Acronym

Meaning

AMF

Annual Monitoring Form

AUB

American University of Beirut

BGCI

Botanic Gardens Conservation International

BSAP

Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CD-ROM

Compact Disk-Read Only Memory

CEE

Central and Eastern Europe

CEE

Centre for Environment Education

CEH

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

CHM

Clearing House Mechanism

CIRMF

Centre International de Recherches Médical de Franceville

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

CLIVAR

An International Research Programme on Climate Variability and Prediction

CONAF

Corporatción Nacional Forestal

CORALINA

Corporation for the Sustainable Development of the Archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina

CURE

The Cooperation for the Rehabilitation of the Environment

DAC

Darwin Advisory Committee

DETR

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

DFID

Department for International Development

DI

Darwin Initiative

DICE

Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology

EAMG

Ecosystem Analysis and Management Group

EEAA

Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency

EC

European Community

ECS

Environmental Conservation Section ( of the St. Helena)

ECTF

Edinburgh Centre for Tropical Forests

EU

European Union

FC

Forestry Commission

FIELD

Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development

FMPR

Financial Management and Policy Review

FSC

Field Studies Council

GEF

The Global Environment Facility

GLOBEC

Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (research programme)

GO

Government Organisation

IUCN

The World Conservation Union

ICRAF

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry

JGOFS

Joint Global Ocean Flux Study

KKSPA

Khen Khentii Special Protected Area

LSRNP

Laguna San Rafael National Park

LTSI

Land and Timber Services International

M&E

Monitoring and Evaluation

MSc

Master of Science

NERC

The Natural Environment Research Council

NGO

Non Government Organisation

NHM

Natural History Museum, London

NMK

National Museum of Kenya

PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

RBG

Royal Botanic Gardens

RGS

Royal Geographical Society

RSPB

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

TBA

Tropical Biology Association

UE

University of Edinburgh

UK

United Kingdom

WSSD

World Summit on Sustainable Development