| CEE | Central and Eastern Europe |
| CEEWEB | Central and Eastern European Working group on the Enhancement of Biodiversity |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CSOP | Cesky Svaz Ochrancu Prirody - Czech Union for Nature Protection |
| DEM | Deutsche Mark |
| EGT | Earmarked Grants Team |
| EPCE | Environmental Partnership for Central Europe |
| EU | European Union |
| FoEI | Friends of the Earth International |
| IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
| MoE | Ministry of Environment |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| PHARE | Poland-Hungary Assistance for the Reconstruction of the Economy |
| PKE | Polski Klub Ekologiczny - Polish Ecological Club |
| REC | Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe |
| RMA | Resource Mobilization Approach |
| STUZ | Spolecnost'pre Trvalo Udrzatel'ny Zivot - The Society for Sustainable Living |
| SZOPK | Slovensky Zvaz Ochrancov Prirody a Krajiny - Slovak Union of Nature and Landscape Protectors |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Program |
| USD | United Stated Dollar |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund |