A glossary of terms and explanations relating to our research program will be provided soon.

Acronyms 

The following list of Acronyms will be updated on a regular basis.

• ADFA Australian Defence Force Association

• AFFFM Australian Farm Forestry Financial Model

• AIMS Australian Institute of Marine Science

• AMPTO Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators

• ANU Australian National University

• ARP Annual Research Plan

• CERF Commonwealth Environment Research Facility

• CMAR CSIRO Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research

• COTS Crown of Thorns Starfish

• CQU Central Queensland University

• CRC Cooperative Research Centre

• CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisaton

• DEH Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage (now DEW)

• DEW Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Water Resources 

• DPI&F Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries

• EPA Queensland Environmental Protection Agency

• FNQ Far North Queensland

• FNQ NRM Ltd Far North Queensland Natural Resource Management Limited

• GA Greening Australia 

• GBR Great Barrier Reef

• GBRMPA Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

• GBRWHA Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

• JCU James Cook University

• MTSRF Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility

• NRM Natural Resource Management

• QLD Queensland

• RAP Representative Areas Program

• RIS Research Investment Strategy

• RRRC Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited 

• RWQPP Reef Water Quality Protection Plan

• SOE State of the Environment

• TS Torres Strait

• TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority

• UQ The University of Queensland

• WHA World Heritage Area

• WTMA Wet Tropics Management Authority

• WTWHA Wet Tropics World Heritage Area