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Abbreviations
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
OECD
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
PELBDS
Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
PIA
Participatory Integrated Assessment
PROMETHEE
Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment
Evaluation
RCB
Regional Coastal Boards
SEA
European Strategic Environmental Assessment
TAW
Dutch Technical Advisory Commission
TEU
Twenty-Foot equivalent unit
TEV
Total Economic Value
UNCLOS
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNEP
United Nations Environment Program
VCC
Victorian Coastal Council
VNSC
Flanders-Dutch Steering Committee for the Schelde
WBGU
Scientific Advisory Board for Global Change of Germany
WCC
World Coast Conference
WCED
World Commission on Environment and Development
WFD
European Water Framework Directive
WMO
World Meteorological Organization