AFWC

African Forestry and Wildlife Commission

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

APAFRI

Asia-Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

CATIE

Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CDR

Centre for Development Research (Denmark)

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CICERO

Center for International Climate and Environmental Research

CIFOR

Center for International Forestry Research

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

COMIFAC

Conference of Ministers in Charge of Forests in Central Africa

COP

Conference of the Parties

CPF

Collaborative Partnership on Forests

DESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

DFID

Department for International Development (UK)

EC

European Community

ECOSOC

Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

EFC

European Forestry Commission

EOMF

European Observatory of Mountain Forest

FLEG

Forest Law Enforcement and Governance

FORNESSA

Forestry Research Network for Sub-Saharan Africa

FOSA

Forestry Outlook Study for Africa

FRA 2000

Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000

GDP

gross domestic product

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GFAR

Global Forum on Agricultural Research

GIS

Geographic Information System

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HSPF

Hydrocomp Simulation Program - Fortran

IAMF

International Association for Mediterranean Forests

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICRAF

World Agroforestry Centre (formerly International Centre for Research in Agroforestry)

ICTSD

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

IEA

International Energy Agency

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFF

Intergovernmental Forum on Forests

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

IIASA

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

IIED

International Institute for Environment and Development (UK)

IISD

International Institute for Sustainable Development

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPF

Intergovernmental Panel on Forests

IPRs

intellectual property rights

ISME

International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems

ITTA

International Tropical Timber Agreement

ITTC

International Tropical Timber Council

ITTO

International Tropical Timber Organization

IUCN

World Conservation Union

IUFRO

International Union of Forestry Research Organizations

JIAM

Japan International Association for Mangroves

LFCCs

low forest cover countries

LUCC

Land-Use and Land-Cover Change

NEFC

Near East Forestry Commission

NGO

non-governmental organization

NSF

National Science Foundation of the United States

NWFPs

non-wood forest products

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PROFOR

Programme on Forests (World Bank)

RI

recurrence interval

TREES

Trans-agency Resources for Environmental and Economic Sustainability

UN

United Nations

UNAIDS

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNCCD

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

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

UNEP-WCMC

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFF

United Nations Forum on Forests

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

WFP

World Food Programme

WHO

World Health Organization

WRI

World Resources Institute

WSSD

World Summit on Sustainable Development

WTO

World Trade Organization

WWF

World Wide Fund for Nature