L IST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ABP A GRO -B IODIVERSITY P ROJECT ADB Asian Development Bank ADPC Asian Disaster Preparedness Center ARCC Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations BCC Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project CBD the Convention on Biological Diversity CC Climate Change CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CliPAD Climate Protection through Avoided Deforestation CR Critically Endangered CSO Civil Society Organization CTA Chief Technical Advisor DAFO District Agriculture and Forestry Office DEQP Department of Environmental Quality Promotion DFRM Department of Forest Resources Management DLPD Department of Land Planning and Development DNS Dongdok Nature Society e.g.
for example EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EN Endangered ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment FALUPAM Forest and Land Use Planning Allocation and Management FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FCPF Forest Carbon Partnership Facility FDI Foreign Direct Investment FLEGT Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade GDP Gross Domestic Product GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft fьr Internationale Zusammenarbeit GMS Greater Mekong Sub-Region GoL The Government of Lao PDR HNN Hin Nam No IAS Invasive Alien Species vii