Acronyms & Abbreviations
To assist those interested in working on environmental issues in the E&E region, we are providing the following glossary of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. The information contained here is expected to change over time as additional acronyms and abbreviations from the E&E are added.
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AIOC - Azerbaijan International Oil Consortium
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BEO - Bureau Environmental Officer
BIC - Bank Information Center
BSAP - Black Sea Action Plan
BSEP - Black Sea Environmental Program
BSP - Biodiversity Support Program of USAID
BS-SAP - Strategic Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea
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CAP - Common Agriculture Policy of the European Union
CARDS - Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Democratization and Stabilization
CAS - Country Assistance Strategy
CBD - Convention on Biological Diversity
CDCC - Council for Cultural Cooperation of the Council of Europe
CDPE - Steering Committee for the Protection and Management of the Environment and Natural Habitats
CE - Categorical Exclusion
CEE - Central and Eastern Europe
CEQIMS - Coastal Environmental Quality Monitoring and Information System
CIPRA - Commission Internationale pour la Protection des Alpes
CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States
CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CORINE - Information system on the Co-ordination of Information on the Environment
CSCE - Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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DECS - Directorate of Education, Culture and Sport
DELA - Directorate of the Environment and Local Authorities of the Council of Europe
DG - Directorates General of the European Commission
DOE - Department of Energy (U.S. government)
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EA - Environmental Assessment
EAGGF - European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund
EAP - Environmental Action Plan for Central and Eastern Europe
EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC - European Commission
ECNC - European Center for Nature Conservation
ECU - European Currency Unit
EEA - European Economic Area
EEA - European Environment Agency
EEC - European Economic Community
EECONET - European Ecological Network
EFTA - European Free Trade Association
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
EIB - European Investment Bank
ENCY - European Nature Conservation Year 1995
EP - European Parliament
EPE - Environment Program for Europe
ESA - Environmentally Sensitive Area
ESF - European Social Fund of the European Union
EU - European Union
EU TACIS - European Union Technical Assistance for the Commonwealth of Independent States
EUCC - European Union for Coastal Conservation
EXIM - Export Import Bank (U.S. government)
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FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FIFG - Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance
FSU - Former Soviet Union
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GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GEF - Global Environment Facility
GIS - Geographic Information System
GTZ - German (bilateral) Technical Assistance Agency
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HELCOM - Helsinki Commission
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IBRD - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICPRP - International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution
IDA - International Development Association (World Bank)
IEE - Initial Environmental Examination
IFC - International Finance Corporation (a component of the World Bank)
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development
IMF - International Monetary Fund
IUCN - The World Conservation Union (The International Union for the Conservation of Nature)
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LIFE - L'Instrument Financier pour l'Environnement, funding mechanism of the European Union
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MAB - Man and Biosphere Program of UNESCO
MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (World Bank)
MDB - Multilateral Development Bank
MRC - Multinationals Resource Center (an NGO)
MARPOL - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MedWet - Mediterranean Wetlands program of the European Union
METAP - Mediterranean Technical Assistance Program
MEO Mission Environmental Officer
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NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NEAP - National Environmental Action Plan
NGO - Non-Governmental Organization
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OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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PERSUAP - Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safe-Use Action Plan
PE-S-ST- Protection de l'Environnement - Spécialiste - Stratégie of the Council of Europe
PE-S-ZP - Protection de l'Environnement - Spécialiste - les Zones Protégées of the Council of Europe
PHARE - Trade Agreement of the European Union and Central and East Europe (Poland and Hungary: Assistance to the Restructuring of the Economy)
PIP - Project Implementation Plan
PIU - Project Implementation Unit
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Ramsar - Convention on the Protection of Wetland of International Importance
REC - Regional Environmental Center
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SAC - Special Area of Conservation under the Habitats Directive
SDF - Social Development Fund of the Council of Europe
SPA - Special Protected Area under the Birds Directive
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TACIS - see EU TACIS
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UNCLS - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNCED - United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCSD - United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
UNDP - United Nations Development Program
UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP - United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
USAID- United States Agency for International Development
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WHO - World Health Organization
WTO - World Trade Organization
WWF - World Wildlife Fund and/or World Wide Fund for Nature
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