ACFR |
Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research |
ACP |
African, Caribbean and Pacific (abbreviation used in ACP-EU collaboration) |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
DFID |
Department for International Development of the UK Government |
EU |
European Union |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
ICSU |
International Council of Scientific Unions |
IDAF |
Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa |
IIED |
International Institute for Environment and Development |
ITK |
Indigenous Technical Knowledge |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
NRC |
National Research Council, USA |
ODA |
Overseas Development Administration of the UK Government (now DFID) |
PAME |
Participatory Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation |
PAR |
Participatory Action Research |
PIP |
Participatory and Integrated Policy |
PLA |
Participatory Learning and Action |
PR |
Participatory Research |
PRA |
Participatory Rural Appraisal |
RNRKS |
Renewable Natural Resources Knowledge Strategy |
RPK |
Rural People's Knowledge |
RRA |
Rapid Rural Appraisal |
SIFAR |
Support unit for International Fisheries and Aquatic Research |
SIFFS |
South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies |
SIFR |
Study of International Fisheries Research (Joint donor study) |
SLAs |
Sustainable Livelihood Approaches |
TEK |
Traditional Ecological Knowledge |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |