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 |