Abbreviations

ABMTs

– area-based management tools

ABNJ

– areas beyond national jurisdiction

ABS

– access and benefit-sharing

ACP

– African, Caribbean and Pacific

AHTEG

– ad hoc technical expert group

ART

– architecture for REDD+ transactions

ATS

– Antarctic Treaty System

BBNJ

– Marine Biodiversity Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction

BCC

– Benguela Current Convention

BECCS

– bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration

BIC

– biodiversity impact chain

BIOFIN

– Biodiversity Finance Initiative

BIOPAMA

– Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Program

BPI

– biodiversity policy integration

C40

– C40 Climate Leadership Group

CAP

– Common Agricultural Policy

CBD

– Convention on Biological Diversity

CBFP

– Congo Basin Forest Partnership

CCA

– community conserved area

CDR

– carbon dioxide removal

CHM

– common heritage of mankind

CITES

– Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CO₂

– carbon dioxide

COBA

– community based group

COP

– Conference of the Parties

CMS

– Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

COST

– European Cooperation on Science and Technology

CRA

– environmental reserve quota (Cota de Reserva Ambiental)

CSCP

– Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production

DAC

– direct air capture

DSI

– digital sequence information

EC

– European Commission

EBSAs

– ecologically or biologically significant marine areas

EID

– emerging infectious disease

ES

– ecosystem services

ESG

– environmental, social and governance

EU

– European Union

FAO

– Food and Agriculture Organization

FAWC

– Farm Animal Welfare Council

FPIC

– free, prior and informed consent

GBF

– Global Biodiversity Framework

GCA

– Global Commission on Adaptation

GEF

– Global Environment Facility

GELOSE

– Gestion Locale Sécurisée (secured local managed forests law)

GM

– genetically modified

IAS

– invasive alien species

ICC

– International Chamber of Commerce

ICCAs

– Indigenous and community conserved areas

ICDP

– integrated conservation and development project

ICLEI

– International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (now Local Governments for Sustainability)

IG

– integrative governance

IMET

– Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool

IPBES

– Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

IPCC

– Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPLC

– Indigenous peoples and local communities

IPRs

– intellectual property rights (including patents)

ITPGRFA

– International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

IUCN

– International Union for the Conservation of Nature

IUU

– illegal, unreported and unregulated

KBA

– key biodiversity area

KIFCA

– Kyeintali Inshore Fisheries Co-Management Association

LBSAPs

– local biodiversity strategies and action plans

LED-R

– low emissions rural development

LME

– large marine ecosystem

LMMA

– locally managed marine areas

LMOs

– living modified organisms

MA

– Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

MARISMA

– Marine Spatial Management and Governance Project

MAT

– mutually agreed terms

METT

– Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool

MGR

– marine genetic resources

MPA

– marine protected area

MSP

– marine spatial planning

NAMA

– nationally appropriate mitigation action

NBSAPs

– national biodiversity strategies and action plans

NCP

– nature’s contributions to people

NEOH

– Network for EcoHealth and One Health

NGFS

– Network for Greening the Financial System

NGO

– nongovernmental organization

ODA

– official development assistance

OECD

– Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OECMs

– other effective area-based conservation measures

OIE

– [Office International des Epizooties] World Organisation for Animal Health

PA

– protected area

PAME

– Protected Area Management Effectiveness

PES

– payments for ecosystems services

PIC

– prior informed consent

PIP Framework

– Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework

PPP

– public–private partnerships

RAN

– Rainforest Action Network

REDD+

– Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

RFMOs

– regional fisheries management organizations

RoN

– Rights of Nature

RTQMM

– Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Mineral

SBSTTA

– Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

SDGs

– sustainable development goals

SOI

– Sustainable Ocean Initiative

SRM

– solar radiation modification

TBG

– transformative biodiversity governance

TEEB

– the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity

TRIPS

– trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights

UFF

– Unlocking Forest Finance

UN

– United Nations

UNCLOS

– United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNDP

– United Nations Development Programme

UNDRIP

– United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

UNEP

– United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO

– United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFCCC

– United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFSA

– United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

UNGA

– United Nations General Assembly

WCPA

– World Commission on Protected Areas

WCS

– Wildlife Conservation Society

WEF

– World Economic Forum

WHO

– World Health Organization

WIPO

– World Intellectual Property Organization

WRI

– World Resources Institute

WTO

– World Trade Organization