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FBDG
Food-Based Dietary Guidelines
FfD
Financing for Development
FOLU
Forestry and other land use
FSC
Forest Stewardship Council
FWW
Future We Want
GaWC
Globalization and World Cities
GCB
Global Conveyor Belt
GCOS
Global Climate Observing System
GCP
Global Carbon Project
GDACS
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEF
Global Environment Fund
GEO
Group on Earth Observations
GESAMP
Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine
Environmental Protection
GEWEX
Global Energy and Water Exchanges
GHG
Greenhouse gas
GMO
Genetically modified organism
GNP
Gross National Product
GO2NE
Global Ocean Oxygen Network
GPI
Genuine Progress Indicator
GPP
(Annual) Gross primary production
GPS
Global positioning system
GRACE
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
GSNL
Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratory
GWP
Global warming potential
HCFC
Hydrogenated chlorine-fluorine-carbon
HDI
Human Development Index
HfA
Health for All
HFC
Fluorinated hydrocarbon
HLPE
High Level Panel of Experts
HLPF
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
HPI
Happy planet index
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
ICESCR
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights
ICOLD
International Commission on Large Dams
IDA
International Development Association
IDNDR
Internat. Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
IEA CCC
International Energy Agency Clean Coal Centre
IEA WEO
International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook
IGBP
International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme
IGCC
Integrated gasification combined cycle
IGO
Intergovernmental Organization
IIASA
International Institute for Applied System Analysis
ILO
International Labour Organization
Abbreviations