% percent
ACT Amazonian Cooperation Treaty
AF&PA American Forests and Paper Association
AFP Asia Forest Partnership
ATFS American Tree Farm Systems
ATIBT Association Technique International des Bois Tropicaux/International Tropical Timber Association
ATO African Timber Organization
BCF BioCarbon Fund
CO2 carbon dioxide
C&I criteria and indicators
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CBFP Congo Basin Forest Partnership
CDCF Community Development Carbon Fund
CDM Clean Development Mechanism
CEFDHAC Conférence sur les Ecosystèmes de Forêts Denses et Humides d'Afrique Centrale/Brazzaville Process
CEMAA Special Commission of the Amazon Region on the Environment
CEPI Confederation of European Paper Industries
CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
COFO Committee on Forestry
COMIFAC Conférence des ministres en charge des forêts d'Afrique Centrale/Yaoundé Process
CONAFOR National Forestry Commission (Mexico)
COP Conference of the Parties
COPACEL Confederation of the Paper, Cardboard and Cellulose Industries
CPF Collaborative Partnership on Forests
CSA Canadian Standards Association
DfID Department of International Development
ECOSOC United Nations Economic and Social Council
EFCA Central American Forest Strategy
ENGO environmental non-governmental organization
ER emission reduction
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FLEG Forest Law Enforcement and Governance
FLEGT Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
FSC Forest Stewardship Council
G-8 Group of Eight Highly Industrialized Nations
GATT General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
GEF Global Environment Facility
GFTN Global Forest and Trade Network
GHG greenhouse gas
GPG Good Practice Guidance
ha hectare
HWP harvested wood products
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank Group)
ICFPA International Council of Forest and Paper Associations
IDA International Development Association (World Bank Group)
IFC International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group)
IFIA Interafrican Forest Industries Association
IFIR International Forest Industry Roundtable
IGO Inter-governmental Organization
IIED International Institute for Environment and Development
ILO International Labour Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ITTA International Tropical Timber Agreement
ITTC International Tropical Timber Council
ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization
IUCN World Conservation Union
IUFRO International Union of Forest Research Organizations
IWPA International Wood Products Association
kg kilogram
KP Kyoto Protocol
LEI Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia
LULUCF land use, land-use change and forestry
m metre
MCPFE Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe
MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (World Bank Group)
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MR mutual recognition
NFP national forest programme
NGO non-governmental organization
NTCC National Timber Certification Council
NTFP non-timber forest products
PCF Prototype Carbon Fund
PECP Pan European Certification Process
PEFC Pan European Forest Certification
PRODEFOR Forestry Development Program (Mexico)
PROFOR Programme on Forests
PRONARE National Reforestation Program (Mexico)
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
RES renewable energy systems
RIIA Royal Institute of International Affairs
RIL Reduced Impact Logging
SBSTA Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
SFI Sustainable Forestry Initiative
SFM sustainable forest management
TAG trade advisory group (ITTO)
TNC The Nature Conservancy
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
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFF United Nations Forum on Forests
WBCSD World Business Council on Sustainable Development
WCMC World Conservation Monitoring Centre
WFC World Forestry Conference
WRI World Resources Institute
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTO World Trade Organization
REPORT OF THE 44TH SESSION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PAPER AND WOOD PRODUCTS