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