RamsarSpeak
27/04/1997
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Acronyms in daily use by the Ramsar Convention
| AAs | administrative authorities, Ramsar implementing agencies |
| AEWA | African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement |
| BLG | Biodiversity Liaison Group (CBD, CITES, CMS, Ramsar, and World Heritage) |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CEC | IUCN Commission on Education and Communications |
| CEM | IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management |
| CEPA | communications, education, and public awareness |
| CIESIN | Center for International Earth Science Information Network |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna |
| CMS | Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals |
| COP | Conference of the Contracting Parties |
| COP8 | 8th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties |
| CP | Contracting Party, or member state, of the Convention |
| CSD | UN Commission on Sustainable Development |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee of the OECD |
| DSG | Deputy Secretary General |
| EIA | environmental impact assessment |
| EKBY | The Greek Wetland / Biotope Centre |
| EPA | education and public awareness; Environmental Protection Agency |
| EWS | early warning system |
| GAPP | Global Action Plan for Peatlands |
| GBF | Global Biodiversity Forum |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GISP | Global Invasive Species Programme |
| GPA | Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities |
| GWEN | Global Wetlands Economics Network |
| IAIA | International Association for Impact Assessment |
| ICN | Instituto de Conservaçao da Natureza, Portugal |
| ICRI | International Coral Reef Initiative |
| ICZM | integrated coastal zone management |
| IMCG | International Mire Conservation Group |
| IOPs | International Organization Partners of the Convention |
| IPCC | UN/WMO Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPS | International Peat Society |
| IUCN | The World Conservation Union |
| IWRB | International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau (now Wetlands International) |
| JLG | Joint Liaison Group (of the Rio Conventions) |
| KIWC | Kushiro International Wetlands Centre |
| MA | Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
| MAB | UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme |
| MEA | multilateral environment agreement |
| MR | Montreux Record |
| NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa's Development |
| NFPs | National Focal Points (for CEPA and STRP) |
| NGO | non-governmental organization |
| NRs | National Reports prepared by Contracting Parties in advance of each Ramsar COP |
| NRC | National Ramsar Committee / National Wetland Committee |
| NWPs | National Wetland Policies (or Strategies or Plans, etc.) |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| RAM | Ramsar Advisory Mission |
| RBI | River Basin Initiative |
| RIS | Information Sheet for Ramsar Wetlands |
| SBSTA | UNFCCC's Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice |
| SBSTTA | CBD's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice |
| SC | Ramsar Standing Committee |
| SC30 | 30th meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee |
| SG | Secretary General |
| SGF | Ramsar Small Grants Fund |
| SPREP | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| SRAs | Ramsar "Senior Regional Advisors" for Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and the Neotropics (based at the Ramsar Secretariat) |
| SSC | IUCN Species Survival Commission |
| STRP | Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel |
| STRP6 | 6th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel |
| SWS | Society of Wetland Scientists |
| TOR | terms of reference |
| TSs | technical sessions of the Ramsar COPs |
| UNCCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| 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 |
| WCD | World Commission on Dams |
| WCMC | UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| WCPA | IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas |
| WFF | Wetlands for the Future Fund |
| WLI | Wetland Link International |
| WRI | World Resources Institute |
| WSSD | World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002 |
| WWD | World Wetlands Day (2 February) |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature |
| WWT | Waterfowl and Wetlands Trust |
