BFN	Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project
CAP	Community action plans
CBD	Convention on Biological Diversity
CBO	Community-based organization
CIAT	International Center for Tropical Agriculture now part of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
EIARD	European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development
FAD	Food, Agrobiodiversity and Diet Project
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GEF	Global Environment Facility
GPA	Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the FAO
IKIAM	Universidad Regional Amazónica - Amazon Regional University (Ecuador)
IUCN	International Union for Conservation of Nature
MAPA	Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Brazil)
NBSAPs	National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (of the CBD)
NGO	Non-governmental organization
PAA	Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos - Food Procurement Program (Brazil)
PNAE	Programa nacional de alimentação escolar - National School Feeding Program (Brazil)
PNG	Papua New Guinea
PPF	Plantas Paro o Futuro (Plants for the Future Initiative – Brazil)
RAE	Retinol Activity Equivalents
R&D	Research and Development
SDG	Sustainable Development Goal
SOWBFA	State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture of the FAO
UNEP	UN Environment Programme
UPP	Useful Plants Project, Kew
WFPs	Wild food plants
WLVs	Wild leafy vegetables