| AES | Agri-environment Scheme |
| 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 |
| BANC | British Association of Nature Conservationists |
| BAP | Biodiversity Action Plan |
| BC | Butterfly Conservation |
| BCT | Bat Conservation Trust |
| BERR | Department for Business, Enterpriseand Regulatory Reform |
| BES | British Ecological Society |
| BIG | Biodiversity Integration Group |
| BIS | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
| BL | Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust |
| 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 |
| bTB | Bovine Tuberculosis |
| BTCV | British Trust for Conservation Volunteers |
| BWEA | British Wind Energy Associates |
| CA | Countryside Agency |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
| CAWT | Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking |
| 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 |
| CCW | Countryside Council for Wales |
| CEE | Council for Environmental Education |
| CFE | Campaign for the Farmed Environment |
| CFP | Common Fisheries Policy |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| CLG | Department for Communities and Local Government |
| CMA | Countryside Management Association |
| CNP | Council for National Parks |
| Co Co | Countryside Commission, now Countryside Agency |
| COP | Conference of the Parties as in COP 9 (9th Conference of Parties of CITES etc) |
| COTES | Control of International Trade in Endangered Species |
| CPRE | Campaign to Protect Rural England |
| CSD | United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development |
| CSIP | Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme |
| CW | Campaign Whale |
| DECC | Department of Energy and Climate Change |
| DG | Directorate General |
| Defra | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| DTI | Department of Trade & Industry |
| DfT | Department for Transport |
| EA | Environment Agency |
| EAC | Environmental Audit Committee |
| EBG | England Biodiversity Group |
| EBS | England Biodiversity Strategy |
| ECGD | Export Credit Guarantee Department |
| EDM | Early Day Motion |
| EEA | European Environment Agency |
| EEB | European Environment Bureau |
| EPPZ | Environmental Preservation and Protection Zone |
| Eftec | Economics for the Environment Consultancy |
| ELS | Entry Level Scheme |
| EIA | Environmental Investigation Agency |
| 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 |
| FCMZ | Fisheries Conservation and Management Zone |
| FEA | Forest Enterprise Agency |
| FFI | Fauna & Flora International |
| FOE | Friends of the Earth |
| FSC | ForestStewardship Council |
| FWPS | Farm Woodland Premium Scheme |
| GAEC | Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariff and Trade |
| GP | Greenpeace |
| HCT | The Herpetological Conservation Trust |
| HMT | Her Majesty’s Treasury |
| HOT | Hawk and Owl Trust |
| IBDA | Integrated Biodiversity Delivery Area |
| ICF | Institute of Chartered Foresters |
| IEEP | Institute for European Environmental Policy |
| IFAW | International Fund for Animal Welfare |
| IFM | InstituteofFisheriesManagement |
| IMM | Intermediate Ministerial Meeting |
| IPC | Infrastructure Planning Commission |
| ISG | Independent Scientific Group |
| ITE | InstituteofTerrestrialEcology |
| IUCN | InternationalUnionfor the Conservation of Nature |
| IWC | International Whaling Commission |
| JLG | Joint Liaison Group |
| JNCC | Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
| LAA | Local Area Agreements |
| LDEDC Act | Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act |
| LUPWG | Land Use Planning Working Group |
| MAFF | Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Food |
| MCS | Marine Conservation Society |
| MCZ | Marine Conservation Zone |
| MEP | Member of the European Parliament |
| MLWG | Marine Legislation Working Group |
| MMO | Marine Management Organisation |
| MPA | Marine Protected Area |
| MPS | Marine Policy Statement |
| MPS | Minerals Planning Statement |
| MS | Mammal Society |
| MSFD | Marine Strategy Framework Directive |
| MSP | Marine Spatial Planning |
| MUSS | Military Underwater Sound Stakeholders |
| NDPB | Non-departmental public body |
| NE | NaturalEngland |
| 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 |
| NPS | National Park Service |
| NT | National Trust |
| Ofwat | Water Services Regulation Authority |
| OSS | Open Spaces Society |
| PC | Pond Conservation |
| PL | Plantlife International |
| PPG | Planning Policy Guidance Note |
| PPS | Planning Policy Statement |
| PSA | Public Service Agreement |
| RA | Ramblers |
| RACs | Regional Advisory Committees |
| RAG | Rural Affairs Group |
| RBGKew | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew |
| RBMP | River Basin Management Plan |
| RDA | Regional Development Agency |
| 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 |
| SBSTTA | Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice |
| SEL | Scottish Environment Link |
| SIG | Strategy Implementation Group |
| SNCO | Statutory Nature Conservation Organisation |
| SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SNR | Sub-national review |
| SPAs | Special Protection Areas |
| SSSI | Site of Special Scientific Interest |
| ST | Shark Trust |
| S&TA | Salmon & Trout Association |
| SUDG | Seabed User and Developer Group |
| TCPA | Town and Country Planning Organisation |
| GT | The Grasslands Trust |
| TWT | The Wildlife Trusts |
| UFAW | Universities Federation for Animal Welfare |
| UKBPSC | UK Biodiversity Partnership Standing Committee |
| UKOOA | United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association |
| UKTAG | United Kingdom Technical Advisory Group for the Water Framework Directive (WFD) |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework on Climate Change |
| WCL | Wildlife & Countryside Link (Link) |
| WCMC | World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| WDCS | Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society |
| WEL | Wales Environment Link |
| WFD | Water Framework Directive |
| WT | Woodland Trust |
| WOD | World Oceans Day |
| WPIEI | Working Party on International Environment Issues |
| WPZ | Water Protection Zone |
| WSPA | World Society for the Protection of Animals |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
| WWT | Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust |
| ZSL | Zoological Society of London |
