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Acronyms

	A-D E-H I-L M-P Q-T U-Z

	ABC Waters		Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters

	ACB		ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

	APCEL		Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law

	ARCBC		ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation

	ASEAN		Association of South East Asian Nations

	ASEP		ASEAN Environmental Programmes

	ASOEN		ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment

	AVA		Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore

	AWGNCB		ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity

	BIA		Biodiversity Impact Assessment

	BTNR		Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

	BWV		Blue Water Volunteers

	CBD		Convention on Biological Diversity

	CCNR		Central Catchment Nature Reserve

	CHM		Clearing-House Mechanism

	CITES		Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

	CNRs		Central Nature Reserves

	CTFS		Center for Tropical Forest Science

	DBS		Department of Biological Sciences

	DGP		Development Guide Plan

	EIA		Environment Impact Assessment

	GIS		Geographic Information System

	GPS		Global Positioning System

	GMAC		Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee

	GMO		Genetically Modified Organism

	HDB		Housing & Development Board

	IAS		Invasive Alien Species

	IMCB		Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology

	LIT		Line Intersect Transect

	MEWR		Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources

	MND		Ministry of National Development

NBRC		National Biodiversity Reference Centre

NEA		National Environment Agency

NIE		National Institute of Education

NParks		National Parks Board

NSS		Nature Society (Singapore)

PPD		Primary Production Department (now known as Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore)

PTA		Parks and Trees Act

PUB		Public Utilities Board

R & D		Research and Development

RBZ		Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

RMBR		Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research

SBG		Singapore Botanic Gardens

SBWR		Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

SEC		Singapore Environment Council

SEI		Singapore Environment Institute

SGP		Singapore Green Plan

SIBiol		Singapore Institute of Biology

SING		Singapore Herbarium

SINU		Herbarium of the National University of Singapore

SUF		Singapore Underwater Federation

TMSI		Tropical Marine Science Initiative

URA		Urban Redevelopment Authority

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