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AMAP |
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme |
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BCIS |
Biodiversity Conservation Information System |
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CALM |
Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring network |
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CEO |
Centre for Earth Observation |
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CEOS |
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites |
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CERN |
Chinese Ecosystem Research Network |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research |
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CIAT |
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture |
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CIESIN |
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network |
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CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
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COP |
Conference of the Parties |
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DIVERSITAS |
DIVERSITAS Programme |
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EEA |
European Environment Agency |
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ELANEM |
Euro-Latin American Network for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring |
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EMAP |
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Programme |
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ENRICH |
European Network for Research in Global Change |
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EU |
European Union |
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FAO |
Food and Agricultural Organization |
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FCCC |
Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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FRIEND |
Flow Regimes from International Experiments and Network Data |
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G3OS |
Three Global Observing Systems |
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GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
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GCTE |
Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Core project of IGBP) |
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GEMS |
Global Environment Monitoring System |
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GEWEX |
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment |
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GHOST |
Global Hierarchical Observing Strategy |
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GOFC |
Global Observation of Forest Cover |
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GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
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GOSIC |
Global Observing Systems Information Center |
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GOSSP |
GCOS/GOOS/GTOS Global Observing Systems Space Panel |
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GPCC |
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre |
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GRDC |
Global Run-off Data Centre |
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GT-Net |
GTOS System of Networks |
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GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
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GTSC |
GTOS Steering Committee |
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HDP |
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme |
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IBFRA |
International Boreal Forest Research Association |
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ICSU |
International Council for Science |
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IGBP |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme |
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IGFA |
International Group of Funding Agencies |
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IGOS |
Integrated Global Observing Strategy |
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ILEC |
International Lake Environment Committee |
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ILTER |
International Long-Term Ecological Research |
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INCO |
International Cooperation Programme |
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IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
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IPA |
International Permafrost Association |
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ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
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JDIMP |
GCOS/GOOS/GTOS Joint Data and Information Management Panel |
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JSTC |
Joint Scientifical and Technical Committee for GCOS |
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LTER |
Long Term Ecological Research |
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LUCC |
Land-Use and Land-Cover Change project of IGBP and HDP |
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MAB |
Man and the Biosphere Programme |
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NGO |
Non Governmental Organization |
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NoLimits |
Networking of Long-term Integrated Monitoring in Terrestrial Systems |
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NPP |
Net Primary Productivity |
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RAMSAR |
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR Convention) |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
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SBSTA |
Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technical Advice |
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SC |
Steering Committee |
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TEMS |
Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites meta-database |
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TOPC |
GCOS/GTOS Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
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WCRP |
World Climate Research Programme |
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WGMS |
World Glacier Monitoring Service |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WHYCOS |
World Hydrological Cycle Observing System |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
