| 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) |