| AC |
CITES Animals Committee |
| ACCOBAMS |
Agreement on the Conservation of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Areas |
| ART |
Africa Resources Trust |
| ASOC |
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition |
| ATA |
Temporary Admission Customs Document |
| AU |
African Union, formerly the OAU (Organization for African Unity) |
| AZA |
American Zoo and Aquarium Association |
| AWI |
Animal Welfare Institute |
| CAMPFIRE |
Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCC |
Caribbean Conservation Corporation |
| CCAMLR |
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| CMS |
Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, or the Bonn Convention |
| COP |
Conference of the Parties |
| CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development |
| CWS |
Canadian Wildlife Service (lead Canadian Agency on CITES) |
| DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone (the oceanic coastal area that belongs to a country) |
| EIA |
Environmental Investigation Agency |
| ETIS |
CITES’ Elephant Trade Information System - for monitoring illegal trade in ivory |
| EU |
European Union |
| FAO |
UN Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
| HSC |
Humane Society of Canada |
| HIS |
Humane Society International |
| HSUS |
Humane Society of the United States |
| IAC |
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles |
| IAFWA |
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies |
| IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
| IFAW |
International Fund for Animal Welfare |
| INTERPOL |
International Criminal Police Organization - AKA ICPO |
| IPOA |
International Plan of Action, issued by the FAO (usually for sharks) |
| IPPL |
International Primate Protection League |
| ITTO |
International Tropical Timber Organization |
| IUCN |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature—The World Conservation Union |
| IUU |
Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fisheries |
| IWC |
International Whaling Commission, or International Wildlife Coalition |
| IWMC |
International Wildlife Management Consortium |
| KSBK |
Animal Conservation for Life |
| LAC |
Latin America and Caribbean region |
| MA |
CITES Management Authority |
| MIKE |
CITES system for Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| NGO |
Non-governmental Organization, AKA an ONG, can be anti-use or pro-use |
| NMFS |
US National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NPOA |
National Plan of Action, issued by FAO (usually for sharks) |
| OC |
Ocean Conservancy, formerly the CMC |
| OLDEPESCA |
Latin American Organization for Fishery Development |
| PC |
CITES Plants Committee |
| PIJAC |
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council |
| RAMSAR |
Convention on Wetlands |
| RC |
Resolution Conference |
| RMP |
Revised Management Procedure (of the IWC) |
| RMS |
Revised Management Scheme (of the IWC) |
| RSPCA |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| SA |
CITES Scientific Authority |
| SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
| SPAW |
Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife, under the Cartagena Convention |
| TIR |
Transports Internationaux Routiers, a customs document |
| TRAFFIC |
Trade Record Analysis of Fauna and Flora in Commerce |
| SC |
CITES Standing Committee, the governing body of CITES between COPs |
| SCI |
Safari Club International |
| SSN |
Species Survival Network |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| USFWS |
US Fish and Wildlife Service (the lead US agency on CITES) |
| WCO |
World Customs Organization |
| WDCS |
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society |
| WIDECAST |
Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network |
| WSPA |
World Society for the Protection of Animals |
| WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly the World Wildlife Fund |
| ZAWA |
Zambia Wildlife Authority |
