List of Acronyms
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1AA: Action Asia
2AArk: Amphibian Ark
3ABS: Access Benefit Sharing
4ACAP: Amphibian Conservation Action Plan
5APCEL: Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law
6ASA: Amphibian Survival Alliance
7ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
8ASEAN-WEN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network
9ASG: Amphibian Specialist Group
10AWG: Action Working Group
11CAP: Change Acceleration Process
12CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity
13CCL: Center for Creative Leadership
14CEC: IUCN Commission on Education and Communication
15CEESP: IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
16CEL: IUCN Commission on Environmental Law
17CEM: IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
18CENESTA: Centre for Sustainable Development
19CEPA: Communication, education and public awareness
20CEPF: Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund
21CESCR: UN Committee for Economic Social and Cultural Rights
22CIDCE: Centre International de Droit Comparé de l'Environnement [International Centre of Comparative Environmental Law]
23CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
24CMS: Convention on the Conservation of Migration Species of Wild Animals
25COE: Commission on Ecology
26COP: Conference of the Parties
27DAPTF: Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force
28DRR: Disaster Risk Reduction
29EAZA: European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
30EBA: Ecosystem Based Adaptation to climate change
31ELC: Environmental Law Center
32ELP: Environmental Law Programme
33EMP: Global Ecosystem Management Programme
34ENSO: El Niño Southern Oscillation
35ESA: Endangered Species Act
36ESD: Education for Sustainable Development
37ESG: Ethics Specialist Group
38FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
39FPP: Forest Peoples Programme
40GAA: Global Amphibian Assessment
41GASG: Global Amphibian Specialist Group
42GEF: Global Environment Facility
43GHG: Greenhouse Gas
44GISD: Global Invasive Species Database
45GIZ : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Society for International Collaboration)
46GNEP: Global Network of Environmental Prosecutors
47GPAP: Global Protected Areas Programme
48GSP: Global Species Programme
49ICCA: Indigenous and Community Conserved Area
50ICDP: Integrated Conservation and Development Project
51ICEM: International Centre for Environmental Management
52IECN: Integrated Environmental Consultants Namibia
53IFRC: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
54IIED: International Institute for Environment and Development
55INECE: International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
56IPBES: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
57IPO : Indigenous Peoples Organisation
58IPRA: Indigenous People's Rights Act of The Philippines
59IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency
60IUCN: International Union for the Conservation of Nature
61IWC: International Whaling Commission
62IWGIA: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
63KBA: Key Biodiversity Area
64MEA: Multilateral Environment Agreement
65MPA: Marine Protected Area
66MYCAT: Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers
67NBA: National Biodiversity Authority
68NBSAP: National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
69OAS: Organisation of American States
70PA: Protected Area
71PARC: Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
72PEDRR: Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction
73PES: payments for ecosystem services
74PoWPA: Programme of Work on Protected Areas
75PWG: Disease and Pathology Working Group
76RAMPAO: Réseau Régional d’Aires Marines Protégées en Afrique de l’Ouest (regional network of MPAs in West Africa)
77REDD: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and (Forest) Degradation
78RGBK: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
79RLA: Red List Authority
80RLE: Red List of Ecosystems
81SEA: Strategic Environmental Assessment
82SGWW: CEL Specialist Group on Water and Wetlands
83SOS: Save Our Species
84SPICEH: Specialist Group on Indigenous Peoples, Customary and Environmental Laws and Human Rights
85SRLI: Sampled Red List Index
86SSC: IUCN Species Survival Commission
87STAR: System on Transparent Allocation of Resources
88SULi: Specialist Group on Sustainable Use and Livelihoods
89SWG: Saola Working Group
90TCC: Theme on Culture and Conservation
91TCES: Theme on Environment, Conflict and Security
92TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
93TEMTI: Theme on Environment, Maroeconomics, Trade and Investment
94TG: Thematic Group
95TGER: Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights
96TILCEPA: Theme on Indigenous Peoples and Local Comminites, Equity and Protected Areas
97TSEAPRISE: Theme on Social and Environmental Accountability of the Private Sector
98TSL: Theme on Sustainable Livelihoods
99UNDESA: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
100UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
101UNDRIP: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
102UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
103UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
104UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
105UNISDR: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
106UNU: United Nations University
107UNWCED: United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development
108WCC: IUCN World Conservation Congress
109WCMC: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
110WCPA: IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
111WCS: Wildlife Conservation Society
112WPC: World Parks Congress
113WWF: World Wildlife Fund
114ZGAP: Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz [Zoological society for protection of endangered species and populations]
115ZSL: Zoological Society of London
References
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“List of Acronyms”, S.A.P.I.EN.S [Online], 5.2 | 2012, Online since 12 August 2012, connection on 28 March 2024. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/sapiens/1432
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