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ACRONYMS


CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)

DPSIR

Driving forces, Pressures, State, Indicators, Response (framework)

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GIS

Geographic Information System

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

ISCRAL

International Scheme for the Conservation and Rehabilitation of African Lands

ISRIC

International Soil Resources Information Centre (the Netherlands)

ITC

International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (the Netherlands)

MA

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

NRM

Natural Resource Management

PRA

Participatory Rural Appraisal

SMART

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound

UN-CCD

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

USLE

Universal Soil Loss Equation

WCMC

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

WRI

World Resources Institute


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