The acronym database provides an exhaustive resource for abbreviations and technical/scientific terms commonly used in different areas of taxonomy and biodiversity research.
Especially in fields related to environment, nature conservation and biodiversity, we are confronted with a confusingly large number of acronyms, which stand for technical terms as well as names of institutions, projects, networks, committees, associations, organizations and initiatives. For your convenience we have compiled a database of over 3,500 acronyms, which is subject to ongoing revision.
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3GTW | Third Global Taxonomy Workshop | The 3rd BioNET INTERNATIONAL Global Taxonomy Workshop generated a strategic framework with nine implementation elements for moving forward the... | More... | |
4D4Life | Distributed Dynamic Diversity Databases for Life | 4D4Life is a Scientific Data Infrastructures Project of the European Commission's e-Infrastructure Programme, itself part of the Capacities... | Europa | More... |
AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Founded in 1848, the AAAS serves all around the world as educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. It publishes the journal... | USA | More... |
AAASA | Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences in Africa | Established in 1968, the AAASA promotes the development and application of agricultural sciences and the exchange of ideas. It encourages Africans to... | Afrika | More... |
AAB | Association of Applied Biologists | The Association of Applied Biologists (since 1934) is a society to discuss and exchange experiences and discoveries by economic biology in... | More... | |
AABC | American Association of Brewing Chemistry | The American Society of Brewing Chemists was founded in 1934 to improve and bring uniformity to the brewing industry on a technical level. ASBC is... | USA | More... |
AACC | American Association of Cereal Chemistry | The American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC) changed the name to AACC International in order to better reflect the direction of the Association... | USA | More... |
AAFC | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system,... | Kanada | More... |
AAFU | All African Farmers' Union | Afrika | More... | |
AAHL | Australian Animal Health Laboratory | The Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) is a national centre of excellence in disease diagnosis, research and policy advice in animal health.... | Australien | More... |
AAHQS | Australian Agricultural Health and Quarantine Service | now reorganised to DAFF Biosecurity. DAFF Biosecurity is part of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF... | Australien | More... |
AAPSE | American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators | The American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators is an association of educators providing science-based pesticide safety education programs... | USA | More... |
AAS | African Academy of Sciences | The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) was founded in 1985 to strengthen the African scientific community in Africa. The Academy publishes printed... | Afrika | More... |
AAU | Association of African Universities | The Association of African Universities is an international non-governmental organisation set up by the universities in Africa to promote cooperation... | Afrika | More... |
AAU | Association of American Universities | The Association of American Universities (AAU) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of 63 leading public and private research universities in the... | More... |