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Acronyms
ACS American Colonization Society
CIFOR Centre for International Forestry Research
CPA Comprehensive Peace Agreement
DfID UK Department for International Development
ECOMIL The Nigerian-led forces of ECOWAS deployed to Liberia in 2003
ECOMOG Economic Community Monitoring Groups established by ECOWAS in 1990
ECOWAS 16 member Economic Community of West African States
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)
FDA Forestry Development Authority
FERN Forests and the EU Resource Network
GDP Gross Development Product
GoL Government of Liberia
GRC Governance Reform Commission
IDP Internally Displaced Person
IGNU Interim Government of National Unity
LAC Liberian Agricultural Company
LISGIS Liberian Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services
LPC Liberian Peace Council
LURD Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
MLME Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy
MODEL Movement for Democracy in Liberia
NFMS National Forest Management Strategy
NFRL National Forestry Reform Law of 2006
NGO Non Governmental Organisation
NIMAC National Information Management Centre
NPFL National Patriotic Front of Liberia
NPP National Patriotic Party
NRC Norwegian Refugee Council
OTC Oriental Timber Company
RUF Revolutionary United Front (Sierra Leone)
SDI
Sustainable Development Institute
UN
United Nations
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNHCR The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
ULIMO United Liberian Movement for Democracy
UNMIL UN Military Mission in Liberia
VAM Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping
WFP World Food Programme (UN)
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