AbbreviationsNFU National Farmers’ Union
NGO non-governmental organisation
NIMBY not in mybackyard
NSM new social movement
OECD Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development
POS political opportunity structure
PPP polluter pays principle
PR proportional representation
RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of
Birds (UK)
SPD Social Democratic Party (Germany)
UNCED United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development
UNDP United Nations Development
Programme
UNEP United Nations Environment
Programme
WCED World Commission on
Environment and Development
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable
Development
WTO World Trade Organisation
WWF World Wide Fund for Naturexvii