International Tropical Timber Organization
ATO
African Timber Organization
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CICI
International Conference on the Contribution of Criteria and
Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management:The Way Forward
CIFOR
Center for International Forestry Research
CILSS
Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel
COFO
Committee on Forestry
CPF
Collaborative Partnership on Forests
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FIPA
Fondo Internacional para la Protección del Ambiente (Guatemala)
FRA
Forest Resources Assessment (coordinated by FAO)
GEF
Global Environment Facility (of the World Bank)
GFRA
Global Forest Resources Assessment
INAB
Instituto Nacional de Bosques, Guatemala
ISCI
International Seminar on Criteria and Indicators
ITTO
IUFRO
International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
MCPFE
Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe
nfps
National forest programmes
NGO
Non-governmental organization
SADC
South Africa Development Community
UNCCD
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFF
United Nations Forum on Forests