Lukol Directory: Science: Agriculture: Forestry

Resource Unit for Participatory Forestry
RUPFOR is a neutral multistakeholders' forum promoting interaction among various stakeholders in participatory forestry in India.
http://www.rupfor.org/

Forestry Index
A categorised collection of links, with annotations, on forestry science and business.
http://forestryindex.net/

Forest Inventory and Analysis - FIA Citation Database
Integrated knowledge base on forest resource inventory, monitoring, analysis and uses of data from the Forest USDA Forest Service.
http://srsfia1.fs.fed.us/fia_citation_data...

Seawater Forests Initiative
Promoting the development of mangrove forests, as a sustainable and environmentally beneficial enterprise for economic development of coastal desert regions. Mission statement, press releases, contacts.
http://www.seawaterforests.org/

Theory on Harvesting in Small Scale Forestry
Describes the alternative methods to clear cutting, known as selective felling, or as uneven aged forest management.
http://home.12move.nl/~jrottier/

World Forestry Center
Working to educate people about the world's forests and their relationship to all life. Information about their educational exhibits and programs, international programs, and research activities.
http://www.worldforestry.org/

Forest Inventory and Analysis
National program office for U.S. forests; includes database search by a variety of attributes.
http://fia.fs.fed.us/

Tree Trends
Weblog about tree biology, forestry, conservation, and related topics. Includes photos, articles about specific species, and comments on recent news and scientific developments.
http://www.kimmerer.org/treetrends/

Lithuanian Forest Inventory and Management Institute
About forest management activities in the country. Includes statistics and links. In English and Lithuanian.
http://www.infostruktura.lt/mp/

World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
A large collection of links for forest geneticists and tree breeders.
http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/forestgen/

The Champion Tree Project, International
Works to preserve the biggest, best, tallest, strongest, and eldest representatives of Earth's largest plants.
http://www.championtrees.org/

Don't Buy SFI
Criticism of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative as a tool and a distraction developed by the larger players in the US forestry industry.
http://www.dontbuysfi.com

Institute for Commercial Forestry Research
South African research and publications services. Free to sponsoring companies.
http://www.icfrnet.unp.ac.za/research.htm

AFOCEL
Forest research services, for the timber and paper production industries. French based.
http://www.afocel.fr/

Tree-ring research on conifers in the French Alps
Details of research into certain specific species. Also photographs of sections of timber from a worldwide selection of trees.
http://christian.rolland.free.fr

Forest Soils
Providing information on forest soils teaching, research and outreach programs at Virginia Tech and other sources relating to soil science and hydrology.
http://soils.fw.vt.edu/

Texas Forest Service
Statewide leadership and professional assistance for the state's forest, tree, and related natural resources.
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/

USDA Forest Service - Northeastern Area
Site emphasis is on state and private forestry information.
http://www.fs.fed.us/na/

Evaluating the Forest Stewardship Program Through a National Survey of Participating Forest Land Owners
A study to determine if US Forest Stewardship Plans are meeting their purpose.
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/jde00...

Réseau international des formations aux métiers de la forêt
Présente les principaux métiers de ce secteur et donne des conseils pour choisir les formations correspondantes. Bilingue Fr/En.
http://www.eduforest.org/

Sub Topics:
Bamboo
Urban Forestry
Academic Departments
Organizations
Research Centers
Arboriculture
Publications
Pests and Diseases


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