Abbreviations and Acronyms
| ABCAP 21 | Alpine Biodiversity Conservation Area Programme |
| ACAP | Annapurna Conservation Area Project |
| BASE | Backward Society Education |
| CAP 21 | Capacity 21 |
| CBCDC | Community-based Child Development Centre |
| CBO | Community-based Organisation |
| CCF | Credit Capital Fund |
| CDRC | Community Development Resources Centre |
| CETF | Community Environment Trust Fund |
| CF | Community Fund |
| DDC | District Development Committee |
| DFO | District Forest Office(r) |
| DMC/SDC | District Management Committee/ Sustainable Development Committee |
| DSCO | District Soil Conservation Office (r) |
| EC | Executive Committee |
| EFEA | Environment & Forest Enterprises Activities |
| GEF/SGP | Global Environment Facility / Small Grants Programme |
| GO | Government Organisation |
| GRAA | Geruwa Rural Awareness Association |
| HMGN | His Majesty's Government of Nepal |
| HWEPC | Human Welfare and Environment Protection Centre |
| ICIMOD | International Centre for Integrational Mountain Development |
| ICS | Improved Cooking Stoves |
| INGO | International Non Government Organisation |
| IUCN | The World Conservation Union |
| LDO | Local Development Officer |
| LGP | Local Governance Programme |
| MDO | Malika Development Organisation |
| MEDEP | Micro Enterprise Development Programme |
| NFE | Non Formal Education |
| NGO | Non Government Organisaton |
| NPC | National Planning Commission |
| NPCS | National Planning Commission Secretariate |
| NPD | National Programme Director |
| NPM | National Programme Manager |
| NTFP | Non Timber Forest Products |
| PDDP | Participatory District Development Programme |
| PPP | Parks People Programme |
| PRA | Participatory Rural Appraisal |
| REDP | Rural Energy Development Programme |
| RR | Resident Representative |
| RUPP | Rural Urban Partnership Programme |
| SAPAP | South Asia Poverty Alleviation Programme |
| SCDP | Sustainable Community Development Programme |
| SDF | Sustainable Development Facility |
| SDFF | Sustainable Development Facility Fund |
| SDN | Sustainable Development Network |
| SDS | Sustainable Development Specialists |
| SNV | Netherlands Development Organisation |
| SO | Support Organisation |
| TBA | Traditional Birth Attendants |
| TOT | Training of Trainers |
| TPRM | Tripatriate Review Meeting |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNCSD | United Nation Commission an Sustainable Development |
| UNCED | United Nation Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNICEF | United Nation Children’s Fund |
| VDC | Village Development Committee |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund |