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    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    AAPPMA

    Association Agréée de Pêche et de Protection des Milieux Aquatiques

    In French

    AASQA

    Associations Agréées de Surveillance de la Qualité de l'Air

    In French

    AASQA

    Association Agréée de la Surveillance de la Qualité de l'Air

    In French

    AAVCB

    Australian Association of Veterinary Conservation Biologists

    In English

    ABMEE

    Agency of Brasov for the Management of Energy and Environment

    In English

    ABV

    Autorité du Bassin de la Volta

    In French

    ACE

    Action Communautaire pour l'Environnement

    In French

    ACE

    Advisory Committee on the Environment

    In English

    ACF

    Australian Conservation Foundation (www.acfonline.org.au)

    In English

    ACMFE

    Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

    In English

    ACNA

    Action Communautaire pour la Conservation de la Nature

    In French

    ACV

    Analyse de Cycle de Vie

    In French

      ADEME

      Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie

      In French

      AEA

      Agenzia per l’Energia e l’Ambiente (della Provincia di Perugia)

      In Italian

      AEE

      Agence Européenne pour l'Environnement (www.eea.europa.eu/fr)

      In French

      AEI

      Accord Environnemental International

      In French

      AESS

      Agenzia per l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (di Modena)

      In Italian

      AFEDES

      Asociación Forestal Ecológica de Desarrollo Sostenible

      In Spanish

      AFKE

      Association Franco-Kirghize d’Écotourisme

      In English

      AFSSE

      Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire Environnementale (www.afsse.fr)

      In French

      AGENA

      Agenzia per l'Energia e l'Ambiente (della Provincia di Teramo)

      In Italian

      AGOES

      Advanced Geosynchronous Observation Environment Satellite

      In English

      AGUAS

      Agrupaciones Uruguayas por un Ambiente Sano

      In Spanish

      AID

      Algemene Inspectiedienst (www.aid.nl)

      In Dutch

      AIZC

      Aménagement Intégré des Zones Côtières

      In French

      ALF

      Animal Liberation Front

      In English

      AMA

      Agenzia Milanese Mobilita' e Ambiente

      In Italian

      AMEL

      Agência Municipal de Energia e Ambiente de Loures

      In Portuguese

      AMINAL

      Administratie voor Milieu, Natuur en Landbouw

      In Dutch

      ANB

      Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos (www.bosengroen.be)

      In Dutch

      ANRED

      Agence Nationale de Récupération des Déchets

      In French

      APCC

      Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod

      In English

      APEA

      Agenzia Provinciale Energia ed Ambiente

      In Italian

      APESA

      Association Pour l'Environnement et la Sécurité en Aquitaine (https://www.apesa.fr/)

      In French

      APFM

      Associated Program on Flood Management

      In English

      APM

      Atmospheric Particle Monitor

      In English

      APPMA

      Association de Pêche et de Protection des Milieux Aquatiques

      In French

      AQA

      Agence pour la Qualité de l'Air

      In French

      ARA

      Altstoff Recycling Austria (www.ara.at)

      In German

      ARAZPA

      Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (www.arazpa.org.au)

      In English

      ARENE

      Agence Régionale de l'Environnement et des Nouvelles Énergies

      In French

      ARPA

      Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente

      In Italian

      ARPE

      Agence Régionale Pour l'Environnement

      In French

      ASEH

      American Society for Environmental History

      In English

      ASOREMA

      Asociación de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales de los Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente

      In Spanish

      ASPAS

      Association pour la Protection des Animaux Sauvages

      In French

      ASTE

      Association pour le Développement des Sciences et Techniques de l'Environnement

      In French

      ATEnEE

      Actions Territoriales pour l'Environnement et l'Efficacité Énergétique

      In French

      AVS

      Alpenverein Südtirol

      In German

      AWF

      Alabama Wildlife Federation (https://www.alabamawildlife.org/)

      In English

      AWI

      Animal Welfare Institute (www.awionline.org)

      In English

      AdWR

      Advances in Water Resources

      In English

      ApEnM

      Applied Environmental Microbiology

      In English

      ArS

      Archives des Sciences

      In French

      AtmEn

      Atmospheric Environment

      In English

      BARPI

      Bureau d'Analyse des Risques et des Pollutions Industrielles

      In French

      BAS

      British Antartic Survey

      In English

      BASIAS

      Base de données des Anciens Sites Industriels et Activités de Service

      In French

      BASIAS

      Base des Anciens Sites Industriels et Activités de Service

      In French

      BAUM

      Bundesdeutscher Arbeitskreis für Umweltbewußtes Management (www.baumev.de)

      In German

      BDQA

      Base nationale de Données sur la Qualité de l’Air

      In French

      BECC
      Border Environment Cooperation Commission

      = COCEF | Comisión de Cooperación Ecológica Fronteriza | In Spanish
      = COCEF | Comissão de Cooperação Ecológica Fronteiriça | In Portuguese

      In English

      BEE

      Bureau Européen de l'Environnement

      In French

      BFN
      Baltic Fund for Nature (http://bfn.org.ru)

      = БФП | Балтийский Фонд Природы | In Russian

      In English

      BIRS
      Bureau International de Recherches sur la Sauvagine

      Le Bureau International de Recherches sur la Sauvagine (BIRS) a été créé dans le but de coordonner les recherches et les mesures de protection relatives aux oiseaux aquatiques sauvages et aux zones humides constituant leurs habitats, en association avec les autres organismes internationaux concernés par l’environnement naturel.

      In French

      BKSDA

      Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam

      In Indonesian

      BLI

      Bird Life International

      In English

      BLP

      Bateau de Lutte contre la Pollution

      In French

      BMU

      Bundesministerium für Umwelt (www.bmu.de)

      In German

      BOMECV

      Bulletin Officiel du Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie

      In French

      BOMULTE

      Bulletin Officiel du Ministère de l’Urbanisme, du Logement, des Transports et de l'Environnement

      In French

      BULLE

      BUlletin de Liaison sur la Législation Environnementale

      In French

      BfN

      Bundesamt für Naturschutz (https://www.bfn.de/)

      In German

      CAFE

      Clean Air for Europe

      In English

      CATTEL

      Catastrophes Telluriques et Tsunami

      In French

      CAUE

      Conseil en Architecture, Urbanisme et Environnement

      In French

      CBD
      Convention on Biological Diversity

      = CDB | Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica | In Spanish
      = CDB | Convenção sobre a Diversidade Biológica | In Portuguese

      In English

      CBSG

      Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (www.cbsg.org)

      In English

      CCAAN
      Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental de América del Norte (www.cec.org/es/)

      = NACEC | North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation | In English
      = CNACE | Commission Nord-Américaine de Coopération Environnementale | In French
      = CNACA | Comissão Norte-americana de Cooperação Ambiental | In Portuguese

      In Spanish

      CCAB-AP
      Consejo Centroamericano de Bosques y Áreas Protegidas

      = CCAB-AP | Conselho Centro-americano de Florestas e Áreas Protegidas | In Portuguese

      In Spanish

      CCAB-AP
      Conselho Centro-americano de Florestas e Áreas Protegidas

      = CCAB-AP (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CCAMLR

      Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (www.ccamlr.org)

      In English

      CCAP

      Consejo Centroamericano de Areas Protegidas

      In Spanish

      CCEP

      Center for Corporate Environmental Performance (https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/ccep/)

      In English

      CCGC
      Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru

      = CCW | Countryside Council for Wales | In English

      In Welsh

      CCP

      Cours Certifé de Permaculture

      In French

      CCPA

      Conseil Canadien de Protection des Animaux

      In French

      CCS

      Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage

      In English

      CCSBT

      Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna

      In English

      CCU

      Carbon Capture and Utilization

      In English

      CCW
      Countryside Council for Wales

      = CCGC, CCW (see above)

      In English

      CDB
      Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica

      = CBD, CDB (see above)

      In Spanish

      CDB
      Convenção sobre a Diversidade Biológica

      = CBD, CDB (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CDEMA
      Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (https://www.cdema.org/)

      The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It was established as CDERA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency) so as to coordinate emergency response and relief efforts to participating states.

      In English

      CDERA

      Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency

      In English

      CDM

      Clean Development Mechanism

      In English

      CDM
      Comprehensive Disaster Management

      Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) is an integrated and proactive approach to disaster management which reduces the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change while enhancing sustainable development.

      In English

      CDMP

      Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project

      In English

      CDP

      Carbon Disclosure Project

      In English

      CEAP

      Cellule Anti-Pollution

      In French

      CEC

      Commission for Environmental Cooperation

      In English

      CEDRE

      Centre de Documentation, de Recherche et d'Expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux

      In French

      CEEETA

      Centro de Estudos em Economia da Energia, dos Transportes e do Ambiente

      In Portuguese

      CEHI
      Caribbean Environmental Health Institute

      The Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) is a Technical Institute of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that provides technical and advisory services to Member States in all areas of environmental management, including water resources management, sustainable land management, waste management, chemical safety, occupational health and safety, eco-efficiency, and renewable energy.

      In English

      CEIRD

      Center of Environmental Issues and Regional Development

      In English

      CEN

      Creative Environmental Networks

      In English

      CEPIS
      Centro Panamericano de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ciencias del Ambiente (www.cepis.ops-oms.org)

      = CEPIS | Centro Pan-americano de Engenharia Sanitária e Ciências do Ambiente | In Portuguese

      In Spanish

      CEPIS
      Centro Pan-americano de Engenharia Sanitária e Ciências do Ambiente (www.cepis.ops-oms.org)

      = CEPIS (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CEPREDENAC
      Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central

      = CEPREDENAC | Centro de Coordenação para a Prevenção de Desastres Naturais na América Central | In Portuguese

      In Spanish

      CEPREDENAC
      Centro de Coordenação para a Prevenção de Desastres Naturais na América Central

      = CEPREDENAC (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CEREGE

      Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement

      In French

      CERR

      Centre d'Écologie des Ressources Renouvelables

      In French

      CERs

      Certified Emission Reductions

      In English

      CES

      Conservation des Eaux et des Sols

      In French

      CESTMed

      Centre d'Étude et de Sauvegarde des Tortues marines de Méditerranée

      In French

      CFME

      Centre de Formation aux Métiers de l'Environnement

      In French

      CGSESE
      Centre de Gestion de la Sécheresse pour l’Europe du Sud-Est

      = DMCSEE | Drought Management Centre for South-Eastern Europe | In English

      In French

      CHASER

      CHemical AGCM for Study of atmospheric Environment and Radiative forcing

      In English

      CICTA

      Commission Internationale pour la Conservation des Thonidés de l'Atlantique

      In French

      CICTA

      Commission Internationale pour la Conservation des Thonidés de l'Atlantique et des mers adjacentes

      In French

      CIRDN
      Comité Interamericano para la Reducción de los Desastres Naturales

      = IACNDR | Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction | In English
      = CIRDN | Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais | In Portuguese

      In Spanish

      CIRDN
      Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais

      = IACNDR (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CIRED

      Centre International de Recherches sur l'Environnement et le Développement

      In French

      CITES

      Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

      In English

      CLEAN

      Conformité à la Législation Environnementale des Activités Nucléaires

      In French

      CMDS
      Cumbre Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

      = WSSD | World Summit on Sustainable Development | In English
      = SMDD | Sommet Mondial sur le Développement Durable | In French
      = CMDS | Cúpula Mundial de Desenvolvimento Sustentável | In Portuguese

      In Spanish

      CMDS
      Cúpula Mundial de Desenvolvimento Sustentável

      = WSSD, SMDD (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CMPP

      Centre Marocain de Production Propre (www.cmpp.ma)

      In French

      CNACA
      Comissão Norte-americana de Cooperação Ambiental (www.cec.org)

      = CCAAN, NACEC, CNACE, CNACA (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CNACE
      Commission Nord-Américaine de Coopération Environnementale (www.cec.org/fr/)

      = CCAAN, NACEC, CNACA (see above)

      In French

      CNAP

      Catalogue des Normes Anti-Pollution

      In French

      CNUED

      Conférence des Nations Unies sur l'Environnement et le Développement

      In French

      COCEF
      Comisión de Cooperación Ecológica Fronteriza

      = BECC, COCEF (see above)

      In Spanish

      COCEF
      Comissão de Cooperação Ecológica Fronteiriça

      = BECC, COCEF (see above)

      In Portuguese

      COMORE

      Contrôle et Modélisation de Ressources Renouvelables

      In French

      CONAP
      Confederación de Nacionalidades Amazónicas del Perú

      = CONAP | Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru | In English
      = CONAP | Confédération des Nationalités Amazoniennes du Pérou | In French
      = CONAP | Confederação das Nações Amazônicas do Peru | In Portuguese

      In Spanish

      CONAP
      Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru

      = CONAP (see above)

      In English

      CONAP
      Confédération des Nationalités Amazoniennes du Pérou

      = CONAP (see above)

      In French

      CONAP
      Confederação das Nações Amazônicas do Peru

      = CONAP (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CONASUR

      Conseil National de Secours, d’Urgence et de Réhabilitation (www.conasur.gov.bf)

      In French

      COREO

      Consortium of Regional Ecological Observatories

      In English

      CORINE

      Coordination des Informations sur l'Environnement

      In French

      COSSE

      Comité pour la Sauvegarde de la Santé et de l'Environnement

      In French

      COVNM

      Composés Organiques Volatils Non Méthaniques

      In French

      CPF

      Carbon Partnership Facility

      In English

      CPIE

      Centre Permanent d'Initiative pour l'Environnement

      In French

      CPP

      Cours de Conception en Permaculture

      In French

      CRAC

      Comité radicalement anti-corrida

      In French

      CSE

      Centre for Sustainable Energy

      In English

      CSE

      Centre for Science and Environment

      In English

      CTF

      Clean Technology Fund

      In English

      CUTEC

      Clausthaler Umwelttechnik-Institut

      In German

      CVN

      Convention Vie et Nature pour une écologie radicale

      In French

      DDDI

      Directoire Développement Durable et Initiatives

      In French

      DDEN

      Direction Départementale de l'Environnement et de la Nature

      In French

      DE

      Déclaration Environnementale

      In French

      DEP

      Déclaration Environnementale sur les Produits

      In French

        DER

        Digital Environmental Registry

        In English

        DERA

        Defense Environment Restoration Account

        In English

        DIB

        Déchet Industriel Banal

        In French

        DIREN

        Direction Régionale de l'Environnement

        In French

        DIS

        Déchets Industriels Spéciaux

        In French

        DMCSEE
        Drought Management Centre for South-Eastern Europe

        = CGSESE, DMCSEE (see above)

        In English

        DPA

        Diplôme de Permaculture Appliquée

        In French

        DPRI

        Disaster Prevention Research Institute (https://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/)

        In English

        DRIRE

        Direction Régionale de l'Industrie, de la Recherche et de l'Environnement

        In French

        DTQD

        Déchets Toxiques en Quantités Dispersées

        In French

        DWR

        Department of Water Resources

        In English

        DaRT

        Data Reporting Tool for MEAs

        In English

        EAR

        Environmental Analysis Report

        In English

        EBC

        Espace Boisé Classé

        In French

        ECAP

        Environmental Compliance Achievement Program

        In English

        ECAS

        Environmental Compliance Assessments Study

        In English

        ECI

        Environmental Change Institute

        In English

        EDD

        Environnement et Développement Durable

        In French

        EDD

        Éducation au Développement Durable

        In French

        EDIS

        Environmental Data and Information Service

        In English

        EDRA

        Environmental Design Research Association (www.edra.org)

        In English

        EE

        Éducation à l'Environnement

        In French

        EEA

        European Environment Agency (www.eea.europa.eu)

        In English

        EEA

        European Environmental Agency

        In English

        EFC

        Environmental Facilities Corporation

        In English

        EGP

        European Green Party

        In English

        EI
        Environmental Impact

        The abbreviation EI (Environmental Impact) is included in abbreviations such as EIR (Environmental Impact Report) and EIS (Environmental Impact Statement).

        In English

          EIE

          Évaluation de l'Impact sur l'Environnement

          In French

          EIE

          Évaluation d'Impact sur l'Environnement

          In French

          EIONET

          European Environment Information & Observation Network

          In English

          EIPPC
          European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control

          The abbreviation EIPPC (European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) includes the abbreviation IPCC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control).

          In English

          EIR
          Environmental Impact Report

          The abbreviation EIR (Environmental Impact Report) includes the abbreviation EI (Environmental Impact).

          In English

          EIS
          Environmental Impact Statement

          The abbreviation EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) includes the abbreviation EI (Environmental Impact).

          In English

            ELF

            Earth Liberation Front

            In English

            ELIPSCE

            Étudiant de L'école doctorale de l’Ingénierie, Performance, Santé, Cognition et Environnement

            In French

            ELP

            Embarcation de Lutte contre la Pollution

            In French

            EMAS

            Environmental Managment and Audit System

            In English

            EMF

            Ecological Management Foundation

            In English

            EMSEA

            Environmental Monitoring from Space of East Asia

            In English

            ENAC

            Environnement Naturel Architectural et Construit

            In French

            ENNNRCP

            Ewaso Ng'iro North Natural Resources Conservation Project

            In English

            ENS

            Espaces Naturels Sensibles

            In French

            ENVISAT

            Environmental Satellite

            In English

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