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ABBREVIATIONS USED ON THIS WEBSITE OR LINKED DOCUMENTS
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| AA |
Appropriate Assessment (to protect SACs, SPAs & Ramsar sites) |
| AONB |
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
| BAP |
Biodiversity Action Plan |
| CPRE |
Campaign to Protect Rural England |
| Defra |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| emda |
East Midlands Development Agency |
| EMEL |
East Midlands Environment Link |
| EMRA |
East Midlands Regional Assembly |
| EMRAF |
East Midlands Rural Affairs Forum |
| EMTAR |
East Midlands Transport Activists Roundtable |
| ERDF |
European Regional Development Fund |
| ERDP |
England Rural Development Programme (Defra) |
| ESAG |
Environmental Sustainability Advisory Group (EU Objective 2 programme) |
| ESEP |
Environmental, Social and Economic Partners (EMRA) |
| FoE |
Friends of the Earth |
| GI |
Green Infrastrucutre |
| GOEM |
Government Office East Midlands |
| HMA |
Housing Market Area |
| IRS |
Integrated Regional Strategy |
| LAA |
Local Area Agreement |
| LDF/LDD |
Local Development Framework/Local Development Document |
| LSP |
Local Strategic Partnership |
| LTP |
Local Transport Plan |
| MKSM |
Milton Keynes and South Midlands (sub regional strategy) |
| N2K |
Natura 2000 (EU Habitat Directive sites (=SACs+SPAs)) |
| NEMA |
Nottingham East Midlands Airport |
| NGO |
Non-governmental organisation |
| NSRF |
National Strategic Reference Framework (EU structural funds) |
| NT |
National Trust |
| RAP |
Rural Action Plan (EMRAF) |
| Ramsar |
International treaty to protect wetland sites |
| RDA |
Regional Development Agency |
| RES |
Regional Economic Strategy |
| RIP |
Regional Implementation Plan (ERDP) |
| RDPE |
Rural Development Programme for England (=ERDP) |
| RRDF |
Regional Rural Development Framework (GOEM) |
| RSPB |
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| RSS |
Regional Spatial Strategy (Regional Plan) |
| RTAB |
Regional Technical Advisory Body (Waste Planning) |
| SA |
Sustainability Appraisal |
| SAC |
Special Area of Conservation (EU designation) |
| SD |
Sustainable Development |
| SEA |
Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SPA |
Special Protection Area (EU Wild Bird Directive) |
| SPROG |
Spatial Planning Regional Officers Group (EMRA) |
| SSFF |
Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food (Defra) |
| SSP |
Sub-regional Strategic Partnership (emda) |
| SSSI |
Site of Special Scientific Interest |
| STW |
Sewage Treatment Works |
| TWTs |
The Wildlife Trusts |
