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Glossary and Acronyms
AEP ASEAN Environment Programme ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations bioaccumulation the process of becoming more concentrated whilst rising in the food chain bio-intensive working with and enhancing natural pest management mechanisms CBD Convention on Biological Diversity endocrine disruption interference with the endocrine system by synthetic substances that can mimic natural hormones eutrophication over-concentration of plant nutrients in water IFCS Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety IWC International Whaling Commission NGO non-governmental organization OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OSPARCOM Oslo and Paris Commissions (Oslo and Paris Conventions for the Prevention of Marine Pollution) PCBs polychlorinated biphenyls POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants PRTRs Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers - also known as toxic chemical inventories Ramsar the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitats RCP WWF's Resource Consumption and Pollution team, which runs the Pollution Prevention Programme from WWF's International Secretariat in Switzerland UNCED the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 - also known as The Earth Summit UNEP United Nations Environment Programme |