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AcronymsAAC Annual allowable cutCE Conversion efficiencyCEPS Customs, Excise and Preventive ServiceCSM Chainsaw millingDA District AssemblyDBH Diameter at breast heightDFID United Kingdom Department for International DevelopmentDFO District Forestry OfficeENGO Environmental Non-governmental OrganizationEU European UnionFC Forestry CommissionFD Forestry DepartmentFDMP Forest sector development master planFLEGT Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and TradeFORIG Forestry Research Institute of GhanaFPIB Forest Product Inspection BureauFSD Forest Services Division of the Forestry CommissionFWP Forest and Wildlife PolicyGDP Gross Domestic ProductGHC Ghana CediGSBA Globally Significant Biodiversity AreaGTA Ghana Timber OrganizationGTMO Ghana Timber Millers OrganizationHFZ High Forest ZoneLI Legislative InstrumentLIF Lumber Information FormMFL Minimum Felling LimitMSD Multi-Stakeholder DialogueNGO Non-governmental OrganizationNRCD National Redemption Council DecreePE Processing EfficiencySFM Sustainable Forest ManagementSMCD Supreme Military Council DecreeSP Salvage PermitSSLT Sustainable Supply of Legal TimberTBI Tropenbos InternationalTIDD Timber Industry Development DivisionTIF Timber Information FormTUC Timber Utilization ContractTUP Timber Utilization PermitVPA Voluntary Partnership Agreement63