ADB

Asian Development Bank

BOI

Board of Investment

CEA

Central Environmental Authority

CFC

Chlorofluorocarbon

CISIR

Ceylon Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research

CTC

Carbon tetrachloride

DEA

District Environmental Agency

EHR

Erosion Hazard Ratings

EIA

Environment Impact Assessment

EMS

Environment management systems

EPL

Environment protection licence

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FTZ

Free trade zone

GDP

Gross domestic product

GHG

Greenhouse gas

HBFC

Hydrobromofluorocarbon

HCFC

Hydrochlorofluorocarbon

IEE

Initial environmental examination

ISO

International Standards Organization

JEDB

Janatha Estates Development Board

MASL

Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka

NAPCC

National Action Plan on Climatic Change

NAREPP

Natural Resources and Environment Protection Programme

NCS

National Conservation Strategy

NDC

National Development Council

NEA

National Environmental Act

NGO

Non-governmental organization

ODS

Ozone depleting substance

PAA

Project Approving Authority

PCAF

Pollution Control and Abatement Fund

SLEDB

Sri Lanka Export Development Board

SLSI

Sri Lanka Standards Institution

SLSPC

Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation

SLTB

Sri Lanka Tea Board

SLTRB

Sri Lanka Tea Research Board

TBT

Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

TSHDA

Tea Small Holdings Development Authority

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

VP

Vegetatively-propogated

WTO

World Trade Organization