List of Acronyms
ALBI
Ambatovy Local Business Initiative
BBOP
Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program
BRMO
Bureau de Redéploiement de la Main d’œuvre
–
Worker Redeployment Center
CA
Centrales d’Achat
– Bulk purchasing centers
CFA
Centre de Formation Agricole
– Agricultural Training Center
EITI
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
GDP
Gross domestic product
H&S
Health and safety
IBS
Impôt sur le Bénéfice des Sociétés
– Tax on corporate profits
ICMM
International Council on Mining and Metals
IFBP
Impôt Foncier sur la Propriété Bâtie
– Land tax on built-up areas
IFC
International Finance Corporation
IFT
Impôt Foncier sur le Terrain
– Land tax
IT
Information technology
LGIM
Loi sur les Grands Investissements Miniers
– Large Mining Investment Act
MECIE
Mise en Compatibilité des Investissements avec l’Environnement –
National decree concerning environmental compliance of investment projects in Madagascar
NGO
Non-governmental organization
OHSAS
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series
ONE
Office National pour l’Environnement
– National Environment Office
PGEDS
Plan de Gestion Environnemental et de Développement Social
–
Environmental management and social development plan
SMME
Small, medium, and micro enterprise
SOC
Species of concern
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