| BEC | biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification |
| CDC | Conservation Data Centre, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks |
| CDF | coastal Douglas-fir |
| CWH | coastal western hemlock |
| FA | foraging area |
| FEN | forest ecosystem network |
| FPC | Forest Practices Code |
| GBMA | Grizzly Bear Management Area |
| GBPU | Grizzly Bear Population Unit |
| GWM | general wildlife measure |
| LU | landscape unit |
| LWD | large woody debris |
| MELP | Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks |
| MEM | Ministry of Energy and Mines |
| MH | mountain hemlock |
| MOF | Ministry of Forests |
| NDT | natural disturbance type |
| OGC | Oil and Gas Commission |
| OGMA | old-growth management area |
| PFA | post-fledging area |
| RES | rare and endangered species specialist |
| RIC | Resource Inventory Committee |
| RMZ | resource management zones |
| TRIM | terrain resource information management |
| WAP | watershed assessment procedure |
| WHA | wildlife habitat area |
