AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
BYU |
Brigham Young University |
BP |
British Petroleum |
BRT |
Biodiversity Research and Training (Thailand) |
CABS |
Center for Applied Biodiversity Science |
CBCA |
Community Based Conservation Area |
CDB |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
CBO |
Community-based Organization |
CEPF |
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund |
CI |
Conservation International |
CII |
Cooperative Island Initiative (of ISSG) |
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
CNMI |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
CROP |
Council of Regional Organizations of the Pacific |
EBA |
Endemic Bird Areas |
EVI |
Environmental Vulnerability Index |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
FFA |
Forum Fisheries Agency |
FSM |
Federated States of Micronesia |
FSPI |
Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GIS |
Geographical Information System |
GTZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Aid) |
IBA |
Important Bird Area |
IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
ISSG |
Invasive Species Specialist Group (of IUCN) |
MCT |
Micronesia Conservation Trust |
MEA |
Multilateral Environmental Agreement |
NBSAP |
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan |
NCSA |
National Capacity Self Assessment |
NEMS |
National Environmental Management Strategy |
NGO |
nongovernmental organization |
NZAID |
New Zealand Agency for International Development |
PA |
Protected Area |
PABITRA |
Pacific Asia Biodiversity Transect Network |
PBIN |
Pacific Basin Information Node |
PICT |
Pacific Island Country or Territory |
PIER |
Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk Project |
PSA |
Pacific Science Association |
SGP |
Small Grants Program |
SPC |
Secretariat for the Pacific Community |
SOPAC |
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission |
SPREP |
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program |
TNC |
The Nature Conservancy |
UNCCD |
United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Program |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
USP |
University of the South Pacific |
USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
WCS |
Wildlife Conservation Society |
WWF-SSP |
World Wide Fund for Nature- South Pacific Program |