Terrestrial Observations of our Planet

TERRESTRIAL
OBSERVATIONS OF
OUR PLANET

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2008

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Contents

Part I [177kb]

GTOS PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
LETTER FROM THE NEW CHAIR
BIENNAL REVIEW FROM THE PROGRAMME DIRECTOR

Part II [617kb]

01. GTOS AND GEO
02. LAND COVER DYNAMICS
03. CLIMATE OBSERVATION
04. TERRESTRIAL CARBON OBSERVATION (TCO)
05. COASTAL GTOS
06.TERRESTRIAL ESSENTIAL CLIMATE VARIABLES
07.BIODIVERSITY IN GTOS
08.THE NEW REVISED MANGROVE ATLAS
09.THE GLOBCOVER PROJECT
10.THE GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2010
11. THE GLOBCARBON PROJECT
12.MOUNTAIN RESEARCH INITIATIVE (MRI)
13.FAO FOCUS OM MOUNTAINS

Part III [271kb]

PUBLICATIONS
MEETINGS
ACRONYMS
DONORS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT