Malaysian-Danish Country Programme for Cooperation in Environment and Development (2002-2006)

Glossary

ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
BCSDM Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CBO Community Based Organisation
CBD Convention of Biological Diversity
CCD Convention to Combat Desertification
CHM Clearing house mechanism of CBD
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Danced Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development
Danida Danish International Development Agency
DID Department of Irrigation and Drainage
DKK Danish Krone
DLG Department of Local Government
DOA Department of Agriculture
DOE Department of Environment
Duced Danish University Consortium on Environment and Development
DWNP Department of Wildlife and National Parks
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EPU Economic Planning Unit
EAS External Assistance Section
EQA Environmental Quality Act
ESCOs Energy Service Companies
FMM Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
FRIM Forest Research Institute of Malaysia
GEF Global Environment Facility
GHG Green house Gas
GNI Gross National Income
IAPG Inter-Agency Planning Group
ISO International Standards Organisation
ITTO International Timber Trade Organisation
JBEG Department of Electricity and Gas Supply
MACRES Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing
MECM Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia
MHLG Ministry of Housing and Local Government
MICCI Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry
MITI Ministry of international trade and Industry
MOA Ministry of Agriculture
MOSTE Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPI Ministry of Primary Industries
MPOB Malaysian Palm Oil Board
Muced Malaysian Universities Consortium on Environment and Development
NCS National Conservation Strategy
NGO Non-governmental organisation
NPBD National Policy on Biological Diversity
NRA Natural Resource Accounting
NRM Natural Resources Management
PSC Programme Steering Committee
PTM Malaysian Energy Centre
RTD Road Transport Department
SDI Sustainable Development Indicators
SIRIM Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia
SME Small and Medium Enterprise
SMIDEC Small and Medium Industry Development Corporation
SWM Solid Waste Management
RM Malaysian Ringgit
TNB Tenaga Nasional Berhad
TCPD Town and Country Planning Department
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNFCCC UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
UPEN State Economic Planning Unit
WSD Water Supply Department