Abbreviations
ANP
National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (Brazil)
APKASINDO
National Oil Palm Farmers Union (Indonesia)
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
B2
2% blend of biodiesel in fossil diesel
B3
3% blend of biodiesel in fossil diesel
B5
5% blend of biodiesel in fossil diesel
B10
10% blend of biodiesel in fossil diesel
B20
20% blend of biodiesel in fossil diesel
B100
Pure biodiesel
BNDES
Brazilian Development Bank
BRL
Brazilian reais (currency)
CBD
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
COP
Conference of the Parties
CPO
Crude Palm Oil
E5
5% blend of ethanol in gasoline
E10
10% blend of ethanol in gasoline
EMBRAPA
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
EU
European Union
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FFB
Fresh Fruit Bunches
G8
Group of Eight
G20
Group of Twenty
GAPPERINDO National Plantation Farmers Union (Indonesia)
GBEP
Global Bioenergy Partnership
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GHG
Greenhouse Gas
HGB
“Right to build” (Indonesian permit)
HGU
“Right to cultivate” (Indonesian permit)
IAA
Sugar and Alcohol Institute (Brazil)
IBF
International Biofuels Forum
IDGEC
Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
IDR
Indonesian rupiah (currency)
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