Elenco Abbreviazioni e Simboli
ELENCO ABBREVIAZIONI E SIMBOLI
AGICES: Assemblea Generale Italiana del Commercio Equo e Solidale ATO: Alternative Trade Organisation
BdM: Botteghe del Mondo
CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity CEE: Comunità Economica Europea
CHM: Clearing-House Mechanism
COMES: Commercio Equo e Solidale COP: Conference of the Parties
CSD: Commission for Sustainable Development EcoSoC: United Nations Economic and Social Council EFTA: European Fair Trade Association
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FINE: FLO, IFAT, NEWS, EFTA
FLO: Fair Trade Labelling Organization FMI: Fondo Monetario Internazionale
GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDO: Grande Distribuzione Organizzata
GEMS: Global Environmental Monitoring System GPI: Genuine Progress Indicator
HDGC: Human Dimensions of Global Change
Elenco Abbreviazioni e Simboli
HDI: Human Devlopment Index (ISU)
ICSU: International Council of Scientific Unions IDA: International Development Association IFAT: International Federation
IFOAM: International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements IGBP: International Geosphere Biosphere Project
IIED: International Institute for Environment and Development ILO: International Labour Organization
IMC: Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione IMF: International Monetary Fund (FMI)
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ISEX: Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare ISU: Indice di Sviluppo Umano
IUCN: International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
MAG: Mutue Auto Gestioni
NAFTA: North America Free Trade Agreement NEAP: National Environmental Action Plan NEWS: Network of European World Shops
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OMC: Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio
ONG: Organizzazione Non Governativa
OPEC: Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Elenco Abbreviazioni e Simboli
PEMS: Paesi Economicamente Meno Sviluppati PIL: Prodotto Interno Lordo
PNL: Prodotto Nazionale Lordo PNN: Prodotto Nazionale Netto ppm: parti per milione
PPP: Polluter Pays Principle PVS: Paesi in Via di Sviluppo
RIOCES: Registro Italiano delle Organizzazioni del Commercio Equo e Solidale UCIRI: Union de las Comunidades Indigenas de la Region del Istmo
UE: Unione Europea
UNCED: United Nations Conference on environment and Development UNCTAD: United Nation Conference on Trade and Developement UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WBCSD: World Business Council for Sustainable Development WCP: World Climate Programme
WHO: World Health Organisation
WMO: World Meteorological Organization WRI: World Resources Institute
WSSD: World Summit on Sustainable Development