AHOMAR, Homens e Mulheres do Mar Association
API, American Petroleum Institute
ATS, Alien Tort Statute
BRICS, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
CDM, Clean Development Mechanism
CO2, Carbon dioxide
COP, Conference of Parties
CPC, Congress for Progressive Change
CPF, Central Oil and Gas Processing Facility
CSCEC, China State Construction Engineering Corporation
deg C, Degrees Celcius (Centigrade)
DPR, Directorate of Petroleum Resources
EIA, Environmental Impact assessment
EITI , Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
EMP, Environmental Management Plan
ERA, Environmental Rights Action
FAAN,Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
FAO, Food and Agriculture Organisation
FEPA, Federal Environmental Protection Agency
FPSO, Floating Production and Storage and Offloading
GDP, Gross Domestic Product
GON, Government of Nigeria
HNDC, Hope for Niger Delta Campaign
HYPREP, Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Project
IJV, Incorporated Joint Ventures
ILO, International Labour Organisation
INDC, Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
IPCC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IYC, Ijaw Youth Congress
JTF, Joint Military Taskforce
LCA, Long-term Cooperative Action
LGA, Local Government Area
LNG, Liquid Natural Gas
LPG, Liquefied Petroleum Gas
MAN, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
MEND, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
MOSOP, Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
NAFDAC, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
NAP, National Action Programme
NAPEP, National Poverty Eradication Programme
NASS, National Assembly
NDDC, Niger Delta Development Commission
NDES, Niger Delta Environmental Survey
NDLF, Niger Delta Liberation Force
NEITI, Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
NESREA, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency
NIALS, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
NNPC, Nigerian National Petroleum Company
NOSDRA, Nigerian National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency
NRAN, No REDD in Africa Network
OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPEC, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
PANPP, Pan-African Non-Petroleum Producers Association
PDP, Peoples Democratic Party
PIB, Petroleum Industry Bill
REDD, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
REDUC, Refineria Duque de Caxias
SADC, Southern Africa Development Community
SAGRC, South African Green Revolutionary Council
SEC, US Securities and Exchange Commission
SNEPCO, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company
SON, Standards Organisation of Nigeria
SPDC, Shell Petroleum Development Company
SUDAPET, Sudan National Petroleum Corporation
TMDB, Transvaal and Delagoa Bay Mine
TNC, Transnational Corporation
UNCCD, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNEP, United Nations Environment Program
UNFCCC, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USAID, United States Agency for International Development
WHO, World Health Organisation
