# ACRONYM LIST AND NOTE ON TERMINOLOGYACRONYM LIST AND NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY

    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.