Acronyms & Abbreviations
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AMCEN African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CEC Commission for Environmental Cooperation (under NAFTA)
CFC chlorofluorocarbon
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
CO carbon monoxide
CO
2
carbon dioxide
DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs
DEWA Division of Early Warning and Assessment (UNEP)
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GDP gross domestic product
GEO Global Environment Outlook
GIWA Global International Waters Assessment
GRID Global Resource Information Database
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
IEG International Environmental Governance
IFF Intergovernmental Forum on Forests
IMF International Monetary Fund
INEGI Instituto Nacional de Geografia Estadistica e Informatica (Mexico)
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IUCN World Conservation Union (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)
IWRM integrated water resources management
MA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
MDGs Millennium Development Goals
MEA multilateral environmental agreement
MSC Marine Stewardship Council
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NGO non-governmental organization
ODS ozone-depleting substance
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PCB polychlorinated biphenyls
POPs persistent organic pollutants
SCP sustainable consumption and production
SIDS Small Island Developing State or States
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