Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Desertification Synthesis: Appendix B. Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

GLASOD - Global Assessment of Soil Degradation
GNP - gross national product
MA - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
MDG - Millennium Development Goal
NAP - National Action Programme
NGO - nongovernmental organization
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

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World Resources Institute (Content Partner); Leszek A. Bledzki (Topic Editor). 2008. "Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Desertification Synthesis: Appendix B. Abbreviations and Acronyms." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth July 1, 2008; Last revised July 2, 2008; Retrieved November 21, 2009]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ecosystems_and_Human_Well-being:_Desertification_Synthesis:_Appendix_B._Abbreviations_and_Acronyms>

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