| CEE | Central and Eastern Europe |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| EPCE | Environmental Partnership for Central Europe |
| EU | European Union |
| FoEI | Friends of the Earth International |
| IUCN | The World Conservation Union |
| NGO | Non-governmental Organization |
| NIS | New Independent States |
| PHARE | Poland and Hungary Assistance to Restructure the Economy |
| REC | Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe |
| SOROS | Open Society Foundation |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Program |
| USD | United States Dollars |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund |