A |
 ABGS
| Agricultural Biodiversity of Global Significance |
ADE | Amazonian Dark Earth (Brazil) |
B |
BMELV | Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Germany) |
BMZ | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany) |
C |
CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
CET | Centro de Educación y Tecnología (Chiloé, Chile) |
CGIAR | Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research |
CGRFA | Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
CSO | Civil Society Organization |
D |
E |
EC | European Commission |
F |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FSP | Full Scale Project/ Full Size Project |
G |
GEF | Global Environment Facility |
GIAHS | Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems |
H |
ha | hectare |
I |
ICCROM | International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and restoration of Cultural Property |
IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
In situ | on site conservation (definition) |
IPGRI | International Plant Genetic Resources Institute |
IRT | Ifugao Rice Terraces (Philippines) |
ISC | International Steering Committee |
IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
J |
K |
L |
M |
m. | metre |
MAB | UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Programme |
msl | mean sea level |
MSSRF | M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (India) |
N |
NGO | Non-governmental Organization |
O |
P |
PDF-A | Project Development Facility Block A |
PDF-B | Project Development Facility Block B |
PPVFR | Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act (India) |
Q |
R |
S |
sp. | species (singular) |
spp. | species (plural) |
ssp. | subspecies |
T |
TTP | Territory of Traditional Land Use of Indigenous People (Russia) |
U |
UNCCD | United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UNU | United Nations University |
V |
var. | varieties |
W |
WHC | World Heritage Commission |
WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature |
X |
Y |
Z |
