Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronyms and abbreviations

ACIAR

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

ADB

Asian Development Bank

ADS

Australian Development Scholarship

AFP

Australian Federal Police

AFTINET

Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network

ALA

Australian Leaderships Awards

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APRA

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

APTC

Australia–Pacific Technical College

ASU

Australian Services Union

CDI

Centre for Democratic Institutions

CEPU

Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union

CFMEU

Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union

COLP

codes of logging practices

CPA

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

CPSU

Community and Public Sector Union

CROP

Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

DCC

deployable civilian capacity

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DWFNs

distant water fishing nations

ECF

Enterprise Challenge Fund

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

ESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

FAO

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation

FDC

The Foundation for Development Cooperation

FECCA

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia

FFA

Forum Fisheries Agency

FIAS

Foreign Investment Advisory Service

FICs

Forum island countries

GDP

gross domestic product

GNI

gross national income

HOAFS

Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services

ICCAI

International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative

ICT

Information and Communication Technologies

IFCI

International Forest Carbon Initiative

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IPA

investment promotion agencies

IPCC

International Panel on Climate Change

LNG

liquefied natural gas

MADEC

Mildura and District Educational Council

MDG

Millennium Development Goals

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MSME

Micro, Small Medium Enterprise

MUA

Maritime Union of Australia

NFE

non-formal education

NPE

Net primary enrolment

ODA

official development assistance

PACE

The Pacific Executive

PACER Plus

Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations

PGSP

Pacific Governance Support Program

PIFS

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

PIC

Pacific Island Country

PIN

Public Information Notice

PNG

Papua New Guinea

PPD

Pacific Partnership for Development

RAMSI

Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands

RFMO

Advanced Regional Fisheries Management Organisations

SEDS

Sustainable Economic and Empowerment Development Strategy

SPC

Secretariat of the Pacific Community

SPTO

South Pacific Tourism Organisation

TAG

Technical Advisory Group

Treasury

Department of the Treasury

TVET

Technical and vocational education and training

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNFF

United Nations Forum on Forests Program

WCPFC

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

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