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MFA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MLIT
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan)
MMPA
Marine Mammals Protection Act (USA)
MoFA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MP
Member of Parliament
MPA
Maritime and Port Authority (Singapore)
MT
Metric Tonnes
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFO
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
ND
Northern Dimension (EU)
NDFP
Northern Dimension of Canadian Foreign Policy
NEAFC North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention
NEP
Northeast Passage
NERC
Natural Environment Research Council (UK)
NGO
Non-Governmental Organisation
NIPR
National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)
NMC
Northern Maritime Corridor
NORA
Nordic Atlantic Cooperation
NORAD North American Air Defence Command
NORDEFCO Nordic Defense Cooperation
NORDREG Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Services
NORDSUP Nordic Supportive Defense Structures
NPC
Northern Pacific Corridor
NSIDC
National Snow and Ice Data Center
NSPD
National Security Presidential Directive
NSR
Northern Sea Route
NUS
National University of Singapore
NWP
Northwest Passage
NWT
Northwest Territories
OME
Offshore and Marine Engineering
OPRC
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and
Co-operation
OPRF
Ocean Policy Research Foundation (Japan)
OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the
North-East Atlantic
PA
Polar Ambassador
PAME
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment
PAP
People’s Action Party (Singapore)
PAS
Polish Academy of Science
PM
Prime Minister
PMO
Prime Minister’s Office
POPs
Persistent Organic Pollutants
PP
Permanent Participants
PRS
Stanislaw Siedlecki Polish Research Station
PRU
Polar Regions Unit (UK)