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 |