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