Abbrevaitions and Acronyms: | a-d | e-j | k-z |

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EC

European Community

ECNC

European Centre for Nature Conservation

ECP/GR

European Cooperative Programme on Genetic Resources

EFPIA

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry and Associations

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

ELCI

Environmental Liaison Centre International

ENDS

Environmental News Daily

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPPO

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation

EU

European Union

EUFORGEN

European Forest Genetic Resources Programme

ExCOP

extraordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention

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FAIR

Fisheries, Agriculture and Industrial Research

FAM

Forschungsverbund Agrarökosysteme München

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FIP

Fördergemeinschaft Integrierter Pflanzenbau

FÖJ

Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr

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GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GBIF

Global Biodiversity Informatics Facility

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GEH

Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen

GENRES

Information System Genetische Ressourcen

GIC

Global Industry Coalition

GISP

Global Invasive Species Programme

GMO

Genetically Modified Organism (Gentechnisch veränderte Organismen)

GTI

Global Taxonomy Initiative

GTZ

Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit

GURTs

Genetic Use Restriction Technologies

GVO

Gentechnisch veränderte Organismen (Genetically Modified Organism)

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HABITAT

UN Conference on Settlements

HELCOM

Helsinki Commission

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IAC

Informal Advisory Committee

IACSD

Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development (United Nations)

IBPGR

International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (CGIAR)

ICCP

Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

ICES

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

ICID

International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage

ICIMOD

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

ICRAF

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (Research institute under the umbrella of the CGIAR)

ICRI

International Coral Reef Initiative

IFF

Intergovernmental Forum on Forests

IGR

Informationszentrum für Genetische Ressourcen

IICA

Instituto Interamericano de Cooperatión para la Agricultura

IIED

International Institute for Environment and Development

IKSR

Internationale Kommission zum Schutze des Rheins

IMCAM

Integrated Marine and Coastal Area Management

IMO

International Maritime Organization (United Nations)

INC

Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee

IOC

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

IOCU

International Organization of Consumers Unions

IPCC

Intergovernmental Paneel on Climate Change

IPE

International Political Economy

IPF

Intergovernmental Panel on Forests

IPGRI

International Planet Genetic Resources Institute (Research institute under the umbrella of the CGIAR)

IPK

Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung

IPR

Intellectual Property Rights

ISOC

Intersessional Meeting on the Operations of the Convention

ITUT

Internationales Transferzentrum für Umwelttechnologie (International Transfer Centre for Environmental Technology)

IUCN

World Conservation Union (formerly the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)

IWC

International Whaling Commission