|
AEZ
|
Agro-ecological Zoning
|
|
ALES
|
Automated
Land Evaluation System
|
|
ASSOD
|
Assessment
of the Status of Human-induced Soil Degradation in South and Southeast
Asia
|
| AVHRR
|
Advanced
Very-High Resolution Radiometer |
| AWC |
Available Water-holding
Capacity |
|
CABI
|
Commonwealth
Agricultural Bureau International (UK)
|
|
CGIAR
|
Consultative
Group on International Agricultural Research
|
| CHARM |
Climate and Human
Activities- sensitive Runoff Model - IIASA |
|
CIAT
|
International
Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CGIAR, Colombia)
|
| CIESIN |
Center for International Earth
Science Information Network |
|
CRES
|
Centre
for Resources and Environmental Studies
|
| CROPWAT |
Computer
Program for Irrigation planning and management. FAO, Land and Water Development
Division. |
|
CSD
|
Commission
on Sustainable Development (UN)
|
| CRU |
Climate
Research Unit (University of East Anglia) |
| DDC |
Data Distribution Center |
|
DEM
|
Digital
Elevation Model
|
| DSMW |
Digital
Soil Map of the World |
| ECHAM4 |
Climate
model developed at the German Climate Research Centre, Max-Planck Institute
for Meteorology, Hamburg Germany |
|
EMAP
|
Environmental
Monitoring and Assessment Program
|
|
ENRIN
|
Environment
and National Resources Information Network
|
|
EPA
|
Environmental
Protection Agency (USA)
|
|
EPIC
|
Erosion
Productivity Impact Calculator
|
| ERD |
European Rural Development
Project - IIASA |
|
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)
|
| FAOCLIM |
World-wide Agroclimatic
Database. Agrometeorology Series Working Paper No. 11, FAO, Rome |
| FAOSTAT |
Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Statistical Databases |
| GAEZ |
Global Agro-ecological
Zoning |
| GCM |
General Circulation
Models |
|
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
|
| GLCC |
Global
Land Cover Characteristics 1-KM Database (EROS Data Center, 2000) |
|
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
|
| GTOPO30 |
Global
30 Arc Second Elevation Data - USGS - EROS Data Center |
| HADCM2 |
Hadley Centre
Climate Prediction and Research Model, U.K. |
|
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)
|
| IGADD |
Inter-Governmental
Authority on Drought and Development |
|
IJC
|
International
Joint Commission (EPA, USA)
|
|
ILO
|
International
Labour Office (UN)
|
|
ILRI
|
International
Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (Netherlands)
|
|
IMF
|
International
Monetary Fund
|
| IPCC |
The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Data Distribution Centre at University
of East Anglia, UK |
|
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
|
| JRC |
Joint
Research Centre of the European Commission |
| LAI |
Leaf Area Index |
| LANDSAT |
Earth
Observation Satellites |
| LGP |
Length of Growing
Period |
|
LQI
|
Land Quality Indicators
|
| LUC |
Land
Use Change Project (IIASA) |
| LUT |
Land Utilization
Type |
|
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
|
Organization
for Economic Cooperation 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
|
|
SOTER
|
Soil
and Terrain Digital Database
|
|
SRS
|
Sustainability Reference Systems
|
| TR |
Thermal Regime |
|
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
|
| UNL |
University
of Nebraska-Lincoln |
|
USDA
|
United
States Department of Agriculture
|
| USGS |
US
Geological Survey |
|
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
|
