Use this list to find the full name of organizations, when searching on Institution.

A

ADB : Asian Development Bank

AECL : Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

APEC : Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

ASEAN : Association of Southeast Asian Nations

B

C

CAPP : Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

CCFM : Canadian Council of Forest Ministers

CCICED : China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development

CCME : Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

CCPA : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

CDM : Clean Development Mechanism

CEC : Commission for Environmental Cooperation

CELA : Canadian Environmental Law Association

CESD : Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

CETAC : Canadian Environmental Technology Advancement Corporation

CFA : Canadian Forestry Association

CFS : Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service

CGCP : Royal Society of Canada. Canadian Global Change Program

CGIAR : Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIDA : Canadian International Development Agency

CIER : Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources

CIF : Canadian Institute of Forestry

CITES : Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

CPPA : Canadian Pulp and Paper Association (Montreal)

CSA : Canadian Standards Association

CSD / UNCSD : United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development

CWF : Canadian Wildlife Federation

D

DFAIT : Canada. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

DFO : Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans

DND : Canada. Department of National Defense

DOE : Canada. Environment Canada

E

ELCI :Environment Liaison Centre International

EMS :Environmental Management System

EPA : United States. Environmental Protection Agency

F

FAO : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FCCC : Framework Convention on Climate Change

FOE : Friends of the Earth

FSC : Forest Stewardship Council

G

GATT : General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs

GDP : Gross Domestic Product

GEF : Global Environment Facility

GHG : Greenhouse Gases

GNP : Gross National Product

H

I

ICHRDD :International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development

ICJ : International Court of Justice

ICLEI : International Centre for Local Environmental Initiatives

ICRAF : International Centre for Research on Agriculture and Forestry

ICTSD : International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

IDRC : International Development Research Centre

IDS : University of Sussex. Institute of Development Studies

IFAD : International Fund for Agricultural Development

IIED : International Institute for Environment and Development

IISD : International Institute for Sustainable Development

IJC : International Joint Commission

IMF : International Monetary Fund

IMFN : International Model Forest Network

INAC : Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

IRPP : Institute for Research on Public Policy

ISEE : International Society for Ecological Economics

ISO : International Organization for Standardization

ITTO : International Tropical Timber Organization

IUCN : IUCN The World Conservation Union

J

JI : Joint Implementation

K

L

M

MAI : Multilateral Agreement on Investment

MRTEE : Manitoba Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

N

NAFTA : North American Free Trade Agreement

NGLS : United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service

NRC : Canada. Natural Resources Canada

NRTEE : National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

NSI : North South Institute

O

OAS : Organization of American States

ODA : Overseas Development Agency (United Kingdom)

OECD : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

P

Q

R

REC : Regional Environment Centre (Budapest, Hungary)

S

SDPI : Sustainable Development Policy Institute (Karachi, Pakistan)

SDRI : Sustainable Development Research Institute (Vancouver)

SEI : Stockholm Environment Institute

SID : Society for International Development

SIDA : Swedish International Development Agency

T

TERI : Tata Energy Research Institute

TNS : The Natural Step

TRIPs : Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights trade

U

UN : United Nations

UNCED : United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNCTAD : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP : United Nations Development Programme

UNEP : United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFPA : United Nations Population Fund

UNHCR : United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF : United Nations Children's Fund

UNIDO : United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UNRISD : United nations Research Institute for Social Development

USAID : United States Agency for International Development

V

W

WBCSD : World Business Council for Sustainable Development

WCED : World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland)

WCFSD : World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development

WEC : World Environment Centre

WEDO : Women's Environment and Development Organization

WHO : World Health Organization

WMO : World Meteorological Organization

WRI : World Resources Institute

WTO : World Trade Organization

WWF : Worldwide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund)

WWI : Worldwatch Institute

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Y

Z