| ADAS |
Agricultural Development Advisory Service |
| ALGE |
Association of Local Governent Ecologists |
| AONB |
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
| BAP |
Biodiversity Action Plan |
| BARS |
Biodiversity Action Reporting System |
| BASC |
British Association for Shooting and Conservation |
| BBNPA |
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority |
| BC |
Butterfly Conservation (Wales) |
| BMS |
Butterfly Monitoring Scheme |
| BRIG |
Biodiversity Research Information Group |
| BRAG |
Biodiversity Research Advisory Group |
| BSBI |
Botanical Society of the British Isles |
| BTCV |
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers |
| BTO |
British Trust for Ornithology |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCW |
Countryside Council for Wales |
| CLA |
Country Landowners Association |
| CPRW |
Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales |
| cSAC |
Canditate Special Area of Conservation |
| DEFRA |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| EA |
Environment Agency |
| EAW |
Environment Agency Wales |
| EC |
European Commission |
| EN |
English Nature |
| ETC |
European Topic Centre |
| FC |
Forestry Commission (Wales) |
| FE |
Forest Enterprise |
| GlamBAG |
Glamorgan Biodiversity Action Group |
| GGwentBAG |
Gwent Biodiversity Advisory Group |
| HAP |
Habitats Action Plan |
| JNCC |
Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
| LA |
Local Authority |
| LA21 |
Local Agenda 21 |
| LBAG |
Local Biodiversity Advisory Group |
| LBAP |
Local Biodiversity Action Plan |
| LIAG |
Local Issues Advisory Group (now LBAG) |
| LNR |
Local Nature Reserve |
| LPA |
Local Planning Authority |
| LRC |
Local Record Centre |
| MANW |
Marine Awareness North Wales |
| MoD |
Ministry of Defence |
| NAW |
National Assembly for Wales (see WAG) |
| NBN |
National Biodiversity Network |
| NERC |
Natrual Environment and Rural Commmunities (Act) |
| NFU |
National Farmers Union (Wales) |
| NMGW |
National Museums and Galleries of Wales |
| NPA |
National Park Authority |
| NT |
The National Trust |
| NWWT |
North Wales Widlife Trust |
| RES |
Register of European Sites |
| RSPB |
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| SAC |
Special Area of Conservation |
| SAP |
Species Action Plan |
| SEWBReC |
South East Wales Biological Records Centre |
| SNH |
Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SNPA |
Snowdonia National Park Authority |
| SPA |
Special Protection Area |
| SSSI |
Site of Special Scientific Interest |
| UA |
Unitary Authority |
| UDP |
Unitary Development Plan |
| UKBAP |
United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan |
| UKBD |
United Kingdom Biodiversity Data |
| UKCIP |
United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme |
| VWT |
Vincent Wildlife Trust |
| WAG |
Welsh Assembly Government |
| WBP |
Wales Biodiversity Partnership |
| WLGA |
Welsh Local Government Association |
| WT |
Wildlife Trust |
| WWT |
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust |
| WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |
| WTSWS |
Wildife Trust South and West Wales |