sri Lanka rupees

STC

State Timber Corporation

TAO

Tambon Administrative Organization

TFSMP

Thai Forestry Sector Master Plan

TLA

Timber License Agreement

TWC

Timberlands West Coast Limited

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

US$

United States dollar

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

VINAFOR

Viet Nam Forestry General Corporation


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