| CEE | Central and Eastern Europe |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EC | European Community |
| EU | European Union |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| FOEI | Friends of the Earth International |
| GNP | Gross National Product |
| MoE | Ministry of Environment |
| NGO | Non-governmental Organization |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PHARE | Poland-Hungary Assistance for the Reconstruction of the Economy |
| PPP | Polluter Pays Principle |
| REC | Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe |
| UN | United Nations |
| US AID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USD | United States Dollars |
| US EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |