ANNEX 1

Acronyms

ANZCERTA

Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement

ASEAN

Association of Southeast-Asian Nations

ATO

African Timber Organization

CARICOM

Caribbean Community and Common Market

CATIE

Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CCAD

Central American Commission on Environment and Development

CDM

Clean Development Mechanism

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIFOR

Center for International Forestry Research

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CITES

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

COFO

FAO's Committee on Forestry

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

CSD

Commission on Sustainable Development

ECE

UN Economic Commission for Europe

ECOSOC

United Nations Economic and Social Council

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States

EU

European Union

FAG

Forestry Advisers Group

FCCC

Framework Convention on Climate Change

FORSPA

Forestry Research Support Programme for Asia and

the Pacific

FRA

Forest Resources Assessment

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GDP

gross domestic product

GFAR

Global Forum on Agricultural Research

GFIS

Global Forest Information System

GFSM

Global Fibre Supply Model

GNP

gross national product

IARC

international agricultural research centre

ICDP

Integrated Conservation Development Project

ICRAF

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry

IFF

Intergovernmental Forum on Forests

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPF

Intergovernmental Panel on Forests

IPGRI

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ITFF

Inter-Agency Task Force on Forests

ITTA

International Tropical Timber Agreement

ITTC

International Tropical Timber Council

ITTO

International Tropical Timber Organization

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union)

IUFRO

International Union of Forestry Research Organizations

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NARS

national agricultural research systems

NFP

national forest programme

NGO

non-governmental organization

NWFP

non-wood forest product

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

SAARC

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SELA

Latin American Economic System

SPARTECA

South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement

SPF

South Pacific Forum

UNCCD

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

UNGASS

Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly

WCFSD

World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development

WCMC

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

WRI

World Resources Institute

WTO

World Trade Organization

WWF

World Wide Fund for Nature