LANA | Länder-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Naturschutz, Landschaftspflege und Erholung | |
LMO | Living Modified Organism | |
LMO-FFP | LMO intended for feed, food, or processing |
MEA | Multilateral Environmental Agreement | |
MKRO | Ministerkonferenz für Raumordnung | |
MNC | Multinational Corporation | |
MoU | Memorandum of Understanding | |
MTPW | Medium Term Programme of Work |
NBSAPs | National Biodiversity Stategy and Action Plan (Nationale Biodiversitätsstrategieen und Aktionspläne) | |
NGO | Non Governmental Organization (Nichtregierunggsorganisation) | |
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (United States) | |
NRO | Nichtregierunggsorganisation (Non Governmental Organization) |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development | |
OIE | Office Internationale des Epizooties (Office for International Epizootics) |
Ramsar | 'Ramsar Convention' - Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat |
SADC | Southern African Development Coordination Conference | |
SADCC | Southern African Development Coordination Conference | |
SAREC | Department of Research Cooperation (Sida) | |
SBSTTA | Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice | |
SCBD | Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity | |
SCOPE | Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment | |
SHIFT | Studies on Human Influence on Floodplains in the Tropics | |
Sida | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency | |
SIDS | Small Island Developing States |
TNC | Transnational Corporation | |
TRIPs | Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
UBA | Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environmental Agency) | |
UN | United Nations | |
UNCCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | |
UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development | |
UNCLOS | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea | |
UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme | |
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme | |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
UNFF | United Nations Forum on Forests | |
UNGA | United Nations General Assembly | |
UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization | |
UNSO | United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office | |
UPOV | Union Internationale pour la Protection des Obtentions Végétales (International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties) |