EQUIVALENTS AND ABBREVIATIONS
EQUIVALENTS
1 jin = 0.5 kilograms
1 mu = 0.0667 hectares, 0.1647 acres, or 666.67 square meters
¥1 Chinese = approximately US$0.125. The equivalent of Chinese yuan to the U.S. dollar reflects a historical average. In recent years, the yuan has appreciated against the dollar. At the time of writing, ¥1 was equivalent to US$0.16.
ABBREVIATIONS
CBIK | Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge |
CCP | Chinese Communist Party |
CCTV | China Central Television |
GDP | Gross domestic product |
GEB | Gongshan Education Bureau |
IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
NFPP | Natural Forest Protection Program |
NGO | Nongovernmental organization |
NPC | National People’s Congress |
Nontimber forest product(s) | |
PRC | People’s Republic of China |
SLCP | Sloping Land Conversion Program |
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UWA | University of Western Australia |
WCMC | World Conservation Monitoring Centre |