Natural Resource Management in South Asia

List of Abbreviations

ADB — Asian Development Bank

AEPC — Alternative Energy Promotion Center

Bbl — Billion barrels

Bcf — Billion Cubic Feet

BMB — Biodiversity Management Board

BMC — Biodiversity Management Committee

CEA — Central Electricity Authority, India

CFC — Chlorofluorocarbons

CIA — Central Intelligence Agency, USA

CNG — Compressed Natural Gas

CO₂ — Carbon dioxide

CR — Critically Endangered

DD — Data Deficient

DU — Depleted Uranium

EN — Endangered

EP — Environment Protection

ESCAP — Economic & Social Council for Asia & Pacific

EW — Extinct in the Wild

EX — Extinct

FAO — Food and Agriculture Organization

Gb — Giga Barrel

GDP — Gross Domestic Product

GE — Genetically Engineered

GEF — Genetically Engineered Food

GHG — Green house gases ...