In der Akronym-Datenbank finden Sie Begriffserläuterungen zu Abkürzungen und Fachtermini aus den verschiedensten Bereichen der Taxonomie und Biodiversitätsforschung.
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WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization | The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the United Nations agency dedicated to the use of intellectual property (patents, copyright,... | Welt | Mehr... |
WIEWS | World Information and Early Warning System (WIEWS) on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) | The World Information and Early Warning System (WIEWS ) on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA), has been established by FAO, as... | Welt | Mehr... |
WI | Wetlands International | Wetlands International is the only global NGO dedicated to the conservation and wise use of wetlands. We work globally, regionally and nationally to... | Mehr... | |
WHYCOS | World Hydrological Cycle Observing System | The World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS) is a WMO programme aiming at improving the basic observation activities, strengthening the... | Mehr... | |
WHOI | US Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | WHOI is the world's largest private, nonprofit ocean research, engineering and education organization. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution... | USA | Mehr... |
WHO | World Health Organization | WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global... | Mehr... | |
WHIN | World Heritage Information Network | The World Heritage Information Network (WHIN) is the global network of World Heritage information providers. It was created in 1995 in order to... | Mehr... | |
WHC | World Heritage Convention | The most significant feature of the 1972 World Heritage Convention is that it links together in a single document the concepts of nature conservation... | Mehr... | |
WGMS | World Glacier Monitoring Service | For more than a century, the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) and its predecessor organizations have been compiling and disseminating... | Mehr... | |
WGL | Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz | The Leibniz Association unites 86 independent research institutions. Their focus ranges from the natural sciences, engineering and environmental... | Deutschland | Mehr... |
WGCV | Working Group on Calibration and Validation | [=CEOS] Established in 1984, the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) coordinates civil space-borne observations of the Earth.... | Mehr... | |
WFS | Web Feature Service | A Web Feature Service allows a client to perform data manipulation operations on a set of geographic features. The OGC® Web Feature Service Interface... | Mehr... | |
WFP | World Federation of Parasitologists | The World Federation of Parasitologists promotes and co-ordinates the exchange of knowledge, research and other activities relating to parasitology.... | Mehr... | |
WFP | World Food Programme | The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. In emergencies, we get food to where it is needed... | Mehr... | |
WFN | Water Footprint Network | The Water Footprint Network is a dynamic, international learning community. We are a platform for connecting diverse communities interested in... | Mehr... |