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ABBREviATionS & ACRonyMS<br />

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED<br />

ACSA Airports Company <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />

AFP Agence France-Presse<br />

AfRSG <strong>Africa</strong>n <strong>Rhino</strong> Specialist Group<br />

ANC <strong>Africa</strong>n National Congress<br />

AROA <strong>Africa</strong>n <strong>Rhino</strong> Owners Association<br />

ASEAN-WEN Association of <strong>South</strong>east Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network<br />

AWF <strong>Africa</strong>n Wildlife Foundation<br />

BMP Biodiversity Management Plan<br />

BRREP Black <strong>Rhino</strong> Range Expansion Programme<br />

CAWT Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking<br />

CITES Convention on International <strong>Trade</strong> in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora<br />

CHASA Confederation of Hunters Associations of <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />

CoP Conference of Parties<br />

CSVR Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation<br />

CTGST Commercial Taxidermists and Game Skin Tanners of <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />

DEA Department of Environmental Affairs<br />

DEFRA Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<br />

DPCI Department of Priority Crime Investigations<br />

ECWG INTERPOL Environmental Crime Working Group<br />

EKZNW Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife<br />

EMI Environmental Management Inspector<br />

ESPU Endangered Species Protection Unit<br />

EWT Endangered Wildlife Trust<br />

FIFA Fédération Internationale de Football Association<br />

GDARD Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development<br />

IUCN <strong>The</strong> World Conservation Union<br />

KNP Kruger National Park<br />

KZN KwaZulu-Natal<br />

KWS Kenya Wildlife Service<br />

MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development<br />

MINMEC Provincial Ministers of Executive Councils for Environment Affairs and the Director<br />

Generalband Minister of DEA<br />

NEMA National Environmental Management Act<br />

NEMBA National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act<br />

NGO Non-Government Organization<br />

NPA National Prosecuting Authority<br />

NPB Natal Parks Board<br />

NWCRU National Wildlife Crime Reaction Unit<br />

NWO Northern Wildlife Organisation<br />

ORTIA O.R. Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg)<br />

PERC Political and Economic Risk Consultancy<br />

PH Professional Hunter<br />

PHASA Professional Hunters Association of <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />

POCA Prevention of Organized Crime Act<br />

PROA Private <strong>Rhino</strong> Owners Association<br />

RESG <strong>Rhino</strong> and Elephant Security Group<br />

RhoDIS <strong>Rhino</strong> DNA Index System<br />

RMG <strong>Rhino</strong> Management Group<br />

SADC <strong>South</strong>ern <strong>Africa</strong>n Development Community<br />

SAGRO <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n Game Ranchers Organization<br />

SANDF <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n National Defence Force<br />

SANParks <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n National Parks<br />

SAPS <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n Police Service<br />

SAPHCOM <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n Professional Hunting Committee<br />

SARS <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n Revenue Service<br />

SAVA <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n Veterinary Association<br />

SAVC <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n Veterinary Council<br />

SCI-AC Safari Club International <strong>–</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />

SSC Species Survival Commission<br />

TASA Taxidermy Association of <strong>South</strong>ern <strong>Africa</strong><br />

TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine<br />

TOPS Threatened or Protected Species<br />

TRAFFIC <strong>The</strong> wildlife trade monitoring network<br />

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme<br />

UNDP United Nations Development Programme<br />

USD United States Dollar<br />

VGL Veterinary Genetics Laboratory<br />

VND <strong>Viet</strong>namese Dong<br />

WAZA World Association of Zoos and Aquaria<br />

WCS Wildlife Conservation Society<br />

WCMC World Conservation Monitoring Centre<br />

WESSA Wildlife and Environment Society of <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />

WRSA Wildlife Ranching <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />

WTA Wildlife Translocation Association<br />

ZAR <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n Rand<br />

Exchange rates for <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n Rand (ZAR) and <strong>Viet</strong>namese Dong (VND) into United States Dollars (USD)<br />

are indicative and were calculated during drafting of the report between January 2011 and June 2012.<br />

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