APES Acronyms to Know

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USDA

US Department of Agriculture

USFWS

US Fish and Wildlife Service

US MMPA

US Marine Mammal Protection Act

US NCEAS

US National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

UN

United Nations

UNESCO

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organitzation

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

WHO

World Health Organization

WWF

World Wildlife Foundation

BOD

biological oxygen demand

K

carrying capacity

CFC

chlorofluorocarbon

CHP

combined heat and power

CAFO

concentrated animal feeding operation

CBR

crude birth rate

CDR

crude death rate

DDT

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (BAD pesticide!)

DO

dissolved oxygen

GMO

genetically modified organism

GDP

gross domestic product

GPP

gross primary productivity

HAA

hormonally active agent

IPM

integrated pest management

LD

lethal dose

MRF

materials recovery facility

MSY

maximum sustainable yield

MDC

more developed country

MSW

municipal solid waste

NPP

net primary productivity

OSY

optimal sustainable yield

POPs

persistent organic pollutants

PCB

polychlorinated biphenol

TFR

total fertility rate

TRI

toxic release inventory

VOC

volatile organic compound

ACAP

Annapurna Conservation Area Project

BPA

Bisphenol A

CDC

Center for Disease Control

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CITES

Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species

ENSO

El Nino Southern Osciliation

ESA

Endangered Species Act

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

FIFRA

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act

FQA

Food Quality Act

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FSC

Forest Stewardship Council

HIPPCO

Habitat destruction, Invasive species, Pollution, Population dynamics, Climate change and Overexploitation

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature

LDC

Less Developed Country

MAB

Man and the Biosphere Programme

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standard

NCEAS

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

NMFS

National Marine Fisheries Service

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

REACH

Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act


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