Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 - Marine Conservation Order provision changes: environmental report

Appendix 1 Abbreviations

ABPmer Associated British Ports Marine Environmental Research

CBD Convention on Biological Diversity

COP Conference of Parties

D Descriptor

D&R Demonstration and Research

EC European Commission

EEC European Economic Community

EMODnet European Marine Observation and Data Network

EU European Union

EUNIS European Nature Information System

FeAST Feature Activity Sensitivity Tool

GBF Global Biodiversity Framework

GeMS Geodatabase of Marine Features in Scotland

GES Good Environmental Status

GHG Greenhouse Gas

GIS Geographic Information System

HES Historic Environment Scotland

HPAI Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

INTOG Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas

JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee

MCO Marine Conservation Order

MPA Marine Protected Area

MSFD Marine Strategy Framework Directive

NM Nautical Mile

NMPi National Marine Plan interactive

OSPAR Oslo and Paris Conventions

PAD Pressures-Activities Database

PIR Post Implementation Review

PMF Priority Marine Feature

PPS Plans, Programmes and Strategies

RBMP River Basin Management Plan

SAC Special Area of Conservation

SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEPA Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SMEEF Sottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund

SMP Sectoral Marine Plan

SNH Scottish Natural Heritage (now NatureScot)

SPA Special Protection Areas

SSSI Sites of Special Scientific Interest

UK United Kingdom

UKHO United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

UN United Nations

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

WFD Water Framework Directive

WHS World Heritage Site