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ACP
- African Caribbean Pacific Group of States
AGRRA
- Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment
AMCO
- Ashton Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd
APAMO
- Association of Protected Areas Management Organisations
BMZ
- German Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation
BWS
- Belize Water Services Limited
CAFAN
- Caribbean Farmers Network
CAMMA
- Canaries and Anse La Raye Marine Managed Area (St. Lucia)
CaMPAM
- Caribbean Marine Protected Areas Managers Network and Forum
CANARI
- Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
CARDI
- Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute
CARIBSAVE
- Caribbean Sectoral Approach to Vulnerability and Resilience Partnership
CARICOM
- Caribbean Community and Common Market
CARPHA
- Caribbean Public Health Agency
CATS
- Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions
CBD
- United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
CBF
- Caribbean Biodiversity Fund
CBO
- Community-Based Organization
CBT
- Community-Based Tourism
CCA
- Caribbean Conservation Association
CCCCC
- Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
CCI
- Caribbean Challenge Initiative
CCRIF
- Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
CDB
- Caribbean Development Bank
CDEMA
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Agency
CEHI
- Caribbean Environmental Health Institute
CEP
- Caribbean Environment Programme
CEPF
- Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
CERMES
- Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies of the University of the West Indies
CFNO
- Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations
CIMH
- Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology
CLME
- Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem
CNIRD
- Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development (CNIRD)
COMPACT
- Community Management of Protected Areas Conservation Programme
COTED
- CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development
CReW
- Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management Project
CRFM
- Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
DEM
- Digital Elevation Model
DMR
- Department of Marine Resources (St. Kitts and Nevis)
DOE
- Department of Environment
DOM
- Dominica
DVRP
- Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project
ECD
- Eastern Caribbean Dollar
ECMMAN
- Eastern Caribbean Marine Management Areas Network
EIA
- Environmental Impact Assessment
EPA
- Environmental Protection Authority
EU
- European Union
FADS
- Fish Aggregating Devices
FAO
- Food and Agriculture Organization
GAP
- Good Agricultural Practices
GDA
- Grenada
GEF
- Global Environment Facility
GEF-IWECO
- Global Environment Facility-Integrating Land, Water and Ecosystems Project
GIS
- Geographic Information Systems
GIZ
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
GOPA
- GOPA Gesellschaft für Organisation
GPS
- Global Positioning System
GRENCODA
- Grenada Community Development Authority
GUYWA
- Guyana Water Authority
GWP-C
- Global Water Partnership Caribbean
ICRAN
- International Coral Reef Action Network
ICZM
- Integrated Coastal Zone Management
IICA
- Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
IOC
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
IWCAM
- Integrating Watershed and Coastal Areas Management
IWRN
- Inter American Water Resources Network
JCDT
- www.jcdt.org.jm
JICA
- Japanese International Cooperation Association
KfW
- Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau / Germany
LAMA
- Local Area Management Authority (SSMR, Dominica)
LAMP
- Local Area Management Project
LBS
- Land-Based Sources
LID
- Low Impact Development
LTE
- Long-Term Expert
MBMP
- Montego Bay Marine Park
MBMPA
- Moliniere Beausejour Marine Protected Area (Grenada)
MEA
- Multilateral Environmental Agreement
MMA
- Marine Managed Area\r\nNot to be confused with MPA (Marine Protected Area). An MPA may be one of several management zone types within an MMA.
MMAs
- Marine Managed Area\r\nNot to be confused with MPA (Marine Protected Area). An MPA may be one of several management zone types within an MMA.
MOA
- Ministry of Agriculture
MOE
- Ministry of Environment
MOH
- Ministry of Health
MPA
- Marine Protected Area
NAWASA
- National Water and Sewage Authority of Grenada
NGO
- Non-governmental Organisation
NMMA
- The Narrows Marine Managed Area
NMP
- Negril Marine Park
NMR
- The Narrows Marine Reserve (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
NOAA
- United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPO
- National Project Officer (of the CATS program)
NPRBA
- National Parks, Rivers and Beaches Authority (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
NSPA
- National System of Protected Areas
OAS
- Organisation of American States
OBFS
- Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary
OECS
- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
OPAAL
- OECS Protected Areas and Associated Livelihoods
PBPA
- Portland Bight Protected Area
PES
- Payment for Ecosystem Services
PIT
- (National) Project Implementation Team
PMA
- Pitons Management Area
PPCR
- Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience
PPP
- Public-Private Partnership
PRA
- Participatory Rapid Appraisal
RADA
- Rural Agricultural Research Agency
SCMCA
- South Coast Marine Conservation Area (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
SCMMA
- South Coast Marine Managed Area
SDED
- Sustainable Development and Environment Division
SEA
- Southern Environmental Association, Belize
SEPMMA
- South-East Peninsula Marine Management Area
SEQUA
- German Foundation for Economic Development and Vocational Training
SFM
- Sustainable Financing for Management
SIDS
- Small Island Developing States
SKN
- St Kitts & Nevis
SLR
- Sea Level Rise
SLU
- St. Lucia
SMMA
- Soufrière Marine Managed Area
SOP
- Standard Operating Procedure
SPAW
- Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Caribbean
SPAW-RAC
- Regional Activity Centre for the SPAW Protocol
SRDF
- Soufriere Regional Development Foundation
SRO
- Statutory Rules and Orders
SSMR
- Soufriere - Scotts Head Marine Reserve (Dominica)
STE
- Short-Term Expert
SUSGREN
- Sustainable Grenadines Inc.
SVG
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
SWCMR
- South Water Caye Marine Reserve
SWOT
- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (Analysis of)
TIDE
- Toledo Institute for Development and Environment, Belize
TNC
- The Nature Conservancy
TOR
- Terms of Reference
UNDP
- United Nations Development Programme
UNEP
- United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNFCC
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNU
- United Nations University
UNU-INWEH
- Institute for Water, Environment & Health
USAID
- United States Agency for International Development
USWS
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
UTM
- Universal Transvers Mercator
UWI
- University of the West Indies
WCS
- Wildlife Conservation Society
WIDECAST
- Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network
WINFA
- Windward Islands Farmers Association
WRI
- World Resources Institute
WRMA
- Water Resource Management Authority
WWF
- World Wildlife Fund
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