ACRONYM LIST AND NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY edit
- ATS Antarctic Treaty System
- CCAMLR Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
- CIDIE Committee of International Development Institutions on the Environment
- CMEA Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
- DIESA United Nations Department for International Economic and Social Affairs
- ECB United Nations Environment Coordination Board
- ECE Economic Commission for Europe
- SEC European Economic Community
- ERZ Exclusive Economic Zones
- ELC Environment Liaison Centre
- FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- GDP gross domestic product
- GEMS Global Environment Monitoring System
- GESAMP Group of Experts on Scientific Aspect of Marine Pollution
- GNP gross national product
- GRID Global Resource Information Database
- IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
- ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection
- ICSU International Council of Scientific Unions
- IDA International Development Association
- IUBP International Geosphere Biosphere Project (of ICSU)
- IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- IIED International Institute for Environment and Development
- ILO International Labour Organization
- IMF International Monetary Fund
- IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
- ITU International Telecommunications Union
- IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
- IWC International Whaling Commission
- LDC London Dumping Convention
- MVA manufacturing value added
- NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NCS National Conservation Strategies
- NGO non-governmental organizations
- NICs newly industrialized countries
- NUSS Nuclear Safety Standards
- OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- ODA Official Development Assistance
- PPP Pollute: Pays Principle
- TNCs transnational corporations
- UNCHS United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT)
- UNCTAD United Nations Conference of Trade and Development
- UNDA United Nations Disarmament Association
- UNDRC Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator
- UNEF United Nations Environment Programme
- UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- WHO World Health Organization
- WHO World Meteorological Organization
- WRI World Resources Institute
- WWF World Wildlife Fund
The grouping of countries in the presentation of data is indicated in the appropriate places. The term "industrial countries" generally encompasses the UN categories of developed market economies and the socialist countries of Eastern Europe and the USSR. Unless otherwise indicated, the term "developing
country" refers to the UN grouping of developing-country market economies and the socialist countries ot Asia. The term "Third World", unless the context implies otherwise, generally refers to the developing-country marks; economies as defined by the UN.
Unless indicated otherwise, tone are metric (1,000 kiloqrammes or 2 204.6 pounds). Dollars are current U.S. dollars or U.S. dollars for the year specified.