Acronyms

• BASC - British Association for Shooting and Conservation
• BSBI - Botanical Society of the British Isles
• BTO - British Trust for Ornithology
• CCW - Countryside Council for Wales
• CEH - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
• DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• DCS - Deer Commission for Scotland
• DoENI - Department of Environment Northern Ireland
• EA - Environment Agency
• FCS - Forestry Commission Scotland
• FES - Forest Enterprise Scotland
• FWAG - Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
• GCT - Game Conservancy Trust
• HLF - Heritage Lottery Fund
• IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature
• JNCC - Joint Nature Conservation Committee
• LBAP - Local Biodiversity Action Plan
• MoD - Ministry of Defence
• NFUS - National Farmers Union Scotland
• NE - Natural England
• NTS - National Trust for Scotland
• OSPAR - The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
• RBBP - Rare Breeding Birds Panel
• RSPB - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
• RZSS - Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
• SAC - Special Area of Conservation
• SAMS - Scottish Association for Marine Science
• SG - The Scottish Government
• SEPA - Scottish Environment Protection Agency

• SGA - Scottish Gamekeepers' Association
• SNH - Scottish Natural Heritage
• SOC - Scottish Ornithologists' Club
• SPA - Special Protection Areas
• SRPBA - Scottish Rural Property & Business Association
• SRSG - Scottish Raptor Study Groups
• SSPCA - Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• SSSI - Site of Special Scientific Interest
• SWT - Scottish Wildlife Trust
• UKBAP - UK Biodiversity Action Plan
• WWT - Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

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