| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATCM | Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting |
| ATCP | Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties |
| A.T.S. | Antarctic Treaty System |
| B.F.S.P. | British and Foreign State Papers |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCAMLR | Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
| CDM | Clean development mechanism |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbons |
| CIEL | Center for International Environmental Law |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
| Cmd. | United Kingdom Command Papers |
| COP | Conference of the Parties |
| CSD | Commission on Sustainable Development |
| CTE | World Trade Organization Committee on Trade and Environment |
| C.T.S. | Canadian Treaty Series |
| ECOSOC | United Nations Economic and Social Council |
| EC | European Community |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EMEP | Environmental Management |
| EMuT | International Law: Multilateral Agreements |
| Envtl L. | Environmental Law |
| E.P.L. | Environmental Policy and Law |
| E.T.S. | European Treaty Series |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GEMS | Global Environment Monitoring System |
| GHG | Greenhouse gases |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| I.C.J. | International Court of Justice Reports |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| Integrated coastal zone management | |
| ILC | International Law Commission |
| I.L.M. | International Legal Materials |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMCO | International Maritime Consultative Organizations |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IRPTC | International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals |
| ITLOS | International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea |
| IUCN | World Conservation Union |
| IWC | International Whaling Commission |
| JI | Joint implementation |
| LMO | Living modified organism |
| L.N.T.S. | League of Nations Treaty Series |
| LRTAP | Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution |
| MARPOL | International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution by Ships |
| MOU | Memorandum of understanding |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| O.J.E.C. | Official Journal of the European Communities |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OAU | Organization of African Unity |
| OECD | Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OSCE | Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe |
| PCB s | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PIC | Prior informed consent |
| POP s | Persistant organic pollutants |
| stat. | Statute |
| T.I.A.S. | U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements |
| TOMAS | Tropospheric Ozone Management Areas |
| U.K.T.S. | United Kingdom Treaty Series |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNCLOS | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Program |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNGAOR | United Nations General Assembly Official Records |
| UNRIAA | United Nations Reports of International Arbitral Awards |
| U.N.T.S. | United Nations Treaty Series |
| U.S.T. | United States Treaty Series |
| VOC s | Volatile organic compounds |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WSSD | World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
| WWF | Worldwide Fund for Nature |
In: International Environmental Law, Fourth Edition
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