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ACC Administrative Committee on Co-ordination
BCSB Business Council for Sustainable Development
CAN Climate Action Network
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CCD Convention to Combat Desertification
CEC Commission of the European Communities
CEDAW Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
CEE central and east European countries
CFP Common Fisheries Policy
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CITES (UN) Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species
CHS (UN) Commission on Human Settlements1
CLC Convention on Civil Liability
CMS Convention on Migratory Species
COFI (FAO) Committee on Fisheries
COP Conference of Parties
CPD (UN) Commission on Population & Development
C Soc Dev (UN) Commission on Social Development
CSD (UN) Commission on Sustainable Development
CSD NGO SC (UN) Commission on Sustainable Development Non-Government Organisation Steering Committee
CSW (UN) Commission on the Status of Women
CTE (WTO) Committee on Trade and Environment
DAW Division for the Advancement of Women
DESA (UN) Department for Economic and Social Affairs
DETR (UK) Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
DSD (UN) Division on Sustainable Development
EC European Commission
ECA (UN) Economic Commission for Africa
EC DG XI European Commission Directorate General XI (Env. & Nuclear Safety)
ECE (UN) Economic Commission for Europe
ECLAC (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean
ECOSOC (UN) Economic & Social Council
EEC  European Economic Community
EFITA European Federation of Information Technology in Agriculture
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
ESCAP (UN) Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific
ESCWA (UN) Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia
EU European Union
FAO (UN) Food & Agriculture Organisation
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
GA (UN) General Assembly
GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services
GATT Global Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GC Governing Council
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GEF Global Environment Facility
GESAMP Group of Experts on Environmental Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection
GFPP Global Forestry Policy Project
GHG Green House Gases
GNP Gross National Product
GPA Global Programme of Action
GRI Global Reporting Initiative
G8 Group of eight leading industrialised nations
Group of 77 Group of developing nations (now over 140)
GTI Global Toxics Institute
HDI Human Development Index
HDR Human Development Report
HIPC highly indebted poorer countries
IACSD Inter Agency Committee on Sustainable Development
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
ICC International Chamber of Commerce
ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICLEI International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
ICPD International Conference on Population & Development
ICSU International Council for Science
IGO Inter-Governmental Organisation
IFAP International Federation of Agricultural Producers
IFF Inter-governmental Forum on Forests
IIED International Institute for Environmental Development
ILO International Labour Organisation
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMO International Maritime Organisation
IOC International Oceanographic Commission
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPF Intergovernmental Panel on Forests
IPRs intellectual property rights
ISEW Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare
ISO International Standards Organisation
ITDP Institute for Transport & Development Policy
ITFF Interagency Task Force on Forests
ITTO International Tropical Timber Organisation
IUCN International Council for the Conservation of Nature
IULA International Union of Local Authorities
IWC International Whaling Commission
IWSA International Water Services Association
LA21` Local Agenda 21
LDC less-developed country
LEAD Leadership in Environment and Development Foundation
MAFF (UK) Ministry of Fisheries and Food
MAI Multi-lateral Agreement on Investments
MAP Mediterranean Action Plan
MARPOL (Convention) International Convention for the Protection of Pollution from Ships
MEA multi-lateral environmental agreement
MSC Marine Stewardship Council
NAFTA North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NGO Non-Government Organisation
NIS Newly Independent States (of the former Soviet Union)
ODA official development assistance
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development
OEEC Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
OPRC-1990 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness Response and Co-operation - 1990
PICs Prior Informed Consent
POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants
QCPTA Queensland Cleaner Production Task Force Association
SIDS Small Island Developing States
TBC To Be Confirmed
TWG Technical Working Group
UNA-UK United Nations Association - UK
UCCEE UNEP Collaboration Centre on Energy and Environment
UNAIDS United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment & Development
UNCHS United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade & Development
UNDESA United Nations Department on Economic & Social Affairs
UNDG United Nations Development Group
UNDPCSD United Nations Division for Policy Co-ordination for Sustainable Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNDSD United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation
UNESCO-IOC UNESCO Inter-governmental Oceanographic Commission
UNED-UK United Nations Environment & Development - UK Committee
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Climate Change Convention
UNGASS United Nations General Assembly Special Session
WB World Bank
WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development
WCED World Commission on Environment and Development
WCFSD World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development
WDR World Development Report
WEO World Environment Organisation
WEDO Women's Environment & Development Organisation
WHO World Health Organisation
WICE World Industry Council for the Environment
WMO World Meteorological Organisation
WSSD World Summit for Social Development
WTO World Tourism Organisation
WTO World Trade Organisation
WTTC World Travel & Tourism Organisation
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature

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