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Abbreviations and acronyms


CIFOR

- Center for International Forestry Research

CSCE

- Conference of Security and Cooperation in Europe

dbh

- diameter at breast height

FAO

- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FMIS

- Forest Management Information System

FMU

- Forest Management Unit

FORSPA

- Forestry Research Support Programme for Asia and the Pacific

FRA

- Forest Resources Assessment (FAO)

FSI

- Forest Survey of India

GDI

- Gender-related Development Index

GDP

- Gross Domestic Product

GIS

- Geographical Information System

ha

- hectare

HDR

- Human Development Reports

IIFM

- Indian Institute of Forest Management

ITTO

- International Tropical Timber Organization

kg

- kilogram

LISS

- Linear Imaging and Self Scanning Sensor

m

- metre

MP

- Madhya Pradesh

NGO

- Non-governmental organization

NWFP

- Non-wood forest product

R&D

- Research and Development

SFM

- Sustainable Forest Management

UNCED

- United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNDP

- United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

- United Nations Environment Programme

USDA/FS

- United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service

WCU

- World Conservation Union


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