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08/03/2013
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Acronyms in daily use by the Ramsar Convention
| AAs | Administrative Authorities, Ramsar implementing agencies |
| AEWA | African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement |
| BBOP | Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme |
| 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, participation, and awareness |
| CI | Conservation International |
| CICOS | Commission Internationale du Bassin Congo-Ougangui-Sang |
| CIESIN | Center for International Earth Science Information Network |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna |
| CMS | UNEP Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals |
| COP | Conference of the Contracting Parties |
| COP11 | 11th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties |
| CP | Contracting Party, or member state, of the Convention |
| CSAB | Chairs of Scientific Advisory Bodies |
| 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 |
| EMG | UNEP Environmental Management Group |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| EWS | Early warning system |
| GAPP | Global Action Plan for Peatlands |
| GBF | Global Biodiversity Forum |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GGAP-CoCo | Coordinating Committee for the Guidelines for Global Action on Peatlands |
| GISP | Global Invasive Species Programme |
| GPA | UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities |
| GRASP | UNEP Great Apes Survival Partnership |
| GTOS | Global Terrestrial Observing System |
| IAIA | International Association for Impact Assessment |
| ICBP | International Council for Bird Preservation (now BirdLife International) |
| ICDPR | International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River |
| ICF | International Crane Foundation |
| ICLEI | Local Governments for Sustainability |
| ICN | Instituto de Conservaçao da Natureza, Portugal |
| ICRI | International Coral Reef Initiative |
| ICZM | Integrated coastal zone management |
| IEEP | Institute for European Environmental Policy |
| IHE | UNESCO Institute for Water Education |
| IHP | UNESCO International Hydrological Programme |
| IMCG | International Mire Conservation Group |
| INBO | International Network of Basin Organizations |
| IOI | International Ocean Institute |
| IOPs | International Organization Partners of the Convention |
| IPBES | Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services |
| IPCC | UN/WMO Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPS | International Peat Society |
| ISEE | International Society for Ecological Economics |
| IUCN | IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| IWRB | International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau (now Wetlands International) |
| JAXA | Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| JLG | Joint Liaison Group (of the Rio Conventions) |
| KIWC | Kushiro International Wetlands Centre |
| LCBC | Lake Chad Basin Commission |
| MA | Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
| MAB | UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme |
| MEA | Multilateral Environmental Agreement |
| MOC, MOU | Memorandum of Cooperation, of Understanding |
| MR | Montreux Record |
| NBA | Niger Basin Authority |
| NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa's Development |
| NFPs | National Focal Points |
| 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.) |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| RAM | Ramsar Advisory Mission |
| 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 |
| SC46 | 46th meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee |
| SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SG | Secretary General |
| SGA | Ramsar's Swiss Grant for Africa |
| SGF | Ramsar Small Grants Fund |
| SPREP | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| SRAs | Ramsar "Senior Regional Advisors" for Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Neotropics (based at the Ramsar Secretariat) |
| SSC | IUCN Species Survival Commission |
| STRP | Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel |
| STRP17 | 17th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel |
| SWS | Society of Wetland Scientists |
| TNC | The Nature Conservancy |
| TOR | Terms of reference |
| TRS | Transboundary Ramsar Site |
| TSs | Technical Sessions of the early Ramsar COPs |
| UNCCD | Convention to Combat Desertification |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNWTO | United Nations World Tourism Organization |
| WAZA | World Association of Zoos and Aquariums |
| WCMC | UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| WCPA | IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas |
| WFF | Wetlands for the Future Fund |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WLI | Wetland Link International |
| WRI | World Resources Institute |
| WSSD | World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002 |
| WWD | World Wetlands Day (2 February annually) |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature |
| WWT | Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust |
