Acronyms
If you find the many acronyms used in Nepal confusing, the following may help...
| ACA(P) | Annapurna Conservation Area (Project) |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AGRBS | Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing |
| BC | Biodiversity Co-ordinator |
| BM | Standard abbreviation for the herbarium of the Natural History Museum, London |
| BRCC | Biodiversity Registration Co-ordination Committee |
| BRP | Biodiversity Restoration Programme |
| BSN | Botanical Society of Nepal |
| CA | Conservation Area |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCD | Convention on Combating Desertification |
| CF | Community Forest |
| CFUG | Community Forest User Group |
| CHM | Clearing House Mechanism, CBD |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| COP | Conference of the Parties, CBD |
| CSD | Commission for Sustainable Development, UN |
| DANIDA | Danish International Development Agency |
| DBC | District Biodiversity Committee |
| DDC | District Development Committee |
| DFID | UK Department for International Development |
| DFO | District Forest Office |
| DFSR | Department of Forest Survey and Research |
| DNPWC | Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, MFSC |
| DOF | Department of Forest |
| DPR | Department of Plant Resources, MFSC |
| DSCWM | Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management |
| E | Standard abbreviation for the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EPC | Environment Protection Council |
| ESON | Ethnobotany Society of Nepal |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation |
| FUG | Forest User Group |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility (within the World Bank) |
| GISP | Global Invasive Species Programme, CBD |
| GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
| GTI | Global Taxonomy Initiative |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| HMGN | His Majesty’s Government of Nepal |
| HR | Hunting Reserve |
| IAS | Invasive Alien Species |
| ICIMOD | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development |
| INGO | International Non-Governmental Organisation |
| IPR | Intellectual Property Rights |
| ITNC | International Trust for Nature Conservation |
| IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature - World Conservation Union |
| IUCN-Nepal | Nepal branch of IUCN |
| K | Standard abbreviation for the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| KATH | Standard abbreviation for the herbarium in the National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories, Godawari |
| KCA(P) | Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (Project) |
| KMTNC | King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation |
| LDC | Local Development Committee |
| LMO | Living Modified Organism |
| LU | Livestock Unit |
| MCA | Manaslu Conservation Area |
| MFSC | Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, HMGN |
| MLD | Ministry of Local Development, HMGN |
| MLJPA | Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, HMGN |
| MOA | Ministry of Agriculture, HMGN |
| MOPE | Ministry of Population and Environment, HMGN |
| NABSC | National Agro-biodiversity Steering Committee |
| NARC | Nepal Agriculture Research Council |
| NBCC | National Biodiversity Co-ordination Committee |
| NBS | Nepal Biodiversity Strategy (2002) |
| NBSIP | Nepal Biodiversity Strategy Implementation Plan (in draft) |
| NBSC | National Biodiversity Steering Committee, MFSC |
| NBU | National Biodiversity Unit |
| NCCBC | National Co-ordination Committee for Biodiversity Conservation |
| NCS | National Conservation Strategy |
| NEFEJ | Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists |
| NFP | National Focal Point |
| NHPL | National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories, DPR |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NP | National Park |
| NPC | National Planning Commission |
| NPWC | National Parks and Wildlife Conservation |
| NTFB | Nepal Trust Fund for Biodiversity |
| NTFP | Non-Timber Forest Product |
| PA | Protected Area |
| PCPC | Peoples Campaign for Park Conservation |
| PPP | Parks and People Programme |
| PRC | Plant Resources Conservation |
| RCNP | Royal Chitwan National Park |
| RONAST | Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology |
| SBSTTA | Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, CBD |
| TAF | Technical Association of Foresters |
| TI | Standard abbreviation for the herbarium of the University of Tokyo |
| TMI | The Mountain Institute |
| TSC | Thematic Sub-Committee (within NBCC) |
| TU | Tribhuvan University |
| TU-CDB | Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University |
| TUCH | Standard abbreviation for the herbarium of the Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University |
| UNCCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| US | Standard abbreviation for the herbarium of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C. |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| VDC | Village Development Committee |
| WHC | World Heritage Conservation |
| WHS | World Heritage Site, UNESCO |
| WR | Wildlife Reserve |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund for Nature |
| WWF-Nepal | Nepal branch of WWF |