Abbreviations
The following lists the abbreviations which have been used throughout the publication.
The Scottish Office
SOAEFD	Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department (formerly SOAFD)
SODD	Scottish Office Development Department
SOEID	Scottish Office Education and Industry Department
SOIRU	Scottish Office Inquiry Reporter's Unit
SOWSU	Scottish Office Water Services Unit
Other governmental organisations
DETR	Department of the Environment, Transport, and the Regions
DTI	Department of Trade and Industry
GRO (S)	General Register Office (Scotland)
HS	Historic Scotland
MAFF	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
General and other organisations
ACOPS	Advisory Commission on the Protection of the Seas
EAS	Economic Advice and Statistics
EC	European Community
ESA	Environmentally Sensitive Area
HIDB	Highlands and Islands Development Board
ITE	Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
IUCN	International Union for the Conservation of Nature
MLURI	Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
NERC	Natural Environment Research Council
NNR	Natural Nature Reserve
NRPB	National Radiological Protection Board
NTS	National Trust for Scotland
ONS	Office for National Statistics
REHIS	Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland
RIMNET	Radioactive Incident Monitoring Network
RPB	River Purification Board
RSPB	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
SASA	Scottish Agricultural Science Agency
SEPA	Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
SMRU	Sea Mammal Research Unit (of NERC)
SNH	Scottish Natural Heritage
SPA	Special Protection Area
SSSI	Site of Special Scientific Interest
STB	Scottish Tourist Board
SYHA	Scottish Youth Hostel Association
TSO	The Stationery Office
UNESCO	United Nations, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation.
WHO	World Health Organisation