APC................ Agriculture Production Commissioner
APFAMGS...... Andhra Pradesh Farmer Managed Groundwater Systems
ATMA............ Agriculture Technology Management Agency
AWP/B........... Annual Work Plan and Budget
BD.................. Biodiversity
BH.................. Budget Holder
BMC............... Biodiversity Management Committee
CAU............... Central Agricultural University
CC.................. Climate Change
CCM............... Climate ChangeMitigation
CE.................. Capacity Enhancement
Cos................. Community Organizers
CSO................ Civil Society Organization
DACFW.......... Department of Agriculture, Cooperation, and Farmers’ Welfare
DADF............. Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
DARE............. Department of Agricultural Research and Education
DC.................. District Collector
DFO................ District Forest Officer
DPMU............ District Project Monitoring Unit
DST................ Department of Science and Technology
ENVIS............ National Environment Information System
EX-ACT......... Ex-Ante Carbon Balance Tool
FAO ............... UN Food and Agriculture Organization
FFF................. Forest and Farm Facility
FFS................. Farmer Field School
FLO................ Funding Liaison Officer
FPIC............... Free Prior and Informed Consent
FSI ................. Forest Survey of India
GEB................ Global Environmental Benefit
GEF................ Global Environment Facility
GoI................. Government of India
GP.................. Gram Panchayat
HQ.................. Headquarters
IFAD.............. International Fund for Agricultural Development
IUCN.............. International Union for Conservation of Nature
IWMP............. Integrated Watershed Management Programme
JICA............... Japan International Cooperation Agency
JPY................. Japanese Yen
KMT............... Knowledge Management Tool
KVK............... Krishi Vigyan
Kendra (extension)
LD ................. Land Degradation
LMP................ Landscape Management Plan
LTO................ Lead Technical Officer
MGNREGA.... Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
MoAFW.......... Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare
MoCF............. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
MoEFCC ........ Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change
MoRD............. Ministry of Rural Development
MRV............... Measuring, Reporting and Verification
NBA............... National Biodiversity Authority
NBAGR.......... National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources
NBAII............. National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects
NBPGR........... National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
NBWL............ National Board for Wildlife
NCF................ National Commission on Farmers
NFC................ National Forest Commission
NFSA.............. National Food Security Act
NGO .............. Non-Governmental Organization
NICRA........... National Initiative on Climate-resilient Agriculture
NMGI............. National Mission of Green India
NP.................. National Park
NPSC.............. National Project Steering Committee
NRM............... Natural Resource Management
OP.................. Operational Partner
PA.................. Protected Area
PIR................. Project Implementation Review
PIU................. Project Implementation Unit
PMU............... Project Management Unit
PPR P.............. Project Progress Report
S-AWP/B........ State Annual Work Plan and Budget
SDG................ Sustainable Development Goals
SFM................ Sustainable Forest Management
SLM................ Sustainable Land Management
SPMU............. State Project Management Unit
SPACC........... Strategic Pilot on Adaptation to Climate Change
SSC................. State Steering Committee
UNDP............. United Nations Development Programme
UNEP............. United Nations Environment Programme
USD................ United States Dollar
WII................. Wildlife Institute of India
WLS............... Wildlife Sanctuary
WWF.............. World Wildlife Fund
