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MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MLIT Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan)
MMPA Marine Mammals Protection Act (USA)
MoFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MP Member of Parliament
MPA Maritime and Port Authority (Singapore)
MT Metric Tonnes
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFO Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
ND Northern Dimension (EU)
NDFP Northern Dimension of Canadian Foreign Policy
NEAFC North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention
NEP Northeast Passage
NERC Natural Environment Research Council (UK)
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NIPR National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)
NMC Northern Maritime Corridor
NORA Nordic Atlantic Cooperation
NORAD North American Air Defence Command
NORDEFCO Nordic Defense Cooperation
NORDREG Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Services
NORDSUP Nordic Supportive Defense Structures
NPC Northern Pacific Corridor
NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center
NSPD National Security Presidential Directive
NSR Northern Sea Route
NUS National University of Singapore
NWP Northwest Passage
NWT Northwest Territories
OME Offshore and Marine Engineering
OPRC International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and
Co-operation
OPRF Ocean Policy Research Foundation (Japan)
OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the
North-East Atlantic
PA Polar Ambassador
PAME Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment
PAP People’s Action Party (Singapore)
PAS Polish Academy of Science
PM Prime Minister
PMO Prime Minister’s Office
POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants
PP Permanent Participants
PRS Stanislaw Siedlecki Polish Research Station
PRU Polar Regions Unit (UK)