Acronyms
ACRONYMS
APUA Antigua Public Utilities Authority
CBA Cost-Benefit Analysis
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CCA Caribbean Conservation Association
CBH Central Steering Committee of Health
CEHI Caribbean Environment Health Institute
CHA Caribbean Hotel Association
CITES Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species
CLME Sustainable Management of the Shared Marine Resources in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem and Adjacent Regions (GEF project)
CMS Convention on Migratory Species
CNWH Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere
DCA Development Control Authority
EAG Environmental Awareness Group
ECEMS Eastern Caribbean Environmental Management Strategy
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EIMAS Environmental Information Management and Advisory System
ESDU Environment and Sustainable Development Unit, OECS
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GEF Global Environment Facility
GIS Geographic Information Systems
GHG Green House Gas
GoAB Government of Antigua and Barbuda
IABIN Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network
IEA International Environment Agreement
IRF Island Resources Foundation
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
IWCAM Integrated Watershed and Coastal Management (GEF/UNDP/UNEP Regional Project for the Carib.)
IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management
LBS Land-Based Sources (of marine pollution)
LDC Least Developed Country
MACC Mainstreaming Adaptations to Climate Change (GEF Caribbean Project)
MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78)
MEA Multilateral Environment Agreement
MPA Marine Protected Areas
NAP National Action Plan
NEMMA North East Marine Management Area
NEMS National Environmental Management Strategy
NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
NGO Non-governmental Organization
NPA National Parks Authority
OECS Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OFP Operational Focal Point
PAHO Pan American Health Organization
PFP Political Focal Point
PDF Project Development Fund
SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment
SGD St. George’s Declaration (of the OECS)
SIDS Small Island Developing State(s)
SIRM Sustainable Island Resources Management
SPAW Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Protocol (of the Cartagena Convention)
STC Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles
TRG Technical Review Group
UN United Nations
UNCCD United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification
UNCLOS United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNFCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
WHO World Health Organization
WTO World Trade Organization