| AMIP | Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
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| BAGEC | Biological Adaptation to Global Environmental Change
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| BAS | British Antarctic Survey
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| BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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| CCGCC | Cross-Council Group on Climate Change
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| CCMS | Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences
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| CEH | Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
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| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon |
| CMIP | Coupled Model Intercomparison Project
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| COP | Conference of Parties |
| CRU | Climatic Research Unit
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| CSERGE | Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment
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| DETR | Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
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| DfID | Department for International Development
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| DoH | Department of Health |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry
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| ECN | Environmental Change Network
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| EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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| ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council
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| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation
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| FCCC | Framework Convention on Climate Change
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| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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| GCM | General Circulation Model
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| GEC | Global Environmental Change (Programme)
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| GM | Genetically Modified |
| HRI | Horticulture Research International
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| IACGEC | Inter-Agency Committee on Global Environmental Change
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| IACR | Institute of Arable Crop Research
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| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organisation
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| IGER | Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research
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| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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| IPMS | Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists
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| ITE | Institute for Terrestrial Ecology
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| JNCC | Joint Nature Conservation Committee
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| MAFF | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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| MoD | Ministry of Defence |
| MRC | Medical Research Council
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| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| NCC | Nature Conservancy Council
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| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council
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| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation
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| NSF | National Science Foundation
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| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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| SAR | Second Assessment Report (of the IPCC)
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| SOC | Southampton Oceanography Centre
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| SPRU | Science Policy Research Unit
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| SRG | Science Review Group |
| TAR | Third Assessment Report (of the IPCC)
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| TSU | Technical Support Unit
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| UEA | University of East Anglia
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| UMIST | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
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| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Programme
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| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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| WG | Working Group (of the IPCC)
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| WMO | World Meteorological Organisation
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| yBP | years before present |
