Abbreviations and acronyms
French Environment and Energy Management Agency
Agri-environmental measures
French Biodiversity Agency
French Development Agency
Nuclear Safety Authority
Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union
Convention on Biological Diversity
Energy saving certificates
General Commissariat for Sustainable Development
General Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development
Sustainable development tax credit
National Nature Conservation Council
National Council for Ecological Transition
Central-regional planning contract
Contribution to the electricity public services
Development Assistance Committee of the OECD
Directorate for Water and Biodiversity
General Directorate for Risk Prevention
Action plan for Natura 2000 sites
Regional departments for the environment, planning and housing
Interest-free eco loan
European Environment Agency
Environmental impact assessment
Environmental Management System
Renewable energies
Avoid, reduce, offset approach
European Union
European Union Emissions Trading System
Euro
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation
French Global Environment Facility
Gross domestic product
Global Environment Facility
Greenhouse gas
Invasive alien species
International Energy Agency
French initiative for coral reefs
National inventory of natural heritage
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Law on water and aquatic environments
High-speed railway line
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs
National museum of natural history
Marine Protected Area
National Biodiversity Strategy
National Contact Point for the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises
National energy efficiency action plan
Non-governmental organisation
Ammonia
Nitrogen oxides
Act under which the French administrative territory will be reorganised
National Sustainable Development Strategy
Official Development Assistance
National biodiversity observatory
National Hunting and Wildlife Agency
French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments
National Forests Office
Regional climate and energy plan
Payments for ecosystem services
Investments for the future programme
Particulate matter
Regional natural park
Act setting the direction of energy policy
Multi-annual energy programme
Purchasing power parity
Research and Development
Research, Development and Demonstration
Thermal regulations
Electricity transport network
Strategy for the creation of protected metropolitan land areas
Strategic Environmental Assessment
Information system on nature and landscapes
Small and medium-sized Enterprises
Sensitive Natural Areas
National low-carbon strategy
National strategy of ecological transition towards sustainable development
Observation and Statistics Directorate
Sulphur oxides
Regional climate, air quality and energy plan
Regional ecological coherence scheme
General tax on polluting activities
Domestic consumption taxes
Domestic tax on consumption of energy products
Tonne of oil equivalent
Total primary Energy supply
Green and blue belt network
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United States dollar
Value Added Tax
Water Framework Directive
Natural areas of interest for their ecology, fauna and flora