Managing Institutional Complexity: Regime Interplay and Global Environmental Change

List of Abbreviations

List of Abbreviations ABS Access and benefit sharing ACAP Arctic Contaminants Action Program AEPS Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy AMAP Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program APP Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CDM Clean Development Mechanism CER Certified Emission Reduction CFC Chlorofluorocarbon CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CLRTAP Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution COP Conference of the Parties CSD Commission on Sustainable Development CTE Committee on Trade and Environment of the World Trade Organization DWFN Distant-water fishing nation ECE UN Economic Commission for Europe ECOSOC Economic and Social Council EEZ Exclusive economic zone EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDP Gross Domestic Product xiv List of Abbreviations GEA Global Energy Assessment GEF Global Environment Facility GHG Greenhouse gas GMO Genetically modified organism HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbon HFC Hydrofluorocarbon ICCAT International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICTSD International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development IDGEC Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change IEA International Energy Agency IEA database International Environmental Agreements database IFQ Individual fishing quota IGO Intergovernmental organization IHDP International Human Dimensions Programme of Global Environmental Change IISD InternationalInstituteforSustainableDevelopment ILO International Labor Organization IMF International Monetary Fund IMO International Maritime Organization IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPR Intellectual property right IRENA International Renewable Energy Agency ISF International Seed Federation ITPGR International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ITQ Individual transferable quota IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUU Illegal, unreported, unregulated JLG Joint Liaison Group MA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MDG Millennium Development Goal MEA Multilateral environmental agreement MFN Most-favored nation (principle) List of Abbreviations xv MOP Meeting of the Parties NAFO Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NEAFC North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission NGO Nongovernmental organization OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OSPAR Convention Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic PAMs Policies and measures PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl PGRFA Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture POP Persistent organic pollutant RFMO Regional fisheries management organization SBSTA Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice SPS Agreement Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures TEAP Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol TRIPS Agreement AgreementonTrade-RelatedAspectsofIntellectual Property Rights TURFs Territorial use rights in fisheries UN United Nations UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNTS United Nations Treaty Series UPOV International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants VCLT Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties WEHAB Water, energy, health, agriculture, and biodiversity xvi List of Abbreviations WEO World Environment Organization WHO World Health Organization WMO World Meteorological Organization WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development WTO World Trade Organization ...