| ABS | Access and benefit-sharing |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AECID | Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation |
| AFD | Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency) |
| AICS | Italian Agency for Development Cooperation |
| AIIB | Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank |
| BIO | Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries |
| BIOFIN | Biodiversity Finance Initiative |
| CAF | Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CDP | Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (Italian National Promotional Institution) |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| CIV | Collective investment vehicle |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| Danida | Danish International Development Agency |
| DEFRA | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| DFI | Development finance institution |
| DSI | Digital sequence information |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EDFI | European Development Finance Institutions |
| EFSD | European Fund for Sustainable Development |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| ENCORE | Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure |
| ENVIRONET | OECD DAC Environment Network |
| ESG | Environmental, social and governance |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FMO | Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank |
| FPIC | Free, prior and informed consent |
| GCF | Green Climate Fund |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GIZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (German Agency for International Cooperation) |
| GSS | Green, social and sustainability |
| GSSS | Green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked |
| ICMA | International Capital Market Association |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| KfW | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (German promotional and development bank) |
| KMGBF | Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework |
| KOICA | Korea International Cooperation Agency |
| KPI | Key performance indicator |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| MDB | Multilateral development bank |
| MRV | Monitoring, reporting and verification |
| MSMEs | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise |
| NbS | Nature-based solutions |
| NBSAP | National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan |
| NFMS | National forest monitoring system |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PES | Payments for ecosystem services |
| RBC | Responsible business conduct |
| RVO | Netherlands Enterprise Agency |
| SAIDC | Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation |
| SCF | Slovak Challenge Fund |
| Sida | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
| SIDS | Small island developing states |
| SLB | Sustainability-linked bond |
| TFFF | Tropical Forest Forever Facility |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| USD | US dollar |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
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