ANSI | Area of Natural and Scientific Interest |
CA | Conservation Authority |
DFO | Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
EBR | Environmental Bill of Rights |
EIS | Environmental Impact Study |
ESA | Environmentally Significant Area; Environmentally Sensitive Area |
ESPA | Environmentally Significant Policy Area |
GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
GTA | Greater Toronto Area |
HADD | Harmful Alteration, Disruption and Destruction |
HSF | Hydrologically Sensitive Feature |
KNHF | Key Natural Heritage Feature |
LIO | Land Information Ontario. |
LSW | Locally Significant Wetland |
MMAH | Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing |
MOSS | Major Open Space System |
NEC | Niagara Escarpment Commission |
NEP | Niagara Escarpment Plan |
NHE | Natural Heritage Evaluation |
NRVIS | Natural Resource Values Information System |
OGDE | Ontario Geospatial Data Exchange |
OMB | Ontario Municipal Board |
OMNR | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
OP | Official Plan |
OPA | Official Plan Amendment |
ORM | Oak Ridges Moraine |
ORMCA | Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act |
ORMCP | Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan |
OWES | Ontario Wetland Evaluation System |
PPS | Provincial Policy Statement |
PSW | Provincially Significant Wetland. See Appendix A. |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
VPZ | Vegetation Protection Zone |
