Acronyms
3Rs
Reduce, reuse, recycle
AAR
African Air Rescue
AI
Artificial intelligence
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ASAL
Arid and semi-arid land
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate
AU
African Union
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke
CEO
Chief executive officer
CGG
Commission on Global Governance
CH 4
Methane
CNN
Cable News Network
CO 2
Carbon dioxide
COD
Chemical oxygen demand
CSR
Corporate social responsibility
DAF
Dissolved air flotation
DC
Direct current
DCM
Direct current motor
DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
EIA
Environmental impact assessment
ELWA
Eternal Love Winning Africa
EMR
Electromagnetic radiation
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ERA
Environmental risk assessment
EU
European Union
FCEVs
Fuel cell electric vehicles
FCX
Fuel Cell eXperiment
FEPA
Federal Environment Protection Agency
FORNEWA The Rwanda Green Fund
GBM
Green Belt Movement
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3Rs
Reduce, reuse, recycle
AAR
African Air Rescue
AI
Artificial intelligence
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ASAL
Arid and semi-arid land
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate
AU
African Union
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke
CEO
Chief executive officer
CGG
Commission on Global Governance
CH 4
Methane
CNN
Cable News Network
CO 2
Carbon dioxide
COD
Chemical oxygen demand
CSR
Corporate social responsibility
DAF
Dissolved air flotation
DC
Direct current
DCM
Direct current motor
DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
EIA
Environmental impact assessment
ELWA
Eternal Love Winning Africa
EMR
Electromagnetic radiation
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ERA
Environmental risk assessment
EU
European Union
FCEVs
Fuel cell electric vehicles
FCX
Fuel Cell eXperiment
FEPA
Federal Environment Protection Agency
FORNEWA The Rwanda Green Fund
GBM
Green Belt Movement
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