ACT |
African Conservation Tillage Network |
Al |
Aluminium |
ALAR |
Asociación Latino Americana de Rhizobiología (network) |
AMF |
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi |
ASB |
Alternatives to slash and burn (programme/global partnership) |
BGBD |
Below-ground biodiversity (network project on conservation and sustainable management) |
BNF |
Biological nitrogen fixation |
C |
Carbon |
CU |
Carbon uptake |
CF |
Carbon fixation |
CE |
Carbon emissions |
CT |
Carbon transfer |
Ca |
Calcium |
CABI |
CAB International (non-profit organization/publisher in applied life sciences) |
CAMAREN |
Consortium for natural resources management training (Ecuador) |
CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity (UN) |
CCD |
Convention to Combat Desertification (UN) |
CEC |
Cation exchange capacity |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research |
CGRFA |
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
CIAT |
International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
COAG |
Committee on Agriculture (FAO) |
COP |
Conference of the Parties (to the CBD, CCD, etc.) |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia) |
CYTED |
Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (Ibero-American programme) |
DGGE |
Differential gradient gel electrophoresis |
DGIS-NET |
Directorate General for International Cooperation (Netherlands) |
EBDA |
Egyptian Biodynamic Association |
ECOPORT |
Internet-based portal to ecological database and information (www.ecoport.org) |
EMBRAPA |
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FBO |
Bio-organic fertilization |
FCCC |
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN) |
FFS |
Farmer field school (learning-by-doing experiential approach) |
FNPP |
FAO-Netherlands Partnership Programme |
GEF |
Global Environment Fund (UN) |
GM |
Genetically modified |
GMO |
Genetically modified organism |
GTZ |
German Technical Cooperation Organization |
IAPAR |
Agronomic Institute of Paraná (Brazil) |
IARC |
International agricultural research centre |
IBOY |
International Biodiversity Observation Year |
ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
INCA |
National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (Cuba) |
INERA |
Institut pour lEnvironnement et la Recherche Agricole |
INREF |
North-South Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund |
IPM |
Integrated pest management |
IPPM |
Integrated production and pest management |
IRD |
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (formerly ORSTOM, France) |
ISNM |
Integrated soil and nutrient management |
IUSS |
International Union of Soil Science |
K |
Potassium |
LADA |
Land degradation assessment in dryland areas (programme) |
LEIA/HEIA |
Low external input agriculture/high external input agriculture |
Mg |
Magnesium |
MIRCEN |
Microbial Resources Centres (and global network in environmental, applied microbiology and biotechnology research) |
MOIST |
Management of Organic Inputs in Soils of the Tropics |
N |
Nitrogen |
NAR |
National agricultural research |
NBSAP |
National biodiversity strategy and action plan |
NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
P |
Phosphorus |
PAIA |
Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action (FAO) |
PLEC |
People, Land Management and Environmental Change (UN University) |
PTD |
Participatory technology development |
R&D |
Research and development |
SBI |
Soil Biodiversity Initiative |
SBSTTA |
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (of the CBD) |
SEKEM |
Vitality from the Sun (farm of Egyptian Biodynamic Agriculture Association) |
SPI |
Soil productivity improvement |
TSBF |
Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT |
TOT |
Training of trainers |
UN |
United Nations |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002) |