|
ART |
Association of Rivers Trusts |
|
ASCOBANS |
Agreement on the Conservation of
Small Cetaceans in the Baltic And North Seas |
|
ACOBAMS |
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean
Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area |
| BAP |
Biodiversity Action
Plan |
| BC |
Butterfly
Conservation |
| BCT |
The Bat Conservation Trust |
| BERR |
Department
for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
|
BES |
British Ecological Society |
| BL |
Buglife |
| BMAPA |
British Marine
Aggregates Producers' Association |
| BMC |
British
Mountaineering Council |
| BRAG |
Biodiversity
Research Advisory Group |
| BRIG |
Biodiversity
Reporting & Information Group |
|
BSBI |
Botanical Society of the British
Isles |
| BT |
Badger Trust |
|
BTCV |
British Trust for Conservation
Volunteers |
| BWEA |
British Wind Energy
Associates |
|
CA |
Countryside Agency |
|
CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy |
|
CBA |
Council for British Archaeology |
| CBD |
Convention on
Biological Diversity |
|
CCAMLR |
Commission on the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
|
CCBR |
Co-ordinating Commission for
Biological Recording |
|
CEE |
Council for Environmental
Education |
|
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora |
|
CCW |
Countryside Council for Wales |
|
Co Co |
Countryside Commission, now
Countryside Agency |
|
CMA |
Countryside Management
Association |
|
CNP |
Council for National Parks |
|
COP |
Conference of Parties as in COP 9
(9th Conference of Parties of CITES etc) |
|
CPRE |
Council for the Protection of
Rural England |
|
CSD |
United Nations Commission on
Sustainable Development |
| CW |
Campaign
Whale |
| DBERR |
Department
for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
|
DEFRA |
Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs |
|
DTI |
Department of Trade & Industry |
| DfT |
Department for
Transport |
|
DWT |
Devon Wildlife Trust |
| EBG |
England
Biodiversity Group |
| ECGD |
Export Credit
Guarantee Department |
| EDM |
Early Day Motion |
|
EEA |
European Environment Agency |
|
EEB |
European Environment Bureau
(NGOs) |
|
ELS |
Entry Level Scheme |
|
EIA |
Environmental Investigation
Agency (NGO) |
|
EN |
English Nature |
|
ERDP |
England’s Rural Development
Programme |
|
ESAG |
Environmental Statistics Advisory
Group |
|
EU |
European Union |
|
FA |
Forestry Authority |
| FAO |
Food & Agriculture
Organisation |
|
FC |
Forestry Commission |
|
FCO |
Foreign & Commonwealth Office |
|
FEA |
Forest Enterprise Agency |
|
FFI |
Fauna & Flora International |
|
FOE |
Friends of the Earth |
|
FSC |
Forest Stewardship Council |
|
FWPS |
Farm Woodland Premium Scheme |
|
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariff and
Trade |
|
GP(I) |
Greenpeace
(International) |
|
HCT |
The Herpetological
Conservation Trust |
|
HOT |
The Hawk and Owl
Trust |
|
ICF |
Institute of Chartered Foresters |
|
IFAW |
International Fund for Animal
Welfare |
| IFM |
Institute of
Fisheries Management |
|
IMM |
Intermediate Ministerial Meeting |
|
ITE |
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology |
|
IUCN |
International Union for the
Conservation of Nature |
|
IWC |
International Whaling Commission |
|
JNCC |
Joint Nature Conservation
Committee |
|
MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries
& Food |
| MC |
Marine
Connection |
|
MCS |
Marine Conservation Society |
|
MPA |
Marine Protected Area |
|
MPS |
Minerals Planning
Statement |
|
MS |
Mammal Society |
|
MSP |
Marine Spatial
Planning |
|
NE |
Natural England |
|
NERC |
Natural Environment Research
Council |
| NERC Act |
Natural
Environment and Rural Communities Act |
|
NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
|
NIEL |
Northern Ireland Environment Link |
|
NPAs |
National Park Authorities |
|
NT |
National Trust |
|
OSS |
Open Spaces Society |
|
PC |
Pond Conservation |
|
PI |
Plantlife International |
|
PPG |
Planning Policy Guidance Note |
|
PSA |
Public Service Agreement |
|
RACs |
Regional Advisory Committees |
|
RBG Kew |
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew |
| RDPE |
Rural
Development Programme for England |
|
RSPB |
Royal Society for the Protection
of Birds |
|
RSPCA |
Royal Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals |
|
RWP |
Rural White Paper |
|
SACs |
Special Areas of Conservation |
|
SEL |
Scottish Environment Link |
|
SNH |
Scottish Natural Heritage |
|
SPAs |
Special Protection Areas |
|
ST |
Shark Trust |
| S&TA |
Salmon &
Trout Association |
|
TGT |
The
Grasslands Trust |
|
TRA |
The
Ramblers' Association |
|
TWT |
The Wildlife Trusts |
|
UFAW |
Universities Federation for
Animal Welfare |
| UKBPSC |
UK Biodiversity
Partnership Standing Committee |
|
UKOOA |
United Kingdom Offshore Operators
Association |
|
WCL |
Wildlife & Countryside Link
(Link) |
|
WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring
Centre |
|
WDCS |
Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Society |
|
WEL |
Wales Environment Link |
|
WT |
Woodland Trust |
|
WOD |
World Oceans Day |
| WSPA |
World
Society for the Protection of Animals |
| WTO |
World Trade
Organisation |
|
WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |
|
WWT |
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust |
|
ZSL |
Zoological
Society of London |
