Nomination for a World Heritage Site 2009 - Phoenix Islands ...
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List of acronyms<br />
BEN South Equatorial Current<br />
BES South equatorial branch of the South Equatorial Current<br />
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity<br />
CEPF Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund<br />
CI Conservation International<br />
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of<br />
Wild Fauna and Flora<br />
COP Conference of Parties<br />
CRISP Coral Reef InitiativeS in the Pacific<br />
DSL Deep Scattering Layer<br />
DWFN Distant Water Fishing Nation<br />
EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone<br />
EIC Equatorial Intermediate Current<br />
ENSO El Niño-Southern Oscillation<br />
FAD Fish Aggregating Device<br />
FFA Forum Fisheries Agency<br />
FSP Foundation of the Peoples of South Pacific<br />
GBRMPA Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority<br />
GCF Global Conservation Fund of Conservation International<br />
GEF Global Environment Facility<br />
GLISPA Global Island Partnership<br />
GoK Government of Kiribati<br />
IBA Important Bird Area of Birdlife International<br />
IFAW International Fund <strong>for</strong> Animal Wellfare<br />
IUCN International Union <strong>for</strong> the Conservation of Nature<br />
KANGO Kiribati Association of Non-Governmental Organisations<br />
KBA Key Biodiversity Area of Conservation International<br />
MELAD Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural<br />
Development<br />
MIC Micronesians in Island Conservation<br />
MLPID Ministry of Line and <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Islands</strong><br />
MOU Memorandum of Understanding<br />
MPA Marine Protected Area<br />
NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan<br />
NDS National Development Strategy<br />
NEAq New England Aquarium<br />
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<br />
NSCC North Subsurface Countercurrent<br />
NZ-DOC New Zealand Department of Conservation<br />
NZODA New Zealand Overseas Development Agency<br />
PAS Pacific Alliance <strong>for</strong> Sustainability<br />
PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyl<br />
PIF Project Identification Form<br />
PII Pacific Invasives Initiative<br />
PIPA <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Islands</strong> Protected Area<br />
PIPA-MC <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Islands</strong> Protected Area Management Committee<br />
PISC <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Islands</strong> Steering Committee<br />
POP Persistent Organic Pollutants<br />
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