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Acronyms and Abbreviations

% Percent

AF&PA American Forests and Paper Association

BRACELPA Brazilian Association for Pulp and Paper

BREFs Are designed to demonstrate best available techniques: BAT Best Available technologies to achieve a high level of protection of the environment as a whole

CO2 Carbon dioxide

CDM Clean Development Mechanism

CEPI Confederation of European Paper Industries

CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research

COFO Committee on Forestry

COPACEL Confederation of the French Pulp, Paper and Board and Industry

CSR Corporate Social Responsibilities

ENGO Environmental non-governmental organization

EU European Union

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FLEGT Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade

FPAC Forest Products Association of Canada

FSC Forest Stewardship Council

GAT General Agreement on trade services

ha Hectare

ICFPA International Council of Forest and Paper Associations

IPPC European Commission Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau

ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization

IUCN World Conservation Union

IUFRO International Union of Forest Research Organizations

m metre

MT Metric ton

NGO Non-governmental organization

PEFC Pan European Forest Certification

SFM Sustainable forest management

TWGs Technical Working Groups

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

UNFF United Nations Forum on Forests

WBCSD World Business Council on Sustainable Development

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