| ACOFOP | Association of Forest Communities of Petén, Guatemala |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADBN | Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal |
| ANED | Asociación Nacional Ecuménica de Desarrollo, Bolivia |
| ASA | Association for Social Advancement, Bangladesh |
| BANRURAL | Banco de Desarollo Rural, Guatemala |
| BIOFOR | Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry project, US Agency for International Development/ Chemonics |
| CARD | Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, the Philippines |
| CGAP | Consultative Group to Assist the Poor |
| CIFOR | Center for International Forestry Research |
| EGAPA | Elmirehbiba Gum Arabic Producers Association, the Sudan |
| FDF | Forest Development Fund, Costa Rica |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agriculture Development |
| IPED | Institute of Private Enterprise Development, Guyana |
| LFP | Livelihoods and Forestry Programme, Nepal |
| MEDEP | Micro Enterprise Development Programme, Nepal |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| PAR | Portfolio at risk |
| ROA | Return on assets |
| ROSCA | Rotating Savings and Credit Association, Jamaica |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
