APES Acronyms to Know
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
