| ABC |
Atmospheric Brown Cloud |
| ANWR |
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
| AZE |
Alliance for Zero Extinction |
| Basel Convention |
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal |
| BOD |
Biological Oxygen Demand |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCAMLR |
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
| CDIAC |
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
| CFCs |
Chlorofluorocarbons |
| CHP |
Combined Heat and Power |
| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| CMS |
Convention on Migratory Species |
| CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
| CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
| CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
| DALY |
Disability-Adjusted Life Years |
| DME |
Dimethyl Ether |
| EAIS |
East Antarctic Ice Sheet |
| EANET |
Acid Deposition Monitoring Network East Asia |
| ECC |
Environmental Conservation Corps |
| EEA |
European Environment Agency |
| ETS |
Emissions Trading Scheme (of the EU) |
| EU |
European Union |
| EVI |
Environmental Vulnerability Index |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
| GEMS |
Global Environment Monitoring System |
| GEO |
Global Environment Outlook (of UNEP) |
| GHG |
Greenhouse Gas |
| GM |
Genetically Modified |
| GRASP |
Great Apes Survival Project |
| GRID |
Global Resource Information Database |
| HCFCs |
Cydrochloroflourocarbons |
| HEVs |
Hybrid Electric Vehicles |
| HIPC |
Highly Indebted Poor Countries |
| HIV/AIDS |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| IEA |
International Energy Agency |
| ILO |
International Labour Organization |
| IIASA |
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| INDOEX |
Indian Ocean Experiment |
| IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| IOTWS |
Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the Indian Ocean |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPHE |
International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
| IUU |
Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (fishing) |
| KISR |
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research |
| koe |
Kilogram of Oil Equivalent |
| Kyoto Protocol |
Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| MA |
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
| Madrid Protocol |
The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty 1991 |
| MAP |
Madre de Dios (Peru), Acre (Brazil) and Pando (Bolivia) |
| MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
| MEA |
Multilateral Environmental Agreement |
| MeBr |
Methyl Bromide |
| N |
Nitrogen |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (of the United States) |
| NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa's Development |
| NO |
Nitric Oxide |
| NO2 |
Nitrogen Dioxide, Nitrites |
| NO3 |
Nitrates |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (of the United States) |
| NOx |
Nitrogen Oxides |
| NPRA |
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska |
| O3 |
Ozone |
| ODP |
Ozone Depleting Potential |
| ODS |
Ozone Depleting Substance |
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PAHs |
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PCP |
Pentachlorophenol |
| PIC |
Prior Informed Consent |
| PM |
Particulate Matter |
| POPs |
Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
| PV |
Photovoltaic |
| Ramsar Convention |
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat |
| RLIs |
Red List Indices |
| Rotterdam Convention |
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade |
| SIDS |
Small Island Developing State(s) |
| SO2 |
Sulphur Dioxide |
| SPM |
Suspended Particulate Matter |
| Stockholm Convention |
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| US |
United States |
| USEPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| USGS |
United States Geological Service |
| UV |
Ultraviolet |
| WAIS |
West Antarctic Ice Sheet |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| World Bank |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) |
| World Heritage |
Convention Concerning the Protection of the Convention World Cultural and Natural Heritage |
| WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |
