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6 Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AGLV | Area of Great Landscape Value |
| AONB | Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
| AVHC | Almond Valley Heritage Centre |
| AWI | Ancient Woodland Inventory (SNH) |
| BAPs | Biodiversity Action Plans |
| BGS | British Geological Survey |
| B-SSSI | Site of Special Scientific Interest (Biological). |
| CERS | Community Environmental Renewal Scheme (Forward Scotland) |
| COSLA | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
| DiGMapGB | Digital Geological Map of Great Britain (BGS) |
| G-SSSI | Site of Special Scientific Interest (Geological) |
| GLN | Geology and Landscape North programme (BGS) |
| GCR | Geological Conservation Review (JNCC) |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| JNCC | Joint Nature Conservatrion Committee |
| LBAP | Local Biodiversity Action Plan. |
| LaBRIGS | Lothian and Borders RIGS Group |
| LBAP | Local Biodiversity Action Plan |
| Ma | Million years |
| RIGS | Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites |
| RTPI | Royal Town Planning Institute |
| ODPM | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Westminster) |
| PPS9 | Planning Policy Statement 9 |
| SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| SPP | Scottish Planning Policy |
| SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SWT | Scottish Wildlife Trust |
| SSSIs | Sites of Special Scientific Interest |
| SNWI | Semi-Natural Woodland Inventory (SNH) |
| WLC | West Lothian Council |
| WLGSs | West Lothian Geodiversity Sites |
| WLGAP | West Lothian Geodiversity Action Plan |
| WLLP | West Lothian Local Plan |