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- AAFC
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
- ACSAD
- Arab Centre for Studies of Arid Zones and Drylands
- ADB
- African Development Bank
- ADB
- Asian Development Bank
- AEC
- African Economic Community
- AEPS
- Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy
- AGROSTAT-PC
- FAO agricultural statistics database for PC
- AIM
- Asia Pacific Integrated Model
- AMAP
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
- AMCEN
- African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
- ARET
- Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics
- ASEAN
- Association of South-East Asian Nations
- ASOC
- Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
- ASOEN
- ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment
- ATCM
- Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
- BAT
- best available technology
- BALLERINA
- BALtic sea region on-Line Environmental inforamtion Resources for INternet Access
- CAFF
- Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
- CAMRE
- Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment
- CCAD
- Central American Commission on Environment and Development
- CCAMLR
- Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
- CCIAD
- Central American Inter-Parliamentary Commission on the Environment
- CDIAC
- Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center of ORNL
- CD-ROM
- compact disk-read only memory
- CEC
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation under NAAEC
- CEC
- Commission of the European Communities
- CEDARE
- Centre for Environment and Development in the Arab Region and Europe
- CEE
- Central and Eastern Europe
- CEPA
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act
- CFC
- chlorofluorocarbon
- CGIAR
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
- CIAT
- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
- CIESIN
- Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
- CILSS
- Inter-state Committee for Drought Control
- CIS
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- CO2
- carbon dioxide
- COMEMIS
- Coastal and Marine Environment Management Information System
- CONABIO
- National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity,Mexico
- CSD
- Commission on Sustainable Development of the UN
- CSI
- Common Sense Initiative
- DALE
- disability-adjusted life expectancy
- DEIA
- Division of Environment Information and Assessment of UNEP
- DESIPA
- Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis of the UN
- DPCSD
- Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development of the UN
- EAS
- East-Asian Seas (Action Plan)
- EATR
- Environment Assessment Technical Report of DEIA
- EC
- Environment Canada
- EC
- European Commission
- ECA
- Economic Commission for Africa of the UN
- ECE
- Economic Commission for Europe of the UN
- EDP
- eco-domestic product
- eds.
- editors
- EEA
- European Environment Agency
- EFTA
- European Free Trade Association
- EGAT
- Electricity Generating Authority, Thailand
- EIA
- environmental impact assessment
- EIS
- environmental information systems
- ELMS
- Environment and Land Management Sector of SADC
- EMEP
- European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme
- ENRIN
- Environmental and Natural Resources Information Network of UNEP
- EOP
- Executive Office of the President, USA
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency, USA
- EPPR
- Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
- EQA
- Environmental Quality Act, Malaysia
- ESCAP
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific of the UN
- ESCWA
- Economic and Social Commission for West Asia of the UN
- et al.
- and others
- EU
- European Union
- FADINAP
- Fertilizer Advisory, Development and Information Network for Asia and the Pacific
- FALCAP
- Framework for Action on Land Conservation in Asia and the Pacific
- FAO
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
- FDI
- foreign direct investment
- FSU
- former Soviet Union
- GAP
- Ganga River Action Plan
- GATT
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- GCC
- Gulf Cooperation Council
- GEF
- Global Environment Facility
- GEMS
- Global Environmental Monitoring System
- GEO
- Global Environment Outlook
- GESAMP
- Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environment Protection
- GDP
- gross domestic product
- GDR
- German Democratic Republic
- GNP
- gross national product
- GLASOD
- Global Assessment of Soil Degradation
- GLWQA
- Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements
- GRID
- Global Resource Information Database
- GTZ
- German development assistance agency
- Habitat
- United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS)
- IAATO
- International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators
- IAEA
- International Atomic Energy Authority
- ICIMOD
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
- ICRISAT
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
- ICSU
- International Council of Scientific Unions
- ICZM
- Integrated Coastal Zone Management
- IE
- Industry and Environment Office of UNEP
- IEEA
- Integrated System of Environmental and Economic Accounting
- IFPRI
- International Food Policy Research Institute
- IIASA
- International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis
- IIUE
- International Institute for the Urban Environment
- IFFWS
- Inland Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife Sectors of SADC
- IGAD
- Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
- ILO
- International Labour Organization
- IMAGE
- Integrated Model to Assess the Greenhouse Effects
- IMERCSA
- The India Musokotwane Environment Resource Centre for Southern Africa
- INBIO
- National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Rica
- INC
- Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee
- INFOTERRA
- a global environmental information exchange and referral system
- IOC
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
- IPCC
- Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change
- IRPTC
- International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
- ISRIC
- International Soil Reference and Information Centre
- IUCN
- World Conservation Union
- IWC
- International Whaling Commission
- JCEDAR
- Joint Committee on Environment and Development in theArab Region
- LAC
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- LRTAP
- Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
- MARPOL
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
from Ships
- MERCOSUR
- Mercado Comun del Sur
- MoE
- Ministry of Environment
- MOSTE
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Malaysia
- MRC
- Mekong River Commission
- NAAEC
- North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
- NAFTA
- North American Free Trade Agreements
- NAPAP
- National Acid Precipitation Assessment Programme
- NBS
- National Biological Service, USA
- NCP
- Northern Contaminants Programme, Canada
- NEAPs
- National Environment Action Plans
- NEPA
- National Environment Protection Agency, China
- NESDA
- Network for Environment and Sustainable Development for Africa
- NGO
- non-governmental organisation
- NIP
- National Implementation Plan
- NOx
- nitrogen oxides
- NOWPAP
- North-West Pacific Action Plan
- NRAP
- National River Action Plan
- NRC
- National Register of Chemicals
- NSF
- National Science Foundation
- NSTC
- National Science and Technology Council, USA
- OAU
- Organization of African Unity
- OECD
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OEPP
- Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, Thailand
- ORNL
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- OSPAR
- Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
- OTA
- Office of Technology Assessment
- PAHO
- Pan American Health Organisation
- PAME
- Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment
- PC
- personal computer
- PCSD
- President's Council on Sustainable Development, USA
- PM
- particulate matter
- PM-10
- fine particulate matter
- RAINS
- Regional Acidification Information and Simulation, a model
developed and maintained by IIASA
- RAPA
- Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of FAO
- REC
- Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
- RIOD
- Reseau International des Organisations Non-governmental sur Desertification
- RIVM
- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands
- ROPME
- Regional Organisation for the Protection of the Marine Environment
- ROWA
- Regional Office for West Asia of UNEP
- SACEP
- South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme
- SADC
- Southern African Development Community
- SAF
- Society of American Foresters
- SARDC
- Southern African Research and Documentation Centre
- SCAR
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- SEI
- Stockholm Environment Institute
- SNA
- system of national accounts
- SO2
- sulphur dioxide
- SOE
- State of the Environment
- SPREP
- South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
- SSO
- Sahara and Sahel Observatory
- TARGETS
- Tool to Assess Regional and Global Environmental and Health Targets for Sustainability, developed by RIVM
- TERI
- Tata Energy Research Institute
- TRI
- Toxic Release Inventory program
- UAE
- United Arab Emirates
- UN
- United Nations
- UNCED
- United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
- UNCHS
- United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
- UNDP
- United Nations Development Programme
- UNDP/UNSO
- United Nations Sahelian Office of UNDP
- UNEP
- United Nations Environment Programme
- UNESCO
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
- UNFCCC
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- UNFPA
- United Nations Population Fund
- UNICEF
- United Nations Children's Fund
- UNITAR
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- UNSD
- United Nations Statistical Division
- US
- United States
- USA
- United States of America
- USAID
- US Agency for International Development
- USDA
- United States Department of Agriculture
- US-EPA
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- USSR
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- UV
- ultraviolet
- UV-B
- ultraviolet-B radiation
- VOC
- volatile organic compounds
- WB
- World Bank
- WCMC
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre
- WHO
- World Health Organization
- WMO
- World Meteorological Organization
- WRI
- World Resources Institute
- WTO
- World Trade Organization
- WWF
- World Wide Fund for Nature
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