Arctic acronyms

Acronyms and abbreviations used by the Arctic Council.

• AAC
  Arctic Athabaskan Council (Permanent Participant)
• AACA
  Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AMAP)
• ABA
  Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (CAFF)
• ABDS
  Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (CAFF)
• ABC
  Arctic Biodiversity Congress (CAFF)
• ACAP
  Arctic Contaminants Action Program Working Group (1 of 6 Working Groups)
• ACGF
  Arctic Coast Guard Forum
• ACIA
  Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (AMAP)
• ACOPS
  Advisory Committee on Protection of the Seas (Observer)
• ACS
  Arctic Council Secretariat
• AEC
  Arctic Economic Council
• AEMM
  Arctic Environment Ministers’ Meeting
• AEPS
  Arctic Environment Protection Strategy
• AEWA
  African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement
• AFFF
  Aqueous Film Forming Foam (ACAP)
• AHEAD
  Arctic Hydrogen Energy Applications and Demonstrations
• AHDR
  Artic Human Development Report (SDWG)
• AHHEG
  Arctic Human Health Expert Group (SDWG)
• AIA
  Aleut International Association (Permanent Participant)
• AINA
  Arctic Institute of North America (Observer)
• AMAP
  Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program Working Group (1 of 6 Working Groups)
• AMATII
  Arctic Maritime and Aviation Transportation Infrastructure Initiative (SDWG)
• AMBI
  Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (CAFF)
• AMIUM
  Arctic Marine Indigenous Use Mapping: Tools for Communities (PAME)
• AMSA
  Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (PAME)
• AMSP
  Arctic Marine Strategic Plan 2015-2025 (PAME)
• AMTP
  Arctic Marine Tourism Project (PAME)
• AOA
  Arctic Ocean Acidification (AMAP)
• AON
  Arctic Observatories Network
• AOOGG
  Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines (PAME)
• AOR
  Arctic Ocean Review Project (PAME, AMAP)
• AORF
  Arctic Offshore Regulators’ Forum
• ARAF
  Arctic Resilience Action Framework
• Arctic TEEB
  The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in the Arctic (CAFF)
• AREA
  Arctic Renewable Energy Atlas (SDWG)
• ARENA
  Arctic Remote Energy Networks Academy (SDWG)
• ARIAS
  Arctic Invasive Alien Species project (CAFF)
• ARR / ARA
  Arctic Resilience Report / Arctic Resilience Assessment
• ASDS
  Arctic Shipping Data Service (PAME)
• ASTD
  Arctic Ship Traffic Data (РАМЕ)
• ASTI
  Arctic Species Trend Index (CAFF)
• AWRH
  Association of World Reindeer Herders (Observer)
• BAT
  Best Available Techniques
• BCM
  Black carbon and methane
• BEAC
  Barents Euro Arctic Council
• BSSN
  Bering Sea Sub network
• CAFF
  Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group (1 of 6 Working Groups)
• CAO
  Central Arctic Ocean
• CASA
  Compendium of Arctic Ship Accidents (PAME)
• CBD
  Convention on Biological Diversity
• CBird
  The Circumpolar Seabird Expert Group (CAFF)
• CBM
  Community Based Monitoring (CAFF)
• CBMP
  Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CAFF)
• CBSS
  Council of the Baltic Sea States
• CBVM
  Circumboreal Vegetation Map/ Mapping (CAFF)
• CCAC
  Climate and Clean Air Coalition
• CCU
  Circumpolar Conservation Union (Observer)
• CEMG
  Coastal Expert Monitoring Group (CAFF)
• CFG
  Circumpolar Flora Group (CAFF)
• CLEO
  Circumpolar Local Environmental Observer Network (АСАР)
• CliC
  Climate and Cryosphere
• CLRTAP
  Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
• CMS
  Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
• CONAS
  Community Observation Network for Adaption & Security (CAFF)
• COSRVA
  Circumpolar Oil Spill Response Viability Analysis (EPPR)
• CPAN
  Circumpolar Protected Areas Network (CAFF)
• DCE
  Designated/contributing expert (AMAP)
• EA
  Ecosystem Approach (to management)
• EAAFP
  East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership
• EALLU
  Arctic Indigenous Youth, Climate Change and Food Culture (SDWG)
• EBM
  Ecosystem-Based Management
• EBSAs
  Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (AMAP, CAFF, PAME)
• EC
  European Commission
• ECONOR
  Economy of the North (SDWG project)
• ECORA
  An Integrated Ecosystems Management Approach to Conserve Biodiversity and Minimize Habitat Fragmentation in Three Selected Model Areas in the Russian Arctic (CAFF, 2009)
• EEA
  European Environment Agency
• EG
  Expert Group
• EGBCM
  Expert Group in support of implementation of the Framework for Action on Black Carbon and Methane
• EPA
  Environmental Protection Agency (USA, Sweden)
• EPPR
  Emergency Prevention Preparedness and Response Working Group (1 of 6 Working Groups)
• ERMA
  The Environmental Response Management Application (EPPR)
• EU
  European Union
• FCZ
  Fisheries Conservation Zone
• FEMG
  Freshwater Expert Monitoring Group (CAFF)
• GBIF
  Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• GCI
  Gwich’in Council International (Permanent Participant)
• GEF
  Global Environment Facility
• HFO
  Heavy Fuel Oil
• HHAG
  Human Health Assessment Group (AMAP)
• HLPF-SD
  UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
• HoD
  Head of Delegation
• HSEMS
  Health Safety and Environmental Management Systems (PAME)
• IASC
  International Arctic Science Committee (Observer)
• IASSA
  International Arctic Social Sciences Association (Observer)
• ICC
  Inuit Circumpolar Council (Permanent Participant)
• ICES
  International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (Observer)
• IEA
  Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (PAME)
• IFRC
  International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (Observer)
• IHWMS
  Integrated Hazardous Waste Management Strategy (ACAP)
• IK
  Indigenous knowledge
• IMO
  International Maritime Organization (UN)
• IPCAP EG
  Indigenous Peoples Contaminant Action Program Expert Group (ACAP)
• IPCC
  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• IPPI
  International Polar Partnership Initiative
• IPS
  Indigenous Peoples Secretariat
• IPY
  International Polar Year
• IUCH
  International Union for Circumpolar Health (Observer)
• IUCN
  International Union for Conservation of Nature (Observer)
• IWGIA
  International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (Observer)
• KNE
  Key National Expert (AMAP)
• LME
  Large Marine Ecosystem (PAME)
• LRTAP
  UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
• MAC
  Model Arctic Council
• MARPOL
  International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
• MEMA
  Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities (PAME, SDWG)
• MFA
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• MOSPA
  Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (2013)
• MOU
  Memorandum of Understanding
• MPA
  Marine Protected Area
• NAMMCO
  North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (Observer)
• NCM
  Nordic Council of Ministers (Observer)
• NEFCO
  Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (Observer)
• NF
  Northern Forum (Observer)
• NOAA
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• O&G
  Oil and gas
• OAR
  The Arctic Council's Open Access Repository
• OSPAR
  The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (Observer)
• PAME
  Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group (1 of 6 Working Groups)
• PCB
  Polychlorinated biphenyls
• PICES
  North Pacific Marine Science Organization
• PINRO
  Polar Institute of Marine Fishery and Oceanography (RF)
• POP
  Persistent Organic Pollutant
• PP
  Permanent Participant
• PSI
  Project Support Instrument
• RAIPON
  Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (Permanent Participant)
• RRFP
  Regional Reception Facilities Plan (PAME)
• SAMBR
  State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report (CAFF)
• SAO
  Senior Arctic Official
• SAOC
  SAO Chair, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials
• SAON
  Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks
• SAOX
  Senior Arctic Officials’ Executive [meeting]
• SAR
  Search and rescue
• SCPAR
  Standing Committee of the Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (Observer)
• SCTF
  Task Force on Enhancing Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic
• SDGs
  [UN] Sustainable Development Goals
• SDI
  Spatial Data Infrastructure
• SDWG
  Sustainable Development Working Group (1 of 6 Working Groups)
• SECEG
  Social, Economic and Cultural Expert Group (SDWG)
• SLCF
  Short-Lived Climate Forcers
• SLCP
  Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
• SOLAS
  International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
• SWIPA
  Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (AMAP assessment)
• TFAMC
  Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation
• TFBCM
  Task Force on Black Carbon and Methane
• TFCBF
  Task Force to Facilitate the Circumpolar Business Forum
• TFICA
  Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic
• TFII
  Task Force for Institutional Issues
• TFOPP
  Task Force on Arctic Marine Oil Pollution Prevention
• TFTIA
  Task Force on Telecommunications Infrastructure in the Arctic
• TKLK
  Traditional Knowledge and Local Knowledge
• ToR
  Terms of Reference
• UArctic
  University of the Arctic (Observer)
• UNECE
  United Nations Economic Commission of Europe
• UNCLOS
  UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982)
• UNDP
  United Nations Development Programme (Observer)
• UNEP
  United Nations Environment Programme (Observer)
• UNFCCC
  The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• WASH
  Improving Health in Arctic Communities through Safe and Affordable Access to Household Running Water and Sewer: Water, Sanitation and Health (SDWG project)
• WG
  Working Group (of the Arctic Council)
• WHO
  World Health Organization
• WMO
  World Meteorological Organization (Observer)
• WMU
  World Maritime University
• WNC
  West Nordic Council (Observer)
• WWF
  World Wide Fund for Nature – Arctic Program (Observer)