Glossary

BPABioresource Processing Alliance
CNICentral North Island region
DOCDepartment of Conservation
EPAEnvironmental Protection Authority
EU
European Union
FFANew Zealand Farm Forestry Association
FGLTForest Growers Levy Trust
FFRFuture Forests Research Ltd
FIFForest Investment Finder
FISC 
Forest Industry Safety Committee
GCFF
Growing Confidence in Forestry’s Future research programme
GDPGross Domestic Product
GHGGreenhouse gas emissions
GIS 
Geographic Information Systems
GM
Genetic modification
GMOGenetically modified organism
HSNO
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
IPCC  
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPPC International Plant Protection Convention
IRISIncident Recording Information System
IRRInternal rate of return
IPIntellectual Property
IUFRO
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
LiDAR 
Light detection and ranging
KIERKorea Institute of Energy Research
MAIMean Annual Increment
MBIEMinistry of Business, Innovation and Employment 
MfEMinistry for the Environment
MPI
Ministry for Primary Industries
NuBalMScion’s Nutrient Balance Model
NOFNational Objectives Framework
NPV
Net present value
NRFANational Rural Fire Authority
NSCNational Science Challenge
NZDFINew Zealand Dryland Forests Initiative
NZFOA
New Zealand Forest Owners Association
NZFS
New Zealand Fire Service
PGPPrimary Growth Partnership
RFA
Rural fire authority
RNC
Red needle cast
RPBCRadiata Pine Breeding Company
Scion CoreScion Core Funding
SLMACCSustainable Land Management & Climate Change Research Programme
SWELSouthwood Export Ltd
SWP
Specialty Wood Products Research Partnership (FGLT, SWEL,JML, NZDFI, FFA, Ernslaw One, Te Tumu Paeroa, Timberlands, City Forests, Blakely Pacific, Wenita Forest Products, Forest Products Commission of Western Australia)
UNFCCCUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USDAUnited States Department of Agriculture
WEISWood Energy Industrial Symbiosis