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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

WHO World Health Organization


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