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ACRONYMS


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


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