IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPOF
Impact-oriented footprint
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
IVOF
Inventory-oriented footprint
LB
Local boundary
LCA
Life cycle assessment
LCI
Life cycle inventory
LCIA
Life cycle impact assessment
LDF
Land disturbance factor
LF class
Classical land footprint
LF disturb
Disturbance-related land footprint
LOP
Land occupation potential
MEA
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
MFA
Material flow analysis
MF class
Classical material footprint
MF scarc
Scarcity-related material footprint
MRIO
Multi-regional input–output
NB
National boundary
NFA
National Footprint Accounts
NPP
Net Primary Productivity
ODP
Ozone depletion potential
OEF
Organization Environmental Footprint
PBF
Planetary boundaries framework
PCF
Product carbon footprint
PD
Population density
PEF
Product Environmental Footprint
PLUM
Product Land Use Matrix
PRB
Population Reference Bureau
RB
Regional boundary
RDF
Resource depletion footprint
RDP
Resource depletion potential
RWR
Renewable water resources
Sb
Antimony
SFA
Substance flow analysis
TAP
Terrestrial acidification potential
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
WDF
Water depletion footprint
WDP
Water depletion potential
WF class
Classical water footprint
WFN
Water Footprint Network
WF scarc
Scarcity-related water footprint
WTA
Withdrawal-to-availability
WWF
World Wildlife Fund
ZSL
Zoological Society of London
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