Durham Biodiversity Partnership

IAbbreviations used in the DBAP

ABBREVIATIONS FOR THE STATUS OF PRIORITY SPECIES AND HABITATS

ABBREVIATIONS FOR ORGANISATIONS

AONB	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
BAP	Biodiversity Action Plan
BC	Butterfly Conservation
BGRP	Black Grouse Recovery Project
BITC	Business In The Community
BTCV	British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
BTO	British Trust for Ornithology
CSDC	Chester-le-Street District Council
CDC	City of Durham Council
CDHP	County Durham Hedgerow Partnership
DBC	Darlington Borough Council
DBA	Durham Beekeepers Association
DBAP	Durham Biodiversity Action Plan
DBat	Durham Bat Group
DBird	Durham Bird Club
DBG	Durham Badger Group
DBP	Durham Biodiversity Partnership
DC	Durham Constabulary
DCC	Durham County Council
DDC	Derwentside District Council
DHC	Durham Heritage Coast
Dove	Dove Marine Laboratory
DWT	Durham Wildlife Trust
DU	Durham University
DUBG	Durham University Botanic Gardens
EA	Environment Agency
EDC	Easington District Council
ELS	Entry Level Stewardship (one of the NE funded agri-environment schemes)
EWE	Esh Winning Environment Centre
EYE	The Great North Museum 's EYE project (Exploring Your Environment)
FC	Forestry Commission
FCW	Friends of Chopwell Woods
FE	Forest Enterprise
FL	Freelance (follows individual names)
FWAG	Tyne Tees Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
GC	Gateshead Council
GCT	Game Conservancy Trust
GONE	Government Office North East
GNF	Great North Forest
GW	Groundwork
HA	Highways Agency
HC	Houghall College
HLS	Higher Level Stewardship (one of the NE funded agri-environment schemes)
HMPS	Her Majesty's Prison Service
INCA	Industry and Nature Conservation Association
JNCC	Joint Nature Conservation Committee
LAs	Local Authorities
LANTRA	The Sector Skills Council for the Environmental and Land-based Sector
LBAP	North East Local BAP Co-ordinators group
LNR	Local Nature Reserve (a Natural England designation)
LWS	Local Wildlife Site (previously known as County Wildlife Site or SNCI)
MVP	Mineral Valleys Project (administered by NE)
NE	Natural England
NEBF	North East Biodiversity Forum
NECF	North East Community Forests
NEFSG	North East Fungus Study Group
NEGP	North East Grazing Project
NEWTs	The North East Wildlife Trusts
NHSN	Natural History Society of Northumbria
NMG	Northumbria Mammal Group
NPAONB	North Pennines AONB Partnership
NT	National Trust
NWL	Northumbrian Water Limited
NWT	Northumberland Wildlife Trust
ONE	One North East (Regional development agency)
PTA	Port of Tyne Authority
RSPB	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
RWET	River Wear Environment Trust
SAC	Special Area of Conservation (a Natura 2000 site designated for habitats and botanical interest under the Habitats Directive )
SAFC	Sunderland Association Football Club
SDC	Sedgefield District Council
SPA	Special Protection Area (a Natura 2000 site designated for important bird populations under the Habitats Directive )
SCC	Sunderland City Council
SSSI	Site of Special Scientific Interest (a Natural England designation)
STC	South Tyneside Council
SU	Sunderland University
TDC	Teesdale District Council
TVWT	Tees Valley Wildlife Trust
TWET	The River Wear Environment Trust
TRT	Tyne Rivers Trust
WVC	Wear Valley Council
WWT	Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
WT	Woodland Trust

ABBREVIATIONS FOR THE STATUS OF PRIORITY SPECIES AND HABITATS

BC high/medium/low	Butterfly Conservation UK priorities, giving the priority rating.
Bern I/II/III	Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife & Natural Habitats, giving the appendix number.
Bonn I/II/bats	Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, giving the appendix number, ‘bats' showing the species' inclusion on the convention's Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe.
BTO red/amber list	British Trust for Ornithology lists of species of conservation concern, giving list status.
CITES I/II	Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, giving the appendix number.
CR 94, 2/4	The Conservation (Natural Habitats & Conservation) Regulations 1994, a transposal of the EU ‘Habitats' and ‘Birds' directives into law in England, Scotland and Wales, giving the schedule number.
CROW	Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000
EU I/II/IV/V	EU Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and Wild Flora and Fauna (‘Habitats Directive'), giving the annex number.
EU Birds	EU Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (‘Birds Directive'), annex 1.
Game Acts	England and Wales 1831, Scotland 1832. These specify when certain game species may not be hunted or shot.
RDB ( UK status)	Red Data Book status as defined by IUCN for the UK , giving status & assessment year. [ Note: EN (2001) = Endangered, VU (1994) = Vulnerable, NT (2001) = Near Threatened, LR/nt (1994) = Near Threatened, LR/cd (1994) = Conservation Dependent. The lower category of Least Concern does not give the species red-list status ]
UK BAP	UK BAP Priority species or habitat
WCA 1/5/6/8/9	Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 including amendments, giving schedule number.
WMA 1996	Wild Mammals Act 1996.

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE DBAP 1

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