|
AEZ |
Agro-ecological Zoning |
|
ALES |
Automated Land Evaluation System |
|
ASSOD |
Assessment of the Status of Human-induced Soil Degradation in South and Southeast Asia |
|
CABI |
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International (UK) |
|
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
|
CIAT |
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CGIAR, Colombia) |
|
CRES |
Centre for Resources and Environmental Studies |
|
CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development (UN) |
|
DEM |
Digital Elevation Model |
|
DPCSD |
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development (UN) |
|
EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
|
EMAP |
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program |
|
ENRIN |
Environment and National Resources Information Network |
|
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (USA) |
|
EPIC |
Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator |
|
EROS |
Earth Resource Observation System |
|
ERS |
Economic Research Service (USDA, USA) |
|
EU |
European Union |
|
FESLM |
Framework for Evaluating Sustainable Land Management |
|
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN) |
|
GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
|
GEF |
Global Environmental Facility |
|
GEMS |
Global Environmental Monitoring System |
|
GEO |
Global Environment Outlook |
|
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
|
GLASOD |
Global Assessment of the Status of Human-induced Soil Degradation |
|
GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
|
GRASS |
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System |
|
GRID |
Global Resource Information Data Base |
|
GRT |
Gross Registered Tonnage |
|
GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
|
IBSRAM |
International Board for Soil Resources and Management (Thailand) |
|
ICRAF |
International Center for Research in Agroforestry (CGIAR, Kenya) |
|
ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (CGIAR, India) |
|
ICSU |
International Council of Scientific Unions |
|
IDRC |
International Development Research Centre (Canada) |
|
IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute (CGIAR, USA) |
|
IGBP |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme |
|
IIASA |
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria) |
|
IIED |
International Institute for Environment and Development (UK) |
|
IISD |
International Institute for Sustainable Development (Canada) |
|
IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (CGIAR, Nigeria) |
|
IJC |
International Joint Commission (EPA, USA) |
|
ILO |
International Labour Office (UN) |
|
ILRI (a) |
International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (Netherlands) |
|
ILRI (b) |
International Livestock Research Institute (CGIAR, Kenya and Ethiopia) |
|
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
|
ISCO |
International Soil Conservation Organization |
|
ISIS |
ISRIC Soil Information System |
|
ISRIC |
International Soil Reference and Information Centre (Netherlands) |
|
ISSS |
International Society of Soil Science |
|
ITC |
International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (Netherlands) |
|
ITE |
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (UK) |
|
IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
|
LQI |
Land Quality Indicators |
|
MCS |
Monitoring, Control and Surveillance |
|
MSY |
Maximum Sustainable Yield |
|
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) |
|
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
|
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA) |
|
NOVIB |
Netherlands Organization for International Development Corporation |
|
NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service (USA) |
|
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
|
PSR |
Pressure-State-Response |
|
RIVM |
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Netherlands) |
|
RMD |
Resource Management Domain |
|
SARD |
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development |
|
SCOPE |
Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment |
|
SI |
Sustainability Indicator |
|
SLEMSA |
Soil Loss Estimation Model for Southern Africa |
|
SOTER |
Soil and Terrain Digital Database |
|
SRS |
Sustainability Reference Systems |
|
UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
|
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
|
UNDPCSD |
United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development |
|
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
|
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
|
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
|
UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial and Development Organization |
|
UNSO |
United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office |
|
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
|
USLE |
Universal Soil Loss Equation |
|
WAICENT |
World Agricultural Information Centre (FAO) |
|
WASWC |
World Association of Soil of Water Conservation |
|
WB |
World Bank |
|
WCED |
World Commission on Environment and Development |
|
WISE |
World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials |
|
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization (UN) |
|
WOCAT |
World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies |
|
WRI |
World Resources Institute (USA) |
|
WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |
