Acronyms

ACCA

Administrative Centre for China’s Agenda 21

ACCC

Adapting to Climate Change in China

ACTS

African Centre for Technology Studies

ABD

Asian Development Bank

BACS

Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

BBSRC

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

BIS

British Interests Overseas

BRIC

Brazil, Russia, India, China

BST

British Summer Time

CAS

Chinese Academy of Sciences

CAAS

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

CBD

Convention on Biological Development

CERN

Chinese Ecological Research Network

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

Co-I

Co-Investigator

COP

Conference of the Parties

CSA Peru

Centro para la Sostenibilidad Ambiental

CV

Curriculum Vitae

DANIDA

Danish International Development Assistance

Defra

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DEPI

Division of Environmental Policy and Implementation

DFID

Department for International Development

DST

South African, Department for Science and Technology

EIRG

Evidence and Impact Research Grants

ESPA

Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation

ECFAS

European Commission Sustainable Amazon Foundation

EPSRC

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council

EU

European Union

FAPESP

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Foundation for Research Support of the State of São Paulo)

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

FAS

Sustainable Amazon Foundation

FCO

Foreign Commonwealth Office

FEC

Full Economic Costing

GEF

Global Environment Fund

GIZ

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Society for International Cooperation); formerly known as GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit)

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

HMA

Her Majesty’s Ambassador

HMG

Her Majesty’s Government

ICF

International Climate Fund

IDRC

International Development Research Centre

IEMP

International Ecosystem Management Partnership

IIED

International Institute for Environment and Development

ILRI

International Livestock Research Institute

ILTER

International Long-Term Ecological Research Network

INCCA

Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment

INPA

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (National Institute of Amazonian Research)

IP

Intellectual Property

I-PAC

International Programme Advisory Committee

IRD

Institut de Recherche pour la Développement

IPBES

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IRN

Indian Research Network

J-eS

Joint Electronic Submission System

LBA

Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia

MDG

Millennium Development Goals

MEA

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

MEP

Ministry of Environmental Protection

MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIS

Management Information System

MoEF

Ministry of Environment and Forests

MoST

Ministry of Science and Technology

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

NDRC

National Development and Reform Commission

NERC

Natural Environment Research Council

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NSFC

National Science Foundation of China

PEB

Programme Executive Board

PEI

Poverty Environment Initiative

PES

Payment for Ecosystem Services

PFG

Programme Framework Grant

PI

Principle Investigator

PMG

Programme Management Group

PMU

Programme Management Unit

PPD

Partnership and Project Development

PRECC

Policy Research Centre for Environment and Economy

RC

Research Councils

RCUK

Research Councils UK

RED

Research and Evidence Division

REDD

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

RIR

Research Into Results

SADC

South African Development Community

SAPSE

South African Post-Secondary Education

SAT

Strategic Advisory Team

SEI

Stockholm Environment Institute

SIDA

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

SIN

Science and Innovation Network

SRC

Stockholm Resilience Centre

SRC

Strengthening Research Capacity

SSC

Research Councils UK Shared Services Centre

UCT

University of Cape Town

TANGO

Technical Assistance for Non-Governmental Organisations

TEEB

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

TERI

The Energy and Resource Institute

TRAC

Transparent Approach Costing

UK

United Kingdom

UKCDS

UK Collaborative for Development Sciences

UK T&I

UK Trade and Investment

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UTC

Co-ordinated Universal Time

US-NSF

United States National Science Foundation

VAT

Valued Added Tax

VC

Video-Conference

WAVES

Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services