ACPHR - African Charter on Peoples and Human Rights

ANAC - National Administration of Conservation Areas (Mozambique)

AWF - African Wildlife Foundation

CA - Contracting Authority

CAR - Central African Republic

CABP - Conservation Area Business Plan

CC - Conservation Capital

CBD - Convention on Biological Diversity

CAPEX - Capital Expenditure

CMP - Collaborative Management Partnership

DDD - Downgrading, Downsizing, and Degazettement

DNPW - Department of National Parks and Wildlife (Zambia)

EMDE - Emerging Market and Developing Economies

ESS - Environmental and Social Standards

ESMS - Environmental and Social Management System

EWCA - Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority

FPIC - Free Prior Informed Consent

FZS - Frankfurt Zoological Society

GDP - Gross Domestic Product

GMP - General Management Plan

GWP - Global Wildlife Program

HQ - Headquarters

HWC - Human-Wildlife Conflict

ICCN - Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature

IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature

IFC - International Finance Corporation

IMET - Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool

IPLC - Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

IWT - Illegal Wildlife Trade

JMB - Joint Management Board

KWS - Kenya Wildlife Service

KNP - Kruger National Park

M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation

METT - Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool

MOU - Memorandum of Understanding

NBT - Nature-Based Tourism

NGO - Non-Governmental Organization

NP - National Park

NRM - Natural Resource Management

OPEX - Operating Expenses

PA - Protected Area

PCU - Project Coordination Unit

PPF - Peace Parks Foundation

PEC - Proposal Evaluation Committee

PPP - Public-private Partnership

RDB - Rwanda Development Board

SDG - Sustainable Development Goals

SPV - Special Purpose Vehicle

TFCA - Trans-Frontier Conservation Area

UN - United Nations

UWA - Uganda Wildlife Authority

VF - Virunga Foundation

WBG - World Bank Group

WCS - Wildlife Conservation Society

WWF - World Wildlife Fund

ZPWMA - Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority

All dollar amounts are in US dollars unless otherwise indicated.