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APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ARS - Agricultural Research Service BLM - Bureau of Land Management CEQ - Council on Environmental Quality CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CITES - Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species COP - Coastal Oceans Program CRP - Conservation Reserve Program CSCOR - Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR) CSREES - Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service DOC - Department of Commerce DOD - Department of Defense DOI - Department of the Interior DOS - Department of State EO - Executive Order EPA - Environmental Protection Agency EPN - Early Project Notification EQIP - Environmental Quality Incentives Program ESA - Endangered Species Act FAO- Food and Agriculture Organization FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act FS - Forest Service FSA - Farm Service Agency FWS - Fish and Wildlife Service GLOBE - Global Learning and Observations to GOIN - Global Observation Information Network IABIN - Inter-American Biodiversity Information ICBG - International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups Program ICRI - International Coral Reef Initiative LMO - Living Modified Organism MESC - Midcontinental Ecological Science Center MMS - Minerals Management Service NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NBII - National Biological Information Infrastructure NCI - National Cancer Institute NCTC - National Conservation Training Center NEDI - National Environmental Data Index NEP - National Estuary Program NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act NESDIS - National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOS - National Ocean Service NPGS - National Plant Germplasm System NPS - National Park Service NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service NSF - National Science Foundation NSTC - National Science and Technology Council OGP - Office of Global Programs OSTP - Office of Science and Technology Policy PCAST - President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology PCSD - President's Council on Sustainable Development STRI - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute TEKTRAN - Technology Transfer Automated Retrieval TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act UN - United Nations USAID - United States Agency for International Development USBR - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation USDA - United States Department of Agriculture USGS - United States Geological Survey USISTC - U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Commission USMAB - United States Man and the Biosphere Program
The BioEco work group meets several times a year to carry out its chartered missions. The work group also sponsors workshops and other fora to promote understanding of the issues and technologies pertinent to biodiversity and ecosystems informatics.