Abbreviations and acronyms

ABP

Agence Bruxelles Propreté–Net Brussel

AECM

Agri-environment-climate measures

AIU

Areas intended for urbanisation

ANB

Flemish Agency for Nature and Forests

BCR

Brussels-Capital Region

BPNS

Belgian part of the North Sea

BRPCE

Brussels Regional Programme for a Circular Economy

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CO

Carbon monoxide

CO₂ eq

Carbon dioxide equivalent

CoDT

Territorial Development Code

DMC

Domestic material consumption

EIA

Environmental impact assessment

ELV

End-of-life vehicle

ETS

Emissions Trading System

EU

European Union

FPB

Federal Planning Bureau

FPSHFCSE

Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment

GDP

Gross domestic product

GHG

Greenhouse gas

INM

Integrated nature management

IRPC

Inter-regional Packaging Commission

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature

LEZ

Low emission zone

LULUCF

Land use, land-use change and forestry

MPA

Marine Protected Area

MSP

Marine Spatial Plan

NBS

National Biodiversity Strategy

NECP

National Energy and Climate Plan

NER

Nutrient emission right

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NMP

Nature management plan

NMVOC

Non-methane volatile organic compounds

NO₂

Nitrogen dioxide

NOx

Nitrogen oxide

NPSI

National Pact for Strategic Investment

NVZ

Nitrate vulnerable zone

OVAM

Public Waste Agency of Flanders

PAHs

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

PAYT

Pay-as-you-throw

PFS

Public financial support

PM10

Particulate matter smaller than 10 microns in diameter

PM2.5

Particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter

PRO

Producer responsibility organisation

RBD

River Basin District

RBMP

River Basin Management Plan

R&D

Research and development

RD&D

Research, development and demonstration

RDP

Rural Development Programme

REB

Brussels Ecological Network

RIA

Regulatory impact assessment

RSV

Spatial structure plan

RUP

Spatial implementation plan

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SEA

Strategic environmental assessment

SEP

Main ecological structure

SFM

Sustainable forest management

SOx

Sulphur oxide

SPA

Special protection areas

SPW

Wallonia Public Service

TPES

Total primary energy supply

UAA

Utilised agricultural area

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

VAT

Value added tax

VEN

Flemish Ecological Network

VLM

Flemish Land Agency

VOC

Volatile organic compounds

WEEE

Waste electrical and electronic equipment

WFD

Water Framework Directive