| ARD | afforestation, reforestation, deforestation |
| CIDA | Canadian International Development Agency |
| C&I | Criteria and Indicators |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CIFOR | Centre for International Forestry Research |
| COP | Conference of the Parties |
| CSCE | Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe |
| ECE | Economic Commission for Europe |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FRA | Forest Resource Assessment |
| IFF | Intergovernmental Forum on Forests |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change |
| IPF | Intergovernmental Panel on Forests |
| ICRAF | International Centre for Research in Agroforestry |
| ITTA | International Timber Trade Agreement |
| ITTC | International Tropical Timber Council |
| ITTO | International Tropical Timber Organization |
| IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
| IUFRO | International Union of Forestry Research Organizations |
| LULUCF | land use, land-use change and forestry |
| NGO | Non Governmental Organisation |
| SBSTA | Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice |
| SBSTTA | Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice |
| SFM | sustainable forest management |
| UN | United Nations |
| CCD | United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |
| FCCC | United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change |
| UNFF | United Nations Forum on Forests |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USFS | United States Forest Service |
| WB | World Bank |
