Appendix 1 - Abbreviations

  • AQMA - Air Quality Management Area
  • CAFS2 - Clean Air for Scotland 2
  • CCRA3 - Climate Change Risk Assessment 3
  • CFL - CalMac Ferries Limited
  • CHFS - Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service
  • CMAL - Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
  • CNA - Community Needs Assessment
  • CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
  • EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone
  • EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
  • EU - European Union
  • GDP - Gross Domestic Product
  • GES - Good Environmental Status
  • GHG - Greenhouse Gas
  • GVA - Gross Value Added
  • HES - Historic Environment Scotland
  • ICP - Islands Connectivity Plan
  • IIP - Infrastructure Investment Plan
  • LLA - Local Landscape Areas
  • LNG - Liquified Natural Gas
  • MPA - Marine Protected Area
  • NFRA - National Flood Risk Assessment
  • NIFS - Northern Isles Ferry Services
  • NIP - National Islands Plan
  • NMA - Noise Management Area
  • NMVOC - Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compound
  • NOx - Nitrogen Oxides
  • NPF4 - National Planning Framework 4
  • NSA - National Scenic Areas
  • NTS - National Transport Strategy
  • OPOF - Our Place, Our Future
  • PCBs - Polychlorinated biphenyls
  • PM - Particulate Matter
  • PVA - Potentially Vulnerable Areas
  • RBMP - River Basin Management Plan
  • SAP - Strategic Approach Paper
  • SEA - Strategic Environmental Assessment
  • SEPA - Scottish Environment Protection Agency
  • SVRP - Small Vessels Replacement Programme
  • SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound
  • SNSET - Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation
  • STAG - Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance
  • TNAP - Transportation Noise Action Plan
  • VOCs - Volatile Organic Compounds
  • VPP - Vessels and Ports Plan