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Appendix E: List of abbreviations

ACE CRC

Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre

ACLG

Australian Council of Local Governments

ALGA

Australian Local Government Association

ANEDO

Australian Network of Environmental Defender’s Offices

ANU

Australian National University

ANZLIC

Australian and New Zealand Land Information Council/Spatial Information Council

AQA

Australian Quaternary Association

AR4

IPCC Fourth Assessment Report

ATSE

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

AEMC

Australian Emergency Management Committee

BCA

Building Code of Australia

CAMBA

China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

CMA

Catchment Management Authority

CMAR

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

CO2

carbon dioxide

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

CZM

Coastal Zone Management

DCC

Department of Climate Change

DEM

Digital Elevation Model

DEWHA

Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

EBM

Ecosystem-based Management

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

EIANZ

Environmental Institute of Australian and New Zealand

EMA

Emergency Management Australia

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPBC Act

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

ESD

Ecologically Sustainable Development

EU

European Union

FaHCSIA

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

GA

Geoscience Australia

GBRMPA

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

IAG

Insurance Australia Group

IBRA

Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia

ICA

Insurance Council of Australia

ICAG

Intergovernmental Coastal Advisory Group

ICZM

Integrated Coastal Zone Management

IGAE

Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

JAMBA

Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

LAPP

Local Adaptation Pathways program

LGA

Local Government Area

LGAT

Local Government Association of Tasmania

LGPMC

Local Government and Planning Ministers Council

LIDAR

Light Detection and Radar

MACC

Marine and Coastal Council

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

NAILSMA

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance

NCCARF

National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility

NCCOE

National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering

NCVA

National Coastal Vulnerability Assessment

NDMP

Natural Disaster Mitigation Program

NEDF

National Elevation Data Framework

NES

National Environmental Significance

NEVSF

National Emergency Volunteer Support Fund

NGO

Non-government Organisation

NHT

National Heritage Trust

NRM

Natural Resource Management

NSCT

National Sea Change Taskforce

NRMMC

Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council

NRS

National Reserve System

PIA

Planning Institute of Australia

RAC

Resource Assessment Commission

RICAC

Remote and Indigenous Communities Advisory Committee

ROKAMBA

Republic of Korea-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

RRRC

Reef and Rainforest Research Centre

SCCG

Sydney Coastal Councils Group

SEQ

South East Queensland

SLSA

Surf Life Saving Australia

TAR

IPCC Third Assessment Report

TSRA

Torres Strait Regional Authority

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

WWF Australia

World Wildlife Fund

 

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