Salvation for the Confused

Abbreviations of common terms used by the green movement, the timber industry and Government.

This is a simple list of ever-expanding abbreviations and definitions. It will be updated when new information is available, or when needed.

For information purposes only.

Inclusion on this list does not imply agreement or endorsement by GECO to any of the organisations listed below. And Vice Versa.

ACF

Australian Conservation Foundation

CROEG

Concerned Residents Of East Gippsland

CRA

Comprehensive Regional Assessment, part of the Federal government's Defered Forest Agreement and Regional Forest Agreement process. The process was initiated under Labour and was recently completed under the Coalition.

DEST

Federal Dept. of Environment Sport and Territories. Now known as Environment Australia.

DFA

Deferred Forest Agreement

DNRE

Department of Natural Resources and Environment

DPIE

Federal Dept. of Primary Industries and Energy.

DTE

Down to Earth Co-op Society. (Confest/Confab)

EGFMP

East Gippsland Forest Management Plan

EGS

East Gippsland Shire council

ERIN

Environmental Resources Information Network. A federal Government information resource on the environment initiated by the Labour Government in 1995.

EES

Environmental Effects Statement

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EPA

Environment Protection Authority. With Federal, State and Regional Agencies.

FFGA

Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act

FMA

Forest Management Area

FPS

Funky Pizza Shop

FOE

Friends of the Earth

GECO

Goongerah Environment Centre

GPS

Global Positioning System

GIS

Geographical Information System

HCV

High Conservation Value forest

MIB

Minimal Impact in the Bush

NAFI

National Association of Forest Industries

NBC

National Biodiversity Council

NFN

Native Forest Network

NRE

Victorian Dept.of Natural Resources and Environment - formerly Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR, CNR).

RFA

Regional Forest Agreement

TWS

The Wilderness Society

VAFI

Victorian Association of Forest Industries. Vic division of NAFI.

WOOD Inc

Wood Workers of Orbost and District Incorporated.

WWW

World Wide Web, a part of the Internet.