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 |