AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
COFO Committee on Forestry
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO/ECE Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
FINNIDA Finnish International Development Authority
FORIS 1990 Forest Resources Information System 1990
FRA 1990 Forest Resources Assessment 1990 Project
GIS Geographic Information System(s)
ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization
IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature (The World Conservation Union)
LANDSAT MSS/TM LANDSAT Satellite Multi-spectral Scanner/Thematic Mapper
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States of America)
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
UN United Nations
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1992)
WCMC World Conservation Monitoring Centre