| AAS |
Australian Academy of Science |
| AAT |
Australian Antarctic Territory (Commonwealth) |
| ABRS |
Australian Biological Resources Study (Commonwealth) |
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics (Commonwealth) |
| ACF |
Australian Conservation Foundation |
| ACT |
Australian Capital Territory |
| AEI |
Australian Ethical Investments |
| AGO |
Australian Greenhouse Office |
| AHC |
Australian Heritage Commission |
| AIMS |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
| ALGA |
Australian Local Government Association (Local Government) |
| AMC |
Australian Minerals Council |
| AMJ |
Australian Marine Jurisdiction |
| ANZECC |
Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council |
| ARC |
Australian Research Council |
| ARCCD |
Australian Rivers and Catchment Condition Database |
| ARMCANZ |
Agricultural and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (Commonwealth/State/International) |
| AVHRR |
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| BAP |
Bycatch Action Plan |
| BDAC |
Biological Diversity Advisory Committee (Commonwealth) |
| BFC |
Bushfires Council (Northern Territory) |
| BFMP |
Bushfire Fuel Management Plan |
| BRD |
Bycatch Reduction Devices |
| CALM |
Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia) |
| CAMBA |
China-Australian Migratory Birds Agreement |
| CAP |
Community Assistance Program |
| CAR |
Comprehensiveness, Adequacy and Representativeness |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity (International) |
| CBN |
Community Biodiversity Network |
| CRC |
Cooperative Research Centre |
| CITES |
Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 1973, Washington (International) |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Commonwealth) |
| CYPLUS |
Cape York Peninsula Land Use Study (Commonwealth/State) |
| DNRE |
Department of Natural Resources and Environment (Victoria) |
| DPIWE |
Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania) |
| DRC |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone (Marine) |
| ELZ |
Extensive Land-use Zone |
| EMS |
Environmental Management System |
| ENSO |
El Nio-Southern Oscillation |
| EPA |
Environment Protection Agency (Queensland) |
| EPBC Act |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth) |
| ERA |
Energy Resources Australia |
| ERO |
Environment Resources Officer |
| ESA |
Ecological Society of Australia |
| ESD |
Ecologically Sustainable Development |
| ESP |
Endangered Species Program |
| FAA |
Fire Affected Areas |
| FHS |
Fire Hot Spots |
| FSC |
Forest Stewardship Council |
| GIS |
Geographic Information System |
| GM |
Genetically Modified |
| GMAC |
Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee |
| GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
| GNP |
Gross National Product |
| IBC |
Institutional Biosafety Committee |
| IBRA |
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia |
| ILZ |
Intensive Land-use Zone |
| IMCRA |
Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia |
| IMG |
Interim Management Guidelines |
| IPA |
Indigenous Protected Areas |
| IPAP |
Indigenous Protected Areas Program |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| ISP |
Independent Scientific Panel |
| ITTO |
International Tropical Timber Agreement |
| IUCN |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
| JAMBA |
Japan-Australian Migratory Birds Agreement |
| LCC |
Land Conservation Council |
| LEAF |
Local Environmental Assistance Fund |
| LWRRDC |
Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation |
| MCFFA |
Ministerial Council on Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| NBP |
National Bycatch Policy |
| NEAP |
Nature and Ecotourism Accreditation Program |
| NEGCP |
Nature Ecotour Guide Certification Program |
| NGO |
Non-government Organisation |
| NHT |
Natural Heritage Trust (Commonwealth) |
| NLWRA |
National Land and Water Resources Audit (Commonwealth) |
| NLGBS |
National Local Government Biodiversity Strategy (Local Government) |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA) |
| NPFB |
National Policy on Fisheries Bycatch |
| NPI |
National Pollutant Inventory |
| NPWS |
National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales) |
| NQCC |
North Queensland Conservation Council |
| NRSP |
National Reserve System Program |
| NSCABD |
National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity |
| NVCA |
Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 (NSW) |
| NVIS |
Native Vegetation Information System (Commonwealth/State) |
| OBP |
Ord Bonapart Program (north-west Australia) |
| PWC |
Parks and Wildlife Commission (of the Northern Territory) |
| QPWS |
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| RCD |
Rabbit calicivirus disease |
| RFA |
Regional Forest Agreement |
| ROTAP |
Rare or Threatened Australian Plants (database) |
| RVMP |
Regional Vegetation Management Plans |
| SoE |
State of the Environment |
| SPP |
State Planning Policy |
| SRI |
Socially Responsible Investment |
| TAP |
Threat Abatement Plan |
| TED |
Turtle Excluder Device |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| WBCSD |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
| WONS |
Weeds of National Significance |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
| WWF |
World Wildlife Fund for Nature |
