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AEF |
Afrique Equatoriale Française (French Equatorial Africa) |
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APLS |
Armée Populaire de Libération du Soudan (Sudanese rebellion front) |
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ARCOS |
Albertine Rift Conservation Society (formerly OBICO: Organisation for Biodiversity Information and Conservation in the Albertine Rift) |
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ART |
Africa Resources Trust |
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AWF |
African Wildlife Foundation |
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BSP |
Biodiversity Support Program |
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CAR |
Central African Republic |
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CARPE |
Central African Regional Program for the Environment |
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CEEAC |
Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (Economic Community of Central African States) |
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CEFDHAC |
Conférence sur les Ecosystèmes de Forêts Denses et Humides d’Afrique Centrale (Conference on Central African Moist Forest Ecosystems) |
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CEMAC |
Communauté Economique et Monetaire d’Afrique Centrale (Central African Monetary Community) |
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CEPGL |
Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (Economic Community of the Countries of the Great Lakes Region) |
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CERUT |
(Center for the Environment and Rural Transformation) |
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CFA |
Communauté Financière d’Afrique (African Financial Community) |
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CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.A.) |
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CIB |
Congolaise Industrielle de Bois (timber company) |
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CIFOR |
Center for International Forestry Research |
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CIMA |
Conférence Interafricaines des Marchés d’Assurance |
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CIPRES |
Conférence Interafricaines de Prévoyance Sociale |
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CIRAD |
Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement |
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CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
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CMS |
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention) |
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DGIS |
Dutch governmental program on the environment (Directorate-General for International Cooperation) |
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DRC |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
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ECOFAC |
Conservation et Utilisation Rationelle des Ecosystèmes Forestiers d’Afrique Centrale (Conservation and Rational Use of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa) |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
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GEF |
Global Environment Facility (UNDP) |
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GNP |
Gross National Product |
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GTZ |
Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German government agency for technical cooperation) |
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ICCN |
Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation) |
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IFIA |
Interafrican Forest Industries Association |
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IGCP |
International Gorilla Conservation Programme |
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IUCN |
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union) |
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IUCN-ROCA |
IUCN–Regional Office for Central Africa |
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IZCN |
Institut Zairois pour la Conservation de la Nature |
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kWh |
Kilowatt hour |
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MINEF |
Ministry of the Environment and Forests (Cameroon) |
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MW |
Megawatt |
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NGO |
Nongovernmental Organization |
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NNNP |
Nouabale-Ndoki National Park |
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NTFPs |
Non-timber forest products |
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NWFPs |
Non-wood forest products |
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OAU |
Organization for African Unity |
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OHADA |
Organisation pour l’Harmonisation des Droit des Affaires en Afrique |
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ORTPN |
Office Rwandais du Tourisme et des Parcs Nationaux (Rwanda Office of Tourism and National Parks) |
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PA |
Protected Area |
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PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
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PROTOMAC |
Protection de Tortues Marines d’Afrique Centrale (Protection of the Marine Tortoise in Central Africa) |
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SFAC |
Societé Forestiere Algero-Congolaise |
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SNV |
Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers (Dutch developmental organization) |
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TBCA |
Transboundary Conservation Area |
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TBNRM |
Transboundary Natural Resource Management |
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UDEAC |
Union Dounière des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (Economic and Customs Union of Central Africa) |
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UEAC |
Union des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (Union of Central African States) |
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UEMOA |
Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (West African Economic and Monetary Union) |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization |
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UNESCO-MAB |
UNESCO–Man and the Biosphere program |
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WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring Center |
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WCS |
Wildlife Conservation Society |
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WWF |
World Wildlife Fund |