Scottish Government

ACCSG

Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group

AEM

Agri-Environment Measure

CAP

Common Agriculture Policy

ESC

Ecological Site Classification

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organisation

FCS

Forestry Commission Scotland

FMA

Forest Management Alternatives

GAEC

Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition

GATT

General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs

GIS

Geographic Information System

GM

Genetically Modified

GMHT

Genetically Modified Herbicide Tolerant

GROD

General Register Office for Scotland

IACS

Integrated Agricultural Control System

JAC

June Agricultural Census

LCA

Land Capability for Agriculture

LFASS

Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme

MEA

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

MFC

Main Farm Code

NGO

Non-Government Organisations

NUTS

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics

NVZ

Nitrate Vulnerable Zone

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PCA

Principal Components Analysis

RCAHMS

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland

RERAD

Rural Environment Research Analysis Directorate

SAF

Single Application Form

SAG

Stakeholder Advisory Group

SAMs

Scheduled Ancient Monuments

SNH

Scottish Natural Heritage

SEBG

Scottish Estates and Business Group

SFP

Single Farm Payment

SG

Scottish Government

SRC

Short Rotation Coppice

SRDP

Scottish Rural Development Programme

SRF

Short Rotation Forestry

SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest

WFD

Water Framework Directive

WTO

World Trade Organisation