| AAQ NEPM |
National Environment Protection Measure for Ambient Air Quality |
| ABARES |
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences |
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| AEEA |
Australian Environmental-Economic Accounts |
| AEMO |
Australian Energy Market Operator |
| ANSTO |
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation |
| ANZECC |
Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council |
| ANZG |
Australian and New Zealand Governments |
| ARMCANZ |
Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand |
| ASC NEPM |
National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 1999 |
| AWD |
Available water determination |
| BAM |
biodiversity assessment method |
| BASIX |
Building Sustainability Index |
| BC Act |
Biodiversity Conservation Act |
| BFCC |
NSW Bush Fire Coordinating Committee |
| BioBanking |
Biodiversity Banking and Offsets Scheme |
| BTRE |
Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics |
| BoM |
Bureau of Meteorology |
| BREE |
Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics |
| C&D |
Construction and demolition (waste) |
| C&I |
Commercial and industrial (waste) |
| CAHC |
Clean Air, Healthy Communities program |
| CBD |
Commercial Building Disclosure |
| CCA |
Copper chrome arsenate |
| CCF |
Climate Change Fund |
| CDS |
Container deposit scheme |
| CFI |
Carbon Farming Initiative |
| CINSW |
Coal Innovation NSW (Fund) |
| CLM Act |
Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 |
| CMA |
Catchment management authority |
| CM Act |
NSW Coastal Management Act 2016 |
| CM SEPP |
State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 |
| CMP |
Coastal Management Program |
| CO |
Carbon monoxide |
| CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| CSG |
Coal seam gas |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CWP |
Cold water pollution |
| DCCEE |
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (Australian Government) |
| DEC |
Department of Environment and Conservation NSW |
| DECC |
Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW (formerly DEC) |
| DECCW |
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (formerly DECC) |
| DEWHA |
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Commonwealth) |
| DFS |
Department of Finance and Services (NSW) |
| DLWC |
Department of Land and Water Conservation (NSW) |
| DP&E |
Department of Planning and Environment (NSW) |
| DPI |
Department of Primary Industries (NSW) |
| DUAP |
Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (NSW) |
| DWE |
Department of Water and Energy (NSW) |
| EDO |
Environmental Defenders Office (NSW) |
| EEGP |
Energy Efficient Government Program (NSW) |
| EEAP |
NSW Energy Efficiency Action Plan |
| ENSO |
El Niño – Southern Oscillation (Index) |
| EOAM |
Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology |
| EPA |
Environment Protection Authority (NSW) |
| EPHC |
Environment Protection and Heritage Council |
| ERF |
Emissions Reduction Fund |
| ESD |
Ecologically sustainable development |
| ESS |
Energy Savings Scheme |
| EWMP |
Environmental water management program |
| FM Act |
Fisheries Management Act 1994 |
| FMS |
Fire management strategy |
| GCCSA |
Greater Capital City Statistical Area (see ) |
| GDE |
Groundwater-dependant ecosystem |
| GEMS |
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards |
| GMR |
Greater Metropolitan Region (see ) |
| GREP |
Government Resource Efficiency Policy (NSW) |
| GSP |
Gross state product |
| GVA |
Gross value added |
| GWP |
Global warming potential |
| IBRA |
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia |
| IEA |
International Energy Agency |
| IOD |
Indian Ocean dipole |
| IMOS |
Integrated Marine Observing System |
| IPART |
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IUCN |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
| KTP |
Key threatening process (see ) |
| Landsat |
Land and Earth Observation Satellite |
| LGA |
Local government area |
| LLS |
Local Land Services |
| LMwC |
Land management within capability |
| LSC |
Land and soil capability |
| LTAAEL |
Long-term average annual extraction limits (see ) |
| LULUCF |
Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry |
| LWU |
local water utility |
| MAC |
microbial assessment category |
| MDB |
Murray–Darling Basin |
| MDBA |
Murray–Darling Basin Authority |
| MEMA |
Marine Estate Management Authority (NSW) |
| MER |
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting |
| MIL |
Monitoring investigation level |
| MLA |
Metropolitan Levy Area |
| NABERS |
National Australian Built Environment Rating System |
| NEM |
National Electricity Market |
| NEPC |
National Environment Protection Council |
| NEPM |
National Environment Protection Measure |
| NGPSG |
National GreenPower Steering Group |
| NHMRC |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NLI |
National Litter Index |
| NLWRA |
National Land and Water Resources Audit |
| N |
Nitrogen |
| NO2 |
Nitrogen dioxide |
| NO |
Oxides of nitrogen |
| NOW |
NSW Office of Water |
| NPW Act |
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 |
| NPWS |
National Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW) |
| NRAR |
Natural Resources Access Regulator |
| NRC |
Natural Resources Commission |
| NRM |
Natural resource management |
| NRMMC |
Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council |
| NRS |
National reserve system |
| NV Act |
Native Vegetation Act 2003 |
| NWI |
National Water Initiative |
| NWQMS |
National Water Quality Management Strategy |
| O3 |
Ozone |
| OA |
Office for Ageing (NSW) |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OEH |
Office of Environment and Heritage (formerly DECCW) |
| P |
Phosphorus |
| PAS |
Priorities action statement |
| PFAS |
Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances |
| PCP |
Pentachlorophenol |
| PM |
Particulate matter |
| PM10 |
Particulate matter less than 10 micrometres (10-6 metres) |
| PM2.5M |
Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometres (10-6 metres) |
| POEO Act |
Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 |
| PoM |
Plan of management |
| PV |
Photovoltaic (solar energy) |
| PVP |
Property vegetation plan |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Airforce |
| RAMA |
Routine agricultural management activity (by local government) |
| RD&E |
Research, development and extension |
| REAP |
Renewable Energy Action Plan |
| RET |
Renewable Energy Target |
| RFMS |
Reserve fire management strategy |
| RIS |
Regulatory impact statement |
| SCA |
State conservation area |
| SDL |
Sustainable Diversion Limit (Murray–Darling Basin Plan) |
| SEEA |
System of Environmental-Economic Accounts |
| SEPP |
State environmental planning policy |
| SHEBA |
Soil Health Evidence Based Assessment |
| SIMS |
Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) |
| SLATS |
Statewide landcover and tree survey |
| SMI |
Statement of management intent |
| SMU |
Soil monitoring unit |
| SNA |
System of National Accounts |
| SO2 |
Sulfur dioxide |
| SRA |
Sustainable Rivers Audit |
| T&I |
Department of Trade and Investment (NSW) |
| TAP |
Threat abatement plan |
| TARA |
Threat and risk assessment |
| TfNSW |
Transport for NSW |
| TN |
Total nitrogen |
| TP |
Total phosphorous |
| TSC Act |
Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 |
| TSR |
Travelling stock route |
| TSS |
Total suspended solids |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UPSS |
Regulation Protection of the Environment Operations (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulation 2008 |
| UV-B |
Ultraviolet radiation in the 280–320 nm wavelength band |
| VKT |
Vehicle kilometres travelled |
| VOC |
Volatile organic compound |
| UPSS |
Underground petroleum storage system |
| WARR |
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery |
| WELS |
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
