List of Acronyms
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ABNJ |
Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction |
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APFIC |
Asia Pacific Fishery Commission |
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ASCLME |
Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project |
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ATSEA |
Indonesian Seas LME |
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AU |
African Union |
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BCC |
Benguela Current Commission |
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BCLME |
Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
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BoBLME |
Bay of Bengal LME |
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CAMP |
Coastal Area Management Programme |
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CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
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CCA |
Causal Chain Analysis |
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CCLME |
Canary Current LME |
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CCRF |
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
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CD |
Capacity Development |
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CI |
Conservation International |
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CLME |
Caribbean LME |
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COI |
Indian Ocean Commission (Commission de l’Océan Indien) |
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COMESA |
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
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COP |
Conference of the Parties |
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CRM |
Coastal Resources Management |
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CTI |
Coral Triangle Initiative |
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CTSP |
Coral Triangle Support Partnership |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid |
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EAF |
Ecosystem (Based) Approach to Fisheries |
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EBD |
UNDP Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme |
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EBFM |
Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management |
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EBM |
Ecosystem based Management |
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EEA |
Experimental Ecosystem Accounts |
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EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
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EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
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EC |
European Commission |
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EPA |
US Environmental Protection Agency |
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ERA |
Ecological Risk Assessment |
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EU |
European Union |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
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GCLME |
Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GPA |
Global Programme of Action |
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HAB |
Harmful Algal Bloom |
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ICM |
Integrated Coastal Management |
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ICAM |
Integrated Coastal Area Management |
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ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Seas |
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ICZM |
Integrated Coastal Zone Management |
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ICZMC |
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Committee |
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IMC |
Interministerial Committee |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organisation |
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IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
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IOI |
International Ocean Institute |
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IUCN |
International Union for Conservation of Nature |
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IW |
International Waters |
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IWCAM |
Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (GEF Project) |
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IWRM |
Integrated Water Resources Management |
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IW: LEARN |
International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network |
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LBSA |
Land Based Sources and Activities |
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LDC |
Least Developed Country |
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LED |
Local Economic Development |
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LME |
Large Marine Ecosystem |
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LME:Learn |
Large Marine Ecosystems Learning Exchange and Resource Network |
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LMMA |
Locally Managed Marine Areas |
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MAP |
Mediterranean Action Plan |
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MCSD |
Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development |
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MEDA |
National Marine Ecosystem Diagnostic Analysis |
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MEDLME |
Mediterranean LME |
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METAP |
Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance Program |
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MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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MPA |
Marine Protected Areas |
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MSP |
Marine Spatial Planning |
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MSSD |
Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development |
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NAP |
National Action Plan |
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NAP |
National Action Programme |
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NC |
Nairobi Convention |
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NCAP |
National Caspian Action Plans |
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NDA |
National Diagnostic Analysis |
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NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
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NFP |
National Focal Point |
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NGO |
Non-governmental organisation |
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NIC |
National Interministerial Committee |
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NICZMC |
National ICZM Committee |
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NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
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NPA |
National Plan of Action (including ICZM aspects in most countries) |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NOS |
(NOAA) National Ocean Service |
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NSA |
Non-State Actor |
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NWS |
(NOAA) National Weather Service |
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OAR |
(NOAA) Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
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OAS |
Organisation of American States |
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OBIS |
Ocean Biogeographic Information System |
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OHI |
Ocean Health Index |
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PA |
Protected Area |
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PAP/RAC |
Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre |
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PCU |
Project Coordination Unit |
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PEMSEA |
Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia |
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PERSGA |
Programme for the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden |
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PES |
Payment for Ecosystem Services |
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PICES |
North Pacific Marine Science Organization |
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PMU |
Project Management Unit |
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POP |
Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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ProDoc |
Project Document |
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PSSA |
Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas |
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PSC |
Project Steering Committee |
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RAC |
Regional activity centre |
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ReCoMaP |
Regional Programme for the Sustainable Management of the Coastal Zone of the Countries of the Indian Ocean |
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REMPEC |
Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea |
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RFMO |
Regional Fisheries Management Organisation |
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ROPME |
Regional Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas (of Bahrain, I.R.Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
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SAP |
Strategic Action Programme |
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SAPPHIRE |
Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonisation and Reform |
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SCS |
South China Sea |
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SDGs |
Sustainable Development Goals |
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SEAFDEC |
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center |
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SEEA |
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting |
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SID |
Small Island Developing State |
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SPREP |
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
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SST |
Sea Surface Temperature |
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STAP |
Science and Technical Advisory Panel of the GEF |
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TDA |
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis |
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TEEB |
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity |
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TWAP |
Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme |
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UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
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WCPFC |
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission |
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WIO |
Western Indian Ocean |
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WIO-LAB |
Addressing Land-Based Activities in the West Indian Ocean |
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WIOMSA |
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association |
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WIOSAP |
Western Indian Ocean Strategic Action Programme |
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WRI |
World Resources Institute |
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WWF |
Worldwide Fund for Nature |
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YSLME |
Yellow Sea LME |