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Page Aim There are many abbreviations used in both sustainability and community work. This list brings them together Page Contents Arranged alphabetically. Page Updates The list will be occasionally updated. Please make an input.
AAP Area Action Plan ABCD Achieving Better Community Development ABI Area Based Initiative ACD Active Communities Directorate ACEVO Association for Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific nations ACR+ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and Sustainable Resource Management ACRE Action with Communities in Rural England ACTOR Aalborg Commitments Tools and Resources ACU Active Communities Unit AD Avoided Deforestation ALGE Association of Local Government Ecologists ALMO Arms Length Management Organisation AMICA Adoption and Migration – an Integrated Climate Policy Approach AMR Annual Monitoring Report ANPED Northern Alliance for Sustainability (formerly known as the Alliance of Northern People for Environment and Development) AOIS Alliance of Small Island States APA Annual Performance Assessment AR4 UN IPCC Fourth Assessment Report ASC Academy for Sustainable Communities ATT Arms Trade Treaty
bassac British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres BAP Biodiversity Action Plan BASIS Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Services BIG Big Lottery Fund BME Black, Minority Ethnic BRN Black Regeneration Network BRT Bus Rapid Transit (regional express) BTCV British Trust for Conservation Volunteers BTEG Black Training and Enterprise Group BWEA British Wind Energy Association
CAAT Campaign Against Arms Trade C&C Contract and Convergence CAFOD Catholic Action for Overseas Development CAP EU Common Agricultural Policy CASH Consensus Action on Salt and Health CBI Confederation of British Industry CBIF Capacity Building Infrastructure Framework CBT Campaign for Better Transport, formerly Transport 2000 CCBR Community Capacity Building Review CCES Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategy CCS Carbon Capture and Storage CDCU Community Development Credit Union CDM Clean Development Mechanism (Kyoto Protocol) CDF Community Development Foundation CDFE Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise - corporate climate change denial CDM Clean Development Mechanism CDO Collatoralised Debt Obligation CDX Community Development Exchange CEDC Community Education Development Council CEMR Council of the European Municipalities and Regions CEF Community Empowerment Fund CEHR Commission for Equalities and Human Rights (formerly Equal Opportunities Commission, Disability Rights Commission and Commission for Racial Equality) CEN Community Empowerment Network CFS Community Finance Solutions CfIT Commission for Integrated Transport CHP Community Heating and Power CLES Centre for Local Economic Strategy CLG Department of Communities and Local Government CNP Council for National Parks CO2 Carbon Dioxide COP Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention – COP1, COP2 etc. CORE COrporate REsponsibility CPA Comprehensive Performance Assessment CPP Community Participation Programme CPRE Council for the Protection of Rural England CREATES Creative Recycling Enviro-Arts Training and Education Service CRED Community Recycling and Economic Development Programme CRN Community Recycling Network CS Core Strategy CSA Community Supported Agriculture CSC Community Sector Coalition CSD Commission on Sustainable Development CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Competitive Spending Review CTC Cyclists Touring Club CVS Council for Voluntary Service
DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting DBERR Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government (formerly ODPM) DE Decentralised Energy Defra Department of Farming and Rural Affairs DETR Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (Now defunct. It became Defra and DTLR. DTLR first became ODPM – now it’s DCLG.) DEMOCS Deliberative Meetings of Citizens DESO Defence Export Services Organisation DfID Department for International Development DfT Department for Transport DoE Department of the Environment (Now defunct. It merged with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to become two new Government departments.) DPD Development Plan Document DPE Decriminalised Parking Enforcement DTI Department of Trade and Industry – since 2007 this has become DBERR DTLR Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (now defunct)
EAC Every Action Counts EAUC Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges EC European Commission ECCR Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility EcIA Ecological Impact Assessment ECOWAS Economic Communities of West African States EDM Early Day Motion (Parliamentary lobbying tool) EEA European Environment Agency EfE Environment for Europe EFSA European Food Safety Authority eg journal for sustainability workers EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIRIS Ethical Investment Research Services EMA Or EMAS Eco Management and Audit Schemes EO Employers Organisation EPAs Economic Partnership Agreements ERDF European Regional Development Fund ERIC Environment Resource and Information Centre ESD Education for Sustainable Development ESF Education for Sustainability Forum ESF European Social Fund ESRC Economic and Social Research Council EST Energy Saving Trust ES2 Earth Summit 2 ETS Emissions Trading Scheme EU European Union EWEA European Wind Energy Association
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation FCDL Federation of Community Development Learning FCFCG Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens FCR Full Cost Recovery FOE Friends of the Earth FSA Food Standards Agency FSC Forest Stewardship Council
GAP Global Action Plan GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDA Guideline Daily Amount GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Faculty GHG greenhouse gas GM genetically modified GMO Genetically modified organism GO Government Office for the Regions GPI General Progress Index GRASP Great Apes Survival Project GWP Global Warming Potential
HCFCs / HFCs hydrochlorofluro carbons HIPC Highly Indebted Poor Country H2SO4 Sulphuric acid (acid rain)
IAASTD International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation ICC International Chamber of Commerce ICLEI International Council for Local Environment Initiatives IDeA Improvement and Development Agency IEA International Energy Agency IEEM Institute of Ecology and Environment Management IETA International Emission Trading Association IFAT International Fair Trade Association IIED International Institute for Environment and Development IMD Index of Multiple Deprivation IMF International Monetary Fund IMO International Maritime Organisation INSA International Network on Small Arms IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPP Integrated product policy IPPR Institute for Public Policy Research IRS Integrated Regional Strategy ISA Independent Safeguarding Authority (continually updated replacement of the CRB) ISEE International Society for Ecological Economics ITDG Intermediate Technology Development Group IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature / World Conservation Union
JAR Joint Area Review JDC Jubilee Debt Campaign JRF Joseph Rowntree Foundation
LA Local Authority LA21 Local Agenda 21 LAA Local Area Agreement LAB Local Action for Biodiversity LBAP Local Biodiversity Action Plans LCT Life cycle thinking LDD Local Development Document LDF Local Development Framework LDO Local Development Order LDS Local Development Scheme LEA Local Education Authority LEAD Livestock, Environment and Development Initiative LEAP Learning Evaluating and Planning LEGI Local Enterprise Growth Initiative LETS Local Exchange and Trading System LGA Local Government Association LGIB Local Government International Bureau LGIU Local Government Information Unit LGMB Local Government Management Board – replaced in 1999 by the EO and IDA’s Sustainable Development Unit LGN Local Government Network LGPF Local Government Performance Framework LINk Local Involvement Network LIO Local Infrastructure Organisation LM3 Local Multiplier 3 LNRS Local Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy LP Local Plan LPA Local Planning Authority LPSA2 Local Public Service Agreement LRT Light Rapid Transit (light rail system) LSDA Learning and Skills Development Agency LSP Local Strategic Partnership LSR Local Spending Report (required under the SCA) LTA Local Transport Authority LTCS Landfill Tax Credit Scheme LTP Local Transport Plan
MAA Multi Area Agreement MAI Multilateral Agreement on Investment MBI Market based instruments MDG Millennium Development Goals
NACUW National Association of Credit Union Workers NACVS National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service (now NAVCA) NAEE National Association for Environmental Education NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NAMA Non Agricultural Market Access NAO National Audit Office NAVCA National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (was NACVS) NCVO National Council for Voluntary Organisations NDC New Deal for Communities NEETS Not in Education, Employment or Training NEF New Economics Foundation NEP National Empowerment Partnership NERC National Environment Research Council NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NIF Neighbourhood Initiatives Foundation NLGN New Local Government Network NRWF National Resource and Waste Forum NRA Neighbourhood Renewal Advisor NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Fund NRU Neighbourhood Renewal Unit NSF Neighbourhood Support Fund NSIDC US National Snow and Ice Data Centre NSNR National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal
ODA Overseas Development Aid ODS Ozone Depleting Substances ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister now the DCLG OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OFR Operating and Financial Reviews
PACT Partners and Communities Together PB Participatory Budgeting PFI Private Finance Initiative PMF Performance Management Framework PGS Planning Gain Supplement PHVA Population and Habitat Viability Assessment PI Performance Indicator PPG Pump Priming Grant PPP Public Private Partnership PQASSO Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations PSA Public Service Agreement PV Photovoltaic
QOLs(s) Quality of Life (indicators)
R&D Research and Development RCAW Rural Community Action Network RCC Rural Community Council RDA Regional Development Agency REDD Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (see Glossary) RFA Regional Funding Allocation RICS Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors RING Regional and International Networking Group Rio Earth Summit 1 RPB Regional Planning Body RPG Regional Planning Guidance RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSS Regional Spatial Strategy R2O Routes to Opportunity RTA Regional Trade Agreement RTFO Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation RTS Regional Transport Strategy RVSN Regional Voluntary Sector Network
S&P Sustainability and Participation / Strategies and Partnerships SCA Sustainable Communities Act SCI Statement of Community Involvement SCP Single Community Programme SCP Sustainable Consumption and Production SCS Sustainable Community Strategy SDC UK Sustainable Development Commission (not to be confused with UNCSD) SEA Strategic Environment Assessment SEAL Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning SEU Social Exclusion Unit SIRF Social Inclusion Revenue Funding SIV Special Investment Vehicle SLA Service Level Agreement SLAA Strategic Land Availability Assessment SME Small and Medium Size Enterprises SNR Sub National Economic Development and Regeneration SOA Super Output Area SPC Shadow Price of Carbon SPD Supplementary Planning Document SPG Supplementary Planning Guidance SUV Sports Utility Vehicle SRA Strategic Rail Authority SRB Single Regeneration Budget SROI Social Return on Investment SSCF Safer and Stronger Communities Fund SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
T2000 Transport 2000 – now Campaign for Better Transport TAR UN IPCC Third Assessment Report TEQ Tradable Energy Quota TIC Tourist Information Centre TNC Transnational corporation TRIPs Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights TSA Third Sector Assembly
UKCIP UK Climate Impacts Programme UKOWLA UK One World Linking Association UNACLA United Nations Advisory Committee on Local Authorities UNA-UK United Nations Association of the UK UNCBD United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development – more commonly known as the 1992 Rio Earth Summit UNCHR United Nations Commission on Human Rights UNCHS United Nations Commission on Human Settlements UNCSD United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNED-UK United Nations Environment and Development UK Committee (now called Stakeholder Forum) UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNGASS United Nations General Assembly Special Session also referred to as UNSSGA UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNIPCC United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change UNWIN UK Without Incineration Network
VCOs Voluntary and Community Organisations VCS Voluntary and Community Sector VED Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax) VFM Value for Money VIO Volunteer Involving Organisation VSC Voluntary Sector Council
WACLAC World Association of Cities and Local Authorities Coordination WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development WCED World Commission on Environment and Development WCP World Court Project WDM World Development Movement WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive WEF World Economic Forum WEN Women’s Environment Network WOW War on Want WRAP Waste and Resources Action Programme WREN Waste Recycling Environmental WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 WTO World Trade Organisation WWF World Wide Fund for Nature
YAT Youth Action Team
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