Africa's Blue Economy: A Policy Handbook

Acronyms and abbreviations

PC

Pacific Community

PNA PPP REC

Parties to the Nauru Agreement Public-Private Partnership Regional Economic Community

REDD

Reducing Emissions fromDeforestation and Forest Degradation Regional Fusion and Law Enforcement Centre for Safety and Security at Sea Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action Southern Africa Development Community

REFLECS3

SADC

SAMOA

SDG SEA

Sustainable Development Goal Strategic Environment Assessment Special Initiatives Division Small Island Developing States Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa Sustainable Tourism Master Plan

SID

SIDS

SRO-EA

STMP TEEB TEST TEUS TOWA TVET

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology

Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units TRY Oyster Women’s Association

Technical Vocational Education and Training United Nations Human Settlements Programme United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

UN-Habitat

UNCLOS UNCSD UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDOALOS/OLA United Nations Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea/Office of Legal Affairs UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNGA United Nations General Assembly UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organization VCS Verified Carbon Standard VDS Vessel Day Scheme WAVES Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services WBG World Bank Group WIO West Indian Ocean WTO World Trade Organization ZOPACAS Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic

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