
AAF Annual Accreditation Fee
AC Asociación Civil
ASI Assurance Services International
CAB Conformity Assessment Body (see also CB)
CAR Corrective Action Request
CB Certifying bodies or Certification Body
CH Certificate Holder
CNRA Centralized National Risk Assessment
COC Chain of Custody
CW Controlled Wood
ES Ecosystem services
FM Forest Management
FMU Forest Management Unit
FPIC Free, Prior, & Informed Consent
FSC Forest Stewardship Council
GA General Assembly
GE Genetically engineered
GD FSC Global Development
GIS Geographical information system
GMO Genetically modified / manipulated Organism
HCV High Conservation Value
I&P Investments and Partnerships
IC International Center
ICL Indigenous Cultural Landscapes
IFL Intact Forest Landscapes
IGI International Generic Indicators
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
MCU Marketing and Communications Unit
NFSS National Forest Stewardship Standard
NO National Offices
NP Network Partner
NRA National Risk Assessment
NTFP Non-Timber Forest Products
P&C Principles & Criteria
PES Payment for Ecosystem Services
PFA Policy for Association
PIPC Permanent Indigenous Peoples’ Council
PSC Policy & Standards Committee
PSU Performance and Standards Unit
RO Regional Office
SDG Standards Development Group
SDG Sustainable Development Goals
SI Sustainable Intensification
SIAG Sustainable Intensification Advisory Group
SIR Scale, Intensity & Risk
SISF Sustainable Intensification Solution Forum
SLIMF Small and Low Intensity Managed Forest
STD Standards
TSP Trademark Service Providers
