| AFF |
American Forest Foundation |
| AOX |
Absorbable Organic Halogens |
| ATFS |
American Tree Farm System |
| ATO |
African Timber Organization |
| AZE |
Alliance for Zero Extinction |
| BOD |
Biological Oxygen Demand |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CEPI |
Confederation of European Paper Industries |
| CIFOR |
Center for International Forestry Research |
| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
| CoC |
Chain-of-Custody |
| COD |
Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| CPET |
Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement (UK) |
| CPI |
Corruption Perception Index |
| CSA |
Canadian Standards Association |
| ECF |
Elemental Chlorine Free |
| EECF |
Enhanced Elemental Chlorine Free |
| EMS |
Environmental Management System |
| EPAT® |
Environmental Paper Assessment Tool |
| EPE |
European Partners for the Environment |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FCAG |
Forest Certification Assessment Guide |
| FECV |
Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value |
| FLEG |
Forest Law Enforcement and Governance |
| FLEGT |
Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade |
| FPIC |
Free Prior and Informed Consent |
| FSC |
Forest Stewardship Council |
| GBI |
The Green Building Initiative |
| GFTN |
Global Forest and Trade Network |
| GMOs |
Genetically Modified Organisms (also Genetically Modified – GM) |
| GPN |
Green Purchasing Network |
| HCVF |
High Conservation Value Forests |
| IGPN |
International Green Purchasing Network |
| IPF/IFF |
Intergovernmental Panel on Forests/ Intergovernmental Forum on Forests |
| IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| ITTO |
International Tropical Timber Organization |
| IUCN |
World Conservation Union, formerly International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
| IUFRO |
International Union of Forest Research Organizations |
| LCA |
Life Cycle Assessment |
| LEED |
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LEI |
Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (Indonesian Ecolabeling Institute) |
| MTCC |
Malaysian Timber Certification Council |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| PEFC |
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes |
| PEOLG |
Pan-European Operational Level Guidelines |
| QACC |
Questionnaire for Assessing the Comprehensiveness of Certification Schemes |
| SFI, Inc. |
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. |
| SFM |
Sustainable Forest Management |
| SMS |
Social Management System |
| TCF |
Totally Chlorine Free |
| TFT |
Tropical Forest Trust |
| TI |
Transparency International |
| TTF |
Timber Trade Federation |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| VOCs |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
| WB |
World Bank |
| WBCSD |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
| WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| WRI |
World Resources Institute |
| WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |
