# Acronyms and abbreviations

|        |                                                                 |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| BCP    | Biodiversity Crediting Project                                  |
| BCPP   | Cercarbono's Biodiversity Certification Programme Protocol      |
| CBCP   | Cercarbono's Biodiversity Certification Programme               |
| CBD    | Convention on Biological Diversity                              |
| eDNA   | Environmental deoxyribonucleic acid or environmental DNA        |
| IEP    | Independent Experts Panel                                       |
| ILO    | International Labour Organization                               |
| IP     | Indigenous Peoples                                              |
| ISBM   | Indicator Species Biodiversity Methodology                      |
| IUCN   | International Union for Conservation of Nature                  |
| iVBC   | Innovative Voluntary Biodiversity Credit                        |
| KML    | Keyhole markup language                                         |
| LC     | Local Communities                                               |
| MRV    | Monitoring, reporting and verification                          |
| NBSAP  | National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan                |
| NGO    | non-governmental organization                                   |
| PMP    | Project Management plan                                         |
| SDGs   | Sustainable Development Goals                                   |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| VBC    | Voluntary Biodiversity Credit                                   |
| WWF    | World Wildlife Fund                                             |