AAS African Academy of Sciences
ACP African Caribbean and Pacific countries
ATO African Timber Organisation
CBOs Community Based Organisations
CILSS Comité Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse au Sahel
CNS Comprehensive National Strategy
CONSERE Conseil Supérieur des ressources Naturelles et de l'Environnement
DZAF Dry-Zone Africa Process on Criteria and Indicators for sustainable development
EC European Commission
FAO Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations
FCCC Framework Convention on Climate Change
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
FMPs Forest Master Plans
FNC Forest National Corporation
FOSA Forest sector Outlook Study for Africa
FSC Forest Stewardship Council
FSR Forestry Sector Review
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GNP Gross National Product
GOS Government of Sudan
GTS Global Trade Solutions
HDI Human Development Index
IFF International Forum on Forests
IPF Intergovernmental Panel on Forests
ITTA International Tropical Timber Agreement
ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization
IUCN World Conservation Union
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
NE/DZAF Near East Process on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management/ Dry-Zone Africa Process on Criteria and Indicators for sustainable development
NFAP National Forest Action Plan
NGOs Nongovernmental Organisations
NTFPs Non Timber Forest Products
NWFP Non Wood Forest Products
PAFR Plan d'Action Forestier Régional
PAFS Plan d'Action Forestier du Sénégal
PAFT Plan d'Action Forestier Tropical
PANLCD Plan d'Action National de Lutte Contre la Désertification
PDDF Plan Directeur de Développement Forestier
PDES Plan de Développement Economique et Social
PFSE Programme Sectoriel forêt :environnement
PNAE Plan National D'Action pour l'Environnement
SFDs State Forest Departments
SFM Sustainable Forest Management
TFAP Tropical Forestry Action Plan
UNCED United Nations Conference on Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNFF United Nations Forum on Forests
WRI World Resource Institute