AAQ ambient air quality
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACT Australian Capital Territory
ANBG Australian National Botanic Gardens
AP2 AP2: A new climate change strategy and action plan for the Australian Capital Territory
AUSRIVAS Australian River Assessment System
BOP Bushfire Operational Plan
BPP Basin Priority Project
COG Canberra Ornithologists Group
CPR Conservation and Planning Research
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
DPSIR Driver–Pressure–State–Impact–Response
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
ENSO El Niño–Southern Oscillation
EPA Environment Protection Authority
EP Act Environment Protection Act 1997
EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth)
EPD Environment and Planning Directorate
EPP Environment Protection Policy
ESA Emergency Services Authority
ha hectare
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature
km kilometre
LDA Land Development Agency
LMA Land Management Agreement
MOU memorandum of understanding
NARCLiM NSW ACT Regional Climate Modelling
NCA National Capital Authority
NEPC National Environment Protection Council
NEPM National Environment Protection Measure
NES National Environmental Significance
NRM natural resource management
NSW New South Wales
OCSE Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OEH Office of Environment and Heritage
O:E ratio Observed:Expected ratio
PCS Parks and Conservation Service
PM particulate matter
SBMP Strategic Bushfire Management Plan
TAMS Territory and Municipal Services
WSUD water-sensitive urban design