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Acronyms and Abbreviations
EITI
EMA
EMAL
Emirates Aluminium Company Limited
EMAS
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
EMS
Environmental Management System
ENPI
European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument
ENSO
EOR
Enhanced oil recovery
EPA
US Environmental Protection Agency
EPD
European Patent Office
EPDRB
EPSA
EPI
ESAUN
ESBM
ESCWA
ESI
ESMAP
ETM
EU
EU ETS
EVI
EWS
EWRA
FACE
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment
FFEM
FiBL
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
FIFA
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
Environmental Program for the Danube River Basin Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement Environment Performance Index Department of Economic and Social Affairs Ecosystem-Based Management United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Environment Sustainability Index World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Program Enhanced Thematic Mapper European Union European Union Emission Trading System Environmental Vulnerability Index Emirates Wildlife Society Egyptian Water Regulatory Agency Free Air Carbon Enrichment
French Fund for Global Environment
FIT Feed-in-tariff
FOEME
FTIAB
Friends of the Earth Middle East
G7
Group of Seven: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States
G8
Group of Eight: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation,
Packaging and Newspaper Collection Service (Sweden)
United Kingdom, United States
GAPs
Good Agricultural Practices
GAS
Guarani Aquifer System
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GERD
Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development
GBC
Green Building Council
GBIF
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
GCC
Gulf Cooperation Council
GCM
GCOS
GDP
GE
GECF
GEF
GEMS
GEO
Global Environment Outlook
GFEI
Global Fuel Economy Initiative
GFU
Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized Species
General Circulation Model Global Climate Observing System Gross Domestic Product General Electric Gas Exporting Countries Forum Global Environment Facility Global Environment Monitoring System