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SU/TCDC
Special Unit for Technical Cooperation Among Developing
Countries
TA
Tabalaopa-Aldama
TEK
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
TDS
Total Dissolved Solids
TUC
Tierra de uso común
UABC
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
UN
United Nations
UNAM
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
UNCBD
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
UNCCD
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNCOD
United Nations Conference on Desertification
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNRIP
United Nations Rights of Indigenous Peoples
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
USA
United States of America
UV
Universidad Veracruzana
WAD
World Atlas of Desertification
WHS
World Heritage Sites
WID
Women in Development
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
WL
Water Level
WQI
Water Quality Index
WRI
World Resources Institute
Abbreviations