CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity, sometimes also called the Convention on Biodiversity or Biodiversity Convention.
CIFOR: Centre for International Forestry Research.
COP: Conference of the Parties. A meeting of the nation states who have ratified a convention. COP6 (the sixth COP) of the CBD will be held in April in the Hague.
CPF: Collaborative Partnership on Forests, a group of international organisations (including FAO, UNEP, CIFOR and the World Bank) which advises UNFF.
CSD: Commission on Sustainable Development, a UN body established in 1992 to follow up the Earth Summit.
Earth Summit: See UNCED.
ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council, UN body, parent of UNFF and CSD among other bodiess.
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization.
FCCC: Framework Convention on Climate Change.
GEF: Global Environment Fund.
IFF: Intergovernmental Forum on Forests, UN body, precursor to UNFF, 1997-2000.
IPF: Intergovernmental Panel on Forests, UN body, precursor to IFF, 1995-97. Produced proposals for action on forests.
IPO: Indigenous peoples organisation.
NGO: Non-governmental organisation.
Rio+10: see WSSD.
SBSTTA: 'substa' (Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice). Group of NGO, scientific and government expert, advises theCBD COP.
UN: United Nations.
UNCED: UN Conference on Environment and Development, the big confernce in Rio in 1992, also called the Earth Summit, which led to the creation of the CSD, and at which CSD and FCCC were signed.
UNEP: UN Environment Programme.
UNFF: UN Forum on Forests, current UN body devoted to forests, established in 2000. Its second meeting will be held in New York in March.
WSSD: World Summit on Sustainable Development, also called Rio+10. The 10 year conference of the CSD which will be held in Johannesburg in August.
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