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ACRONYMS
AGEDI
Abu-Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative
CBD
Convention for Biological Diversity
CDM
Clean Development Mechanism
CO
2
Carbon dioxide
EAD
Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi
ES
Ecosystem Services
GEF
Global Environment Facility
GHG
Greenhouse gases
GRID
Global Resource Information Database
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN ROWA
IUCN Regional Office for West Asia
MPA
Marine protected area
NOAA
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PES
Payment for Ecosystem Services
PPG
Project Preparation Grant
UAE
United Arab Emirates
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP-WCMC
UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Center
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO-IOC
UNESCO International Oceanographic Commission
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
VCM
Voluntary Carbon Market
