XXIII. Acronyms = About ~ AU = Animal unit BC = Black carbon = Billion hectares Bha BMPs = Best management practices BNF = Biological nitrogen fixation = British thermal unit BTU = Carbon C C:N = Carbon : nitrogen ratio = Climate change CC CCS = Carbon capture and storage CCX = Chicago Climate Exchange = Clean Development Mechanism CDM CE = Carbon equivalent CH4 = Methane = Carbon dioxide CO2 CT = Conventional tillage DDA = Developing and disadvantaged countries = Deci Siemen (unit of electrical conductivity) dS = Food and Agric. Organization FAO GEF = Global Environment Facility = Greenhouse gas GHG GLASOD = Global land assessment of soil degradation
XXIII. Acronyms ~ = About AU = Animal unit BC = Black carbon Bha = Billion hectares BMPs = Best management practices BNF = Biological nitrogen fixation BTU = British thermal unit C = Carbon C:N = Carbon : nitrogen ratio CC = Climate change CCS = Carbon capture and storage CCX = Chicago Climate Exchange CDM = Clean Development Mechanism CE = Carbon equivalent CH4 = Methane CO2 = Carbon dioxide CT = Conventional tillage DDA = Developing and disadvantaged countries dS = Deci Siemen (unit of electrical conductivity) FAO = Food and Agric. Organization GEF = Global Environment Facility GHG = Greenhouse gas GLASOD = Global land assessment of soil degradation