Abbreviations
A&IS
Alien and Invasive Species (as referred to in the regulations and
lists published under the auspices of the National Environmental
Management: Biodiversity Act)
ASRARP
Alien Species Risk Analysis Review Panel
BTB
Bovine tuberculosis
CÁIÁB
DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
CAPE
Cape Action for People and the Environment
CAPE IAAWG Cape Action for People and the Environment, Invasive Alien
Animal Working Group
CARA
Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act
CBC
Centre for Biological Control
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
CFR
Cape Floristic Region
CRISPR
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
CSIR
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
DAFF
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
DALRRD
Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development
DEA
Department of Environmental Affairs
DEA: NRM
Department of Environmental Affairs: Natural Resource
Management Programmes
DEFF
Department of Envrionment, Forestry and Fisheries
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DPME
Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
DSI
Department of Science and Innovation
DST
Department of Science and Technology
EDS
Ecosystem disservices
EICAT
Environmental impact classification of alien taxa
EMAPi
Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions (an
international meeting)
ERH
Enemy release hypothesis
ES
Ecosystem services
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