APPPC |
Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission |
AQIS |
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
AQSIQC |
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
AVH |
Australias Virtual Herbarium |
BBA |
Biologische Bundesanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft |
Bern Convention |
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Resources |
BfN |
Bundesamt für Naturschutz [German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation] |
BNatSchG |
Bundesnaturschutzgesetz [German Federal Nature Conservation Act] |
CABI |
CAB International |
CARICOM |
Caribbean Community |
CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
CDF |
Charles Darwin Foundation |
CFIA |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
CFS |
Canadian Forest Service |
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
COMESA |
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
COP |
Conference of the Parties |
CPC |
Crop Protection Compendium [of CABI] |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
DEFRA |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [of the UK] |
EC |
European Community |
EU |
European Union |
ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
EPPO |
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FVO |
Food and Veterinary Office |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GIS |
geographic information system |
GISP |
Global Invasive Species Programme |
GMO |
genetically modified organism |
GTI |
Global Taxonomy Initiative |
IAPSC |
Inter-African Phytosanitary Council |
IAS |
invasive alien species |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
ICPM |
Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures [of the IPPC] |
IFQRG |
International Forestry Quarantine Research Group |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
IOC |
International Oceans Commission |
IPM |
integrated pest management |
IPP |
International Phytosanitary Portal |
IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
ISPM |
international standard for phytosanitary measures |
ISSG |
Invasive Species Specialist Group |
IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
KEPHIS |
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate |
LOOP |
locally organized and operated partnership [of BioNET-International] |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NAPPO |
North American Plant Protection Organization |
NAQS |
Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy |
NPPO |
national plant protection organization |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OIE |
Office International des Épizooties |
PAS |
Phytosanitary Alert System [of NAPPO] |
PCE |
Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation |
PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
PHA |
Plant Health Australia |
PHRA |
Plant Health Risk Assessment [Unit of the CFIA] |
PNRSV |
Prunus necrotic ring spot virus |
PRA |
pest risk analysis |
RA |
risk assessment |
RPPO |
regional plant protection organization |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
SBSTTA |
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice [of the CBD] |
SESA |
Servicio Ecuatoriano de Sanidad Agropecuaria |
SICGAL |
Sistema de Inspección y Cuarentena para las Islas Galapagos |
SPC |
Secretariat for the Pacific Community |
SPREP |
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
SPS Agreement |
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [of the WTO] |
SSC |
Species Survival Commission |
TRSV |
Tobacco ring spot virus |
UNCCD |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
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 |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WRA |
weed risk assessment |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature [also known as World Wildlife Fund] |