Acronyms and abbreviations

ARIES

ARtificial Intelligence for Environment and Sustainability

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity 

CMECS

Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification System 

CEOS

Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone 

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization 

GEO

Group on Earth Observations 

GIS

Geographical Information System 

GOAP

Global Ocean Accounts Partnership 

GOOS

Global Ocean Observing System 

IBAT

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool 

IUCN GET

International Union for Conservation of Nature Global Ecosystem Typology 

MODIS

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer 

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal 

SEEA

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 

SEEA CF

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Central Framework 

SEEA EA

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting 

SEEA EEA

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Experimental Ecosystem Accounting 

UN

United Nations

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme 

UNEP-WCMC

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre 

UN ESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific