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| 1: Organizations |
| ACC |
Administrative Committee on Coordination (United Nations) |
http://acc.unsystem.org/ |
| ACCOBAMS |
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (CMS) |
http://www.accobams.mc/ |
| AEWA |
African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (CMS) |
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/AEWA/index2.html |
| ARCOS |
Albertine Rift Conservation Society |
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/arcos/ |
| ASCOBANS |
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas (CMS) |
http://www.ascobans.org/ |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
http://www.asean.or.id/ |
| BGCI |
Botanic Gardens Conservation International |
http://www.bgci.org.uk/ |
| BPSP |
Biodiversity Planning Support Programme (UNDP-UNEP) |
http://www.undp.org/bpsp/ |
| CABI |
CAB International |
http://www.cabi.org/ |
| CAFF |
Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (Arctic Council) |
http://www.grida.no/caff/ |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
http://www.cbd.int/ |
| CCD |
See UNCCD |
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| CEC |
Commission for Environmental Cooperation (North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation) |
http://www.cec.org/ |
| CEC |
Commission on Education and Communication (IUCN) |
http://info.iucn.org/iucncec/ |
| CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
http://www.cgiar.org/ |
| CGRFA |
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO) |
http://www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/default.htm |
| CIFOR |
Centre for International Forestry Research |
http://www.cifor.org/ |
| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
http://www.cites.org/ |
| CMS |
Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals |
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/cms/ |
| CODATA |
Committee on Data for Science and Technology (ICSU) |
http://www.nrc.ca/codata/welcome.html |
| COFO |
Committee on Forestry (FAO) |
http://www.fao.org/forestry/fo/statbod/cofo/COFO-e.stm |
| COGENT |
International Coconut Genetic Resources Network |
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/networks/cogent/ |
| CPAN |
Circumpolar Protected Areas Network (CAFF) |
http://www.grida.no/caff/cpanstratplan.htm |
| CSD |
Commission for Sustainable Development (ECOSOC) |
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.htm |
| CTE |
Committee on Trade and Environment (WTO) |
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/envir_e/issu1_e.htm |
| DADIS |
Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (FAO) |
http://www.fao.org/dad-is/ |
| DIVERSITAS |
A partnership of ICSU, IUBS, SCOPE, IGBP, IUMS and UNESCO to promote, facilitate and catalyse scientific research on biodiversity |
http://www.diversitas-international.org/index.html |
| EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
http://www.ebrd.org/index.htm |
| EC |
European Community |
http://europa.eu.int/ |
| ECNC |
European Centre for Nature Conservation |
http://www.ecnc.nl/ |
| ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council (United Nations) |
http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/ |
| EEA |
European Environment Agency |
http://www.eea.eu.int/ |
| EIONET |
European Environment Information and Observation Network (EEA) |
http://eionet.eea.eu.int/index.shtml |
| EUROBATS |
Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe (CMS) |
http://www.eurobats.org/ |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
http://www.fao.org/ |
| FIELD |
Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development |
http://www.field.org.uk/ |
| FRA 2000 |
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FAO) |
http://www.fao.org/forestry/fo/fra/index.jsp |
| FSC |
Forest Stewardship Council |
http://www.fscoax.org/index.html |
| GA |
General Assembly (United Nations) |
http://www.un.org/ga/ |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (WTO) |
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gatt_e/gatt_e.htm |
| GBIF |
Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
http://www.gbif.org/index.html |
| GCRMN |
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network |
http://www.gcrmn.org/ |
| GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
http://www.gefweb.org/ |
| GISP |
Global Invasive Species Programme |
http://globalecology.stanford.edu/DGE/Gisp/index.htmlhome.htm |
| GIWA |
Global International Waters Assessment (UNEP) |
http://www.giwa.net/ |
| GLASOD |
Global Assessment of Soil Degradation |
http://www.isric.nl/GLASOD.htm |
| GRID |
Global Resource Information Database (UNEP) |
http://www.grid.no |
| GTI |
Global Taxonomy Initiative |
http://www.cbd.int/spec-tax/GTI/index.html |
| IABIN |
Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network |
http://www.iabin.net/ |
| IACSD |
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development (ACC) |
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/iacsd.htm |
| IAIA |
International Association for Impact Assessment |
http://www.iaia.org/ |
| IBOY |
International Biodiversity Observation Year |
http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/IBOY/ |
| ICARDA |
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas |
http://www.icarda.cgiar.org/ |
| ICBG |
International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups |
http://www.nih.gov/fic/programs/icbg.html |
| ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
http://www.ices.dk/ |
| ICLARM |
International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management |
http://www.cgiar.org/iclarm/ |
| ICPR |
International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine |
http://www.iksr.org/icpr/welcome.html |
| ICRAF |
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry |
http://www.icraf.cgiar.org/ |
| ICRAN |
International Coral Reef Action Network |
http://www.unep.ch/earthw/icran.htm |
| ICRI |
International Coral Reef Initiative |
http://www.environnement.gouv.fr/icri/index.html |
| ICRIN |
International Coral Reef Information Network |
http://www.environnement.gouv.fr/icri/index.html |
| ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
http://www.icrisat.org/ |
| ICSU |
International Council for Science |
http://www.icsu.org/ |
| IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
http://www.ifad.org/ |
| IFF |
International Forum on Forests (CSD) |
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/forests.htm |
| IGBP |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (ICSU) |
http://www.igbp.kva.se/ |
| IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
http://www.iita.org/Index3.htm |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
http://www.imo.org/ |
| IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO) |
http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/ |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
http://www.ipcc.ch/index.html |
| IPF |
Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (CSD) |
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/forests.htm |
| IPGRI |
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute |
http://www.ipgri.org/ |
| IPIECA |
International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association |
http://www.ipieca.org/ |
| IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/AGP/AGPP/PQ/Default.htm |
| ITTO |
International Tropical Timber Organization |
http://www.itto.or.jp/Index.html |
| IU |
International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO) |
http://www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/IU.htm |
| IUBS |
International Union of Biological Sciences |
http://www.iubs.org/ |
| IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
http://www.iucn.org/ |
| IUMS |
International Union of Microbiological Sciences |
http://www.iums.org/ |
| MAB |
Man and the Biosphere Programme (UNESCO) |
http://www.unesco.org/mab/index.htm |
| MSC |
Marine Stewardship Council |
http://www.msc.org/ |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/ |
| OAU |
Organization of African Unity |
http://www.oau-oua.org/ |
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
http://www.oecd.org/ |
| OSPAR |
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic |
http://www.ospar.org/ |
| PEBLDS |
Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy |
http://www.strategyguide.org/ |
| PHARE |
The Phare programme is the European Community's main instrument of financial and technical cooperation with the central and eastern European countries which are candidates for EU membership |
http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/e50004.htm |
| RAFI |
Rural Advancement Foundation International |
http://www.rafi.org/ |
| RAMSAR |
The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), also referred to as `The Convention on Wetlands' and `The Ramsar Convention' |
http://www.ramsar.org/ |
| REC |
Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe |
http://www.rec.org/Default.shtml |
| REFORGEN |
FAO Global Information System on Forest genetic Resources |
http://www.fao.org/montes/for/form/FOGENRES/reforgen/ |
| RIVM |
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (The Netherlands) |
http://www.rivm.nl/index_en.html |
| SADC |
South African Development Community |
http://www.sadc.int/ |
| SBSTA |
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (UNFCCC) |
http://www.unfccc.de/index.html |
| SCOPE |
Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU) |
http://www.iscu-scope.org/ |
| SINGER |
System-wide Information Network on Genetic Resources (CGIAR) |
http://singer2.cgiar.org/ |
| SOCA |
Sub-Committee on Oceans and Coastal Areas (ACC) |
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/iacsd.htm |
| SPAW |
Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (Cartagena Convention) |
http://www.cep.unep.org/law/cartnut.html |
| SPREP |
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
http://www.sprep.org.ws/ |
| SPS |
Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO) |
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/sps_e.htm |
| SSC |
Species Survival Commission (IUCN) |
http://iucn.org/themes/ssc/index.htm |
| STAP |
Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (GEF) |
http://www.gefweb.org/participants/Scietific___Technical/scietific___technical.html |
| SWR |
Sub-Committee on Water Resources (ACC) |
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/iacsd.htm |
| TACIS |
The TACIS programme is the European Community's main instrument of financial and technical cooperation with the newly independent states (former republics of the USSR) and Mongolia |
http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/ceeca/tacis/index.htm |
| TBT |
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO) |
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/agrm8_e.htm |
| TRAFFIC |
TRAFFIC is the joint wildlife trade monitoring programme of WWF and IUCN |
http://www.traffic.org/ |
| TRIPS |
Agreement on Trade Related Shtmlects of Intellectual Property Rights (WTO) |
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/agrm6_e.htm |
| UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
http://www.unccd.int/main.php |
| UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, June 1992) |
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/agenda21.htm |
| UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
http://www.unctad.org/ |
| UNDESA |
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
http://www.un.org/esa/ |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
http://www.undp.org/ |
| UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
http://www.unece.org/ |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
http://www.unep.org/ |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
http://www.unesco.org/ |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
http://www.unfccc.de/index.html |
| UNFF |
United Nations Forum on Forests |
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/forests.htm |
| UNGASS |
Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21 (1997) |
http://www.un.org/esa/earthsummit/ |
| UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
http://www.unido.org/ |
| UPOV |
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Union internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales) |
http://www.upov.int/eng/index.htm |
| WAICENT |
World Agricultural Information Centre (FAO) |
http://www.fao.org/waicent/search/default.htm |
| WCD |
World Commission on Dams |
http://www.dams.org/ |
| WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre (since July 2000: UNEP-WCMC) |
http://www.unep-wcmc.org |
| WCPA |
World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN) |
http://wcpa.iucn.org/ |
| WDCM |
World Data Centre for Microorganisms |
http://wdcm.nig.ac.jp/index.html |
| WFCC |
World Federation for Culture Collections |
http://wdcm.nig.ac.jp/wfcc/index.xml |
| WHC |
World Heritage Convention (Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage) |
http://www.unesco.org/whc/index.htm |
| WIEWS |
World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources (FAO) |
http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/ |
| WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
http://www.wipo.int/index.html.en |
| WRI |
World Resources Institute |
http://www.wri.org/wri/ |
| WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, September 2002) |
http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/ |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
http://www.wto.org/ |
| WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |
http://www.panda.org/ |
| 2: Scientific terms |
| AI |
Aridity index |
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| CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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| DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid |
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| EIA |
Environmental impact assessment |
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| GM/GMO |
Genetically modified/genetically modified organism |
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| GURT |
Genetic use restriction technologies |
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| IBA |
Important Bird Area |
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| IPM |
Integrated pest management |
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| LMO |
Living modified organism |
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| NPP |
Net primary production |
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| PET |
Potential evapotranspiration |
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| 3: Intergovernmental terminology |
| CEE/NIS |
Central and Eastern Europe/Newly Independent States |
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| CHM |
Clearing-House mechanism |
http://www.cbd.int/chm/ |
| COP |
Conference of the Parties |
http://www.cbd.int/convention/cops.shtml |
| G77 |
The Group of 77 |
http://www.g77.org/ |
| GBO |
Global Biodiversity Outlook |
/gbo/ |
| GRULAC |
Group of Latin American and the Caribbean |
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| ICCP |
Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol |
http://www.cbd.int/biosafety/iccp.shtml?lg=0 |
| IGO |
Intergovernmental organization |
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| INC |
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Convention on Biological Diversity (1991-1992) |
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| JUSSCANNZ |
Non-EU members of WEOG - Japan, United States of America, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Norway, New Zealand |
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| LDC |
Least developed country |
http://www.unctad.org/en/pub/ldcprofiles2001.en.htm |
| Nairobi Act |
Final Act of the Conference for the Adoption of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Nairobi, 22 May 1992) |
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| NBSAP |
National biodiversity strategy and action plan |
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| NEAP |
National environmental action plan |
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| NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
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| PGRFA |
Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture |
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| SBSTTA |
Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (CBD) |
http://www.cbd.int/ |
| SIDS |
Small island developing States |
http://www.sidsnet.org/ |
| WEOG |
Western European and Others Group |
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