CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
CEOS |
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites |
C-GOOS |
Coastal Ocean Observations Module of Global Ocean Observing System |
C-GTOS |
Coastal Module of the Global Terrestrial Observing System |
CME |
Coastal and Marine Environment |
CODAE |
Coastal Data Assimilation Experiment |
COOP |
Coastal Oceans Observations Panel |
DLR |
German Aerospace Center |
DMSP |
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
DOE |
US Department of Energy |
DPSIR |
Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response |
EEA |
European Environmental Agency |
EEZ |
Exclusive economic zone |
ELOISE |
European Land-Ocean Interaction Studies |
ESA |
European Space Agency |
ESRI |
Environmental Systems Research Institute |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
GCMD |
NASA Global Change Master Directory |
GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GEO |
UNEP Global Environmental Outlook |
GEO |
Group Environmental Outlook |
GEO |
Group on Earth Observations |
GESAMP |
The Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection |
GHOST |
Global Hierarchical Observing Strategy |
GIWA |
Global International Waters Assessment |
GLOSS |
Global Sea Level Observing System |
GMA |
Global Assessment of the Marine Assessment |
GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
GOSIC |
Global Observing Systems Information Center |
GPA |
Global Programme of Action |
GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
HSESDS |
Human Systems - Ecological Systems - Delivery Systems |
ICAM |
Integrated Coastal Area Management |
ICAMS |
Integrated Coastal Analysis and Monitoring System |
ICARM |
Integrated Coastal Area and River Basin Management |
ICSU |
International Council of Science |
ICZO |
Inland-Coastal Zone-Ocean |
IGBP |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme |
IGOS |
Integrated Global Observing Strategy |
ILTER |
International Long Term Ecological Research Network |
IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
ISO |
International Organisation for Standardization |
IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
JAXA |
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency |
LaguNet |
Italian Network for Ecological Research in Coastal Zone and Transitional Areas |
LCCS |
Land Cover Classification System |
LME |
Large Marine Ecosystems |
LOICZ |
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone |
LTER |
Long Term Ecological Research Network |
LULC |
Land use and land cover |
MA |
Millennium Assessment |
MODIS |
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
NASA |
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NEM |
Net ecosystem metabolism |
NGDC |
National Geophysical Data Center |
NIMA |
US National Imagery and Mapping Agency |
NOAA |
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OLS |
Operational Linescan System |
ORNL |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
PNEC |
Programme National Environnement Côtier |
RSP |
Regional Seas Programme |
SEDAC |
Socio Economic Data and Application Center |
SIDS |
Small Island Developing States |
SLR |
Sea level rise |
SMOS |
Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity |
SPA |
Specially Protected Areas |
SRTM |
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission |
SSSI |
Sites of Special Scientific Interest |
TARGETS |
Tool to Assess Regional and Global Environment and Health Targets for Sustainability |
TEMS |
Terrestrial Environmental Monitoring Sites |
TOPC |
Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNEP/DEWA |
United Nations Environment Programme Division of Early Warning and assessment |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |
USCCSP |
US Climate Change Science Program |
USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
WDPA |
World Database on Protected Areas |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
WWF |
World Wildlife Fund |
WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development |