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Amazon Conservation Team
Focus on cultural aspects - ACT is dedicated to creating new conservation strategies by combining indigenous knowledge with Western science to understand, document and preserve the biological and cultural diversity of the Amazon.
http://www.amazonteam.org/
New Guinea Binatang Research Center
Research on insects and their relationship to plants of the rainforests of Papua New Guinea.
http://www.entu.cas.cz/png/index.html
International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
IUFRO Vienna Office site. IUFRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry and forest products research.
http://www.iufro.org/
Rainforest live
Educational resource on rainforest especially for junior students and teachers. Includes some teaching ideas and plans, and notes from researchers. Created by Paignton Zoo, UK. Includes some Realplayer and Flash items.
http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk/index.cfm
Tangaloa Wood
Encourages people to protect rainforests by using Tangaloa hardwood, a quality replacement for rain forest and old-growth forest woods.
http://www.tangaloa.com/
The Children's Rainforest Inc.
A student-teacher environmental conservation/education group whose mission is to protect endangered habitats in the tropics through school fundraising. Based in Canada.
http://childrenrainforest.tripod.com/
FAO Forestry Department
United Nations, Forests and forestry global portal.
http://www.fao.org/forestry/index.jsp
Russian Forests
This English language site gives an overview of Russian forests, and the threats facing them. 22% of the world's forests are in Russia.
http://www.forest.ru
Alaska Rainforest Campaign
Coalition of regional and national environmental groups working to protect and restore the last great expanse of temperate rain forest in North America.
http://www.akrain.org/
Virtual Tree Guide of the Guianas
An online resource for identification of specimens of tree species of the Guianas that are considered to be able to reach sizes over 10 cm DBH. Contains over 4000 specimens digitized at the Utrecht Herbarium and organised by genus and family (under APG-1 classification).
http://www.bio.uu.nl/~herba/VTGG/Main.htm
British Trees
Guide to the native trees of Britain, plus links to other web resources on forestry and conservation of British Native trees, including forest conservation organizations.
http://www.british-trees.com
Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme
The Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme works on two interlinked global problems: rural poverty and the environmental effects of deforestation in the humid tropics.
http://www.asb.cgiar.org
Pax Natura a Costa Rica Rainforest
A private rainforest preserve in Costa Rica.
http://www.paxnatura.org
Bois et forêts des tropiques
Revue éditée par le CIRAD dédiée aux sciences et techniques de la foresterie en régions chaudes. Ligne éditoriale, sommaire et abonnement.
http://bft.cirad.fr
TreeWeb: The Natural History of Trees
The TreeWeb is devoted to the natural history of trees, including their biology, evolution, geography and utilization. Descriptions of tree families, genera and species are included.
http://www.treeguide.com/
Non-timber forest products, Scotland
Site promoting the sustainable development and enjoyment of NTFPs, including databases of businesses and information resources.
http://www.forestharvest.org.uk
Focus on Forests
Describes issues facing forests today. Aimed at 11-14 year olds studying for Keystage 3.
http://www.focusonforests.org
Raintree Nutrition, Inc
Company and product information and data on the Amazon Rainforest from a USA pharmaceutical company.
http://www.rain-tree.com/
Ministry of Forests
serves as the steward of the timber, range and recreation resources of British Columbia's unreserved public (Crown) forest land, which covers two-thirds of the province.
http://www.gov.bc.ca/for/
New Forest Life Project
Restoring Europe's ancient woods, heaths, wetlands and associated wildlife. Project based in the New Forest, Hampshire England.
http://www.newforestlife.org.uk/
Guyana Forestry Commission
Provides information on services, projects, publications, photos and partners. Includes reports on certification, sustainable forest management, silviculture, zoning, mangroves and social aspects of forestry.
http://www.forestry.gov.gy/
Resources for the Future Library: Forests
Research articles (PDF format) on forest policy and economics. Sample topics include global timber supply and markets; climate, El Nino and eastern U.S. forests; potential for carbon forest plantations; and achieving sustainable forestry through international agreements.
http://www.rff.org/nat_resources/forests.h...
Forests Monitor
Contributes to the debate about sustainable forest management by collating and disseminating information on companies operating in the forestry sector around the world.
http://www.forestsmonitor.org
ODI Forest Policy and Environment Group
FPEG seeks to inform the processes of policy change in tropical forestry in ways which improve the livelihoods and well-being of the forest-dependent poor, whilst also securing the long-term future of forest resources.
http://www.odifpeg.org.uk/
Forest Puzzles
Pacific Northwest forests education site. At Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/life/forestpuzzl...
Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC)
Grassroots non-profit organization working to protect endangered species and forest ecosystems on California's North Coast. Site has information about the Headwaters Forest values and resources, and updates about the current status of protecting the endangered biodiversity of this coastal temperate rainforest.
http://www.wildcalifornia.org/
Asia Pacific Forest Certification Information
A forest certification service aims to develop a certification information network to educate stakeholders and promote certification in East Asia and the Pacific.
http://www.forestandtradeasia.org
An analysis of Access to Central Africa's Rainforests
Journal article discusses current status of low-access forests and possible threats to some of them in the near future. Includes abstracts.
http://forests.wri.org//pubs_description.c...
Daintree Rainforest
Guide to the Daintree region of Tropical North Queensland including beaches, walking tracks, flora and fauna, history, climate and news.
http://www.daintreerainforest.com
The Man of the Trees
Ecologist Richard St. Barbe Baker, (1889-1982), was the world's greatest forester. He was responsible for the planting of more trees than anyone else in history.
http://www.manofthetrees.org
Las Nubes Neotropical Research Center
Las Nubes Neotropical Research and Conservation Center is located in southern Costa Rica. It is a joint project of the Faculty of Environmental Studies of York University in Toronto and the Tropical Science Center in San Jose. Its objectives are biodiversity protection, local community development, and environmental education.
http://www.yorku.ca/lasnubes
Ecological restoration of Scottish Wildwood
Carrifran Wildwood Project-begun on January 1st, 2000- is recreating an ancient woodland in 1600 acres of Southern Scottish upland valley
http://www.carrifran.org.uk
Rainforest Place
Forest, strata, animals and more.
http://www.rainforestplace.com
The Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname
Brief information on the CELOS Forest Management System, Wood technology research and Forest Classification; based in Suriname.
http://www.celos.sr.org
International Tropical Timber Organization
The primary focus is to provide an effective framework for consultation among producer and consumer member countries on all aspects of the world timber economy within its mandate. (Yokohama, Japan)
http://www.itto.or.jp/
Forest Action Network
Campaigns to save British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest, the largest remaining temperate rainforest in the world through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
http://www.fanweb.org
African Blackwood Conservation Project
A non-profit organization devoted to replanting this threatened species in Tanzania. Blackwood is the premier wood of choice for fine concert-quality woodwind instruments, and the tree plays a vital role in the ecology of the East African savannah.
http://www.blackwoodconservation.org
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
An international consortium of governments, private foundations, and development banks created to develop a network of harvest centers in the developing world. Purpose of group is to help restore soil fertility, create commercial cultivation, use trees to enhance the environment and support research in this area. Page gives news and list of projects.
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/
Tropenbos International
Tropical forest research for nature conservation and sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam.
http://www.tropenbos.nl/
World Land Trust
UK based conservation charity. Site includes information about forest projects and resources for schools.
http://www.worldlandtrust.org
Good Wood - Webguide
Guide on how to buy, sell and trade timber responsibly. Information on how consumers, traders, retailers, forest managers, governments and financial institutions can help stop bad practices like illegal logging and trade.
http://www.panda.org/forests/goodwood
Sundarbans
An extensive collection of resources on conservation, and the ethnographic and social features of the Sundarbans region, Bengal.
http://www.smartoffice.com/tiger/
International Society of Tropical Foresters
Committed to the protection, wise management and rational use of the world's tropical forests and promoting communication in tropical forestry disciplines. Includes notices of upcoming training and education opportunities plus organization information.
http://www.istf-bethesda.org
Jungle Photos
Educational site with a wide range of Amazon rainforest information and hundreds of photos: animals, plants, native people, scenery, space images, conservation, travel, art, related links, news updates.
http://www.junglephotos.com
SmartWood
Provides independent, objective evaluation of forest management practices, forest products, timber sources and companies, enabling the public to identify products and practices that do not destroy forests. Certification and use of the SmartWood label provides a commercial incentive for forest managers to adopt sustainable forestry practices.
http://www.smartwood.org/
East-West Forestry Associates, Inc.
California forest inventory data, GIS.
http://www.forestdata.com
Decoding the Silent Lyrics of Rain Forests
The "Tree of Life" shows that animals and plants have a common primordial ancestor. A Nigerian scientist, Philip Emeagwali, argues that the rain forests are the untapped technological gold mines of the 21st century.
http://www.emeagwali.com/essays/technology...
Iracambi
Research in sustainable management, ecology and conservation of the Atlantic Brazilian Rainforest.
http://www.iracambi.com
Global Forest - Pure Science
Global Forest is a research-oriented, conservation biological organization. Our allegiance is to innovative, results-oriented solutions. Help ensure that basic forest science is a priority on the world's stage.
http://www.globalforestscience.org
The Rainforest Site
Founded to help protect the environment. Visitors can save a free area of rainforest with a mouse click.
http://www.therainforestsite.com/
WWF - Global Forest and Trade Network
The Network is committed to producing and purchasing forest products from well-managed forests and to supporting independent certification.
http://www.panda.org/forestandtrade/
European Tropical Forest Research Network
Fosters research and public education. Features list of projects, information on workshops, funding opportunities and contacts.
http://www.etfrn.org
Amazon Tree Diversity Network
Biodiversity mapping and modeling of the pan-Amazon (Amazonia and the Guyana Shield). Developing spatial model of tree á-diversity of the area. With diversity maps, discussion and methods.
http://www.bio.uu.nl/~herba/Guyana/Amazon_...
The Beech Scheme
This site contains material that largely supports the beech scheme -- a proposal to sustainably manage beech forests on 0.1 million hectares of New Zealand's 2.8 million hectare beech forest estate.
http://www.fore.canterbury.ac.nz/euan/beec...
Forests Forever
Our Mission: To protect and enhance the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities. Second, our Mission is to recruit, educate and train articulate and effective organizers in the skills needed to convey our position on the state's forests and wildlife habitat to the citizens of California.
http://www.forestsforever.org/
Southern Forest Resource Assessment
A multi-agency evaluation of the status of forest resources of the southern U.S., their productivity, ecological diversity and sustainability. Led by the USDA Forest Service.
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/sustain/
APFT
Multi-disciplinary project sponsored by the European Community which aims to investigate and document the future of the peoples of the rainforest. Involves over 30 researchers in the Caribbean, central Africa and the southwestern Pacific. Site is for the use of anthropologists and others to promote wider access to information concerning the earth's rainforests and its people.
http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Rainforest/
PEFC Watch
Finnish watchdog group focusing on the activities of Pan-European Forest Certification. Informs consumers of wood products on the ecological and social credibility of the PEFC-certificate from the perspective of Finnish environmental organizations.
http://www.pefcwatch.org
Wood Consumption and Resource Conservation Alliance
This is a clearinghouse for techniques to reduce wood consumption and alternatives to virgin forest products, such as recycled, kenaf, hemp, agricultural residues and other biobased products.
http://www.woodconsumption.org
Mamirau Sustainable Development Reserve
The Mamirau Project in Brazil, a non-profit NGO combining research and sustainable development.
http://www.mamiraua.org.br/
World Resource Institute- Forest Frontiers Initiative
FFI is a five year, multi-disciplinary effort to promote stewardship in and around the world's last major frontier forests by influencing investment, policy, and public opinion.
http://forests.wri.org/
Trees for the Future
Trees for the Future is a non-profit organization initiating and supporting agroforestry self-help projects in cooperation with groups and individuals in developing countries.
http://www.treesftf.org/
Working group socio-economics of forest use in the tropics and subtropics
scientific research projects on socio-economic and cultural aspects of forest use in tropical forests
http://www.sefut.uni-freiburg.de/index_eng...
PEFC - Pan European Forest Council
Promotes an internationally credible framework for forest certification schemes and initiatives in European countries.
http://www.pefc.org
Great Bear Rainforest
A non-profit, conservation and research society dedicated to ensuring the survival of wildlife in the Great Bear Rainforest, and thereby ensuring the protection of this ancient temperate rainforest.
http://www.raincoast.org
Forestry in the Appalachian Hardwoods of Kentucky
Information about silviculture and forest conservation in the state. Includes a sample timber cruise report, forest management workshop manual and measurements, state forest history, and ecology links.
http://www.kyphilom.com/www/duanefor.html
U.S. Non Timber Forest Product Website
Conservation and development information on commercial, recreational, and subsistence extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFP) in the United States with regards to cultural, ecological, economic, geographic, and political considerations.
http://www.ifcae.org/ntfp/
BIOTA-AFRICA
A German-supported (mega)transect study of the Biodiversity of West Africa (Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), and Southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa).
http://www.biota-africa.de
Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development
An autonomous international rain forest conservation, research and development organisation based in Guyana. It is set up to demonstrate how tropical forests can be sustainably managed and the biodiversity conserved. Activities in forest ecology, wildlife management, adventure tourism, carbon sequestration, participatory approaches and the use of technology such as GIS in decision making.
http://www.iwokrama.org/
Sustainable Forestry & Certification Watch
SFCW aims at enhancing the understanding of forest certification, particuarly regarding sustainable forest management, international forest policy, trade in forest products and consumer choice.
http://sfcw.org
Eastern Old-Growth Clearinghouse
News, announcements/alerts, summaries of selected scientific and general interest articles, and other information about old-growth forests in the eastern United States.
http://www.old-growth.org
Fundacion Jocotoco
Information about rainforest reserves in Ecuador.
http://www.fjocotoco.org/joco-home.html
Plant-It 2020 Foundation
Founded by singer John Denver, Plant-It 2000 is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to properly planting, maintaining and protecting as many indigenous trees as possible worldwide.
http://www.plantit2020.org/
Ecoforestry Notes
Journal dedicated to the art, science, philosophy, and practice of sustainable forestry in healthy forests. Selected contents of past issues.
http://www.uidaho.edu/e-journal/ecoforestr...
Rainforest Concern
Conserving and protecting threatened natural habitat, particularly rainforests and the biodiversity they contain in Ecuador, Sri Lanka, the Amazon, Costa Rica and other parts of Central and South America.
http://www.rainforestconcern.org
Amazon Rainforest
Information about the amazon rainforest, its people, places of interest, and how everyone can help the rainforest.
http://www.amazon-rainforest.org
Dry Rainforest Restoration and Rehabilitation Project
The Grafton Dry Rainforest Remnant is located on the lower slopes of the floodplain of the Clarence River north of Grafton. It is described as having very high conservation significance and is considered the best remaining dry rainforest remnant on the flood plain of the Lower Clarence.
http://users.tpg.com.au/users/frizzle/
Ancient Forest Exploration and Research
Information and research about Ontario's remaining old-growth forest ecosystems, including where to see them and how to help conserve them.
http://www.ancientforest.org
Tropenbos International; Tropical forest research
Tropical forest research for nature conservation and sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam
http://www.tropenbos.org
Rainforest Action Network
Works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
http://www.ran.org
The Bioesfera Project
About the First Spanish-Tropical Forest Biology-Archeology Workshop, in Guatemala in 1995. Site has information about rainforests and interactions of culture and environment.
http://www.rice.edu/~solis/bioesfera/bioes...
The Encyclopedia of Southern Appalachian Forest Ecosystems
Information on the ecology and management of southern Appalachian forest ecosystems. We have synthesized literature from thousands of sources to provide resource managers, land owners, researchers, students, and the public easy access to scientific knowledge about the forests of the southern Appalachians.
http://www.forestryencyclopedia.net
Economics of Forest Protection and Management
Find out about the economics of forests in the Southern U.S. and beyond, including measuring the sustainability of forestry, valuing nonmarket benefits, estimating the response of landowners to policy and incentive programs, projecting future timber supplies, modeling land use changes and forest fragmentation, and the understanding the potentials of ecotourism and agroforestry.
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/
Forest Conservation: Australian Bush Heritage Fund
Organisation that buys and then manages high-conservation private land in Australia as community-based conservation efforts.
http://www.bushheritage.asn.au
Cloud Forest Alive
Nature lessons, live webcams, photos and information about the cloud forests of Central America and the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.
http://www.cloudforestalive.org/
Sustainable Beech Forestry -- Maruia Forest
Describes the controversy about conservation-enhancing sustainable forest management in the beech and rimu forests of West Coast New Zealand. Contains prime scientific papers, letters to politicians, Press Releases, links to other sites.
http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/beech...
East Maui Watershed Partnership
EWMP works to protect East Maui's native Hawaiian rainforest and primary water source by building fenced exclosures and removing invasive species. Details of goals, projects, natural and cultural history of Maui's rainforests. Glossary of watershed management terms.
http://eastmauiwatershed.org
Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The Royal Forestry Society is based in the UK and caters for all who care about forestry, forests, woodlands and trees, their husbandry and their future.
http://www.rfs.org.uk
Tongass Clearinghouse
Dedicated to the Celebration and Preservation of America's North Pacific Rainforest
http://www.tongass.com
The Native Forests of New Zealand
Learn about the various types and distinctive character of native forests in New Zealand; their unbroken lineage to the ancient forests of Gondwana and the impact of human activity on these forests. Includes images, references, links and books.
http://www.natureandco.co.nz/land_and_wild...
Palm oil - rainforest in your shopping
Demand for palm oil, a vegetable oil present in many of the goods we buy, is contributing to the destruction of the world's most precious rainforest. Information Report and actions from Friends of the Earth.
http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversit...
Be Woods Wise! - The Maine Forest Service
The Maine Forest Service, shares your vision for beautiful, healthy and productive woodland. We respect your decisions, and can help put your decisions into action.
http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/woodswise/
Forest Conservation Archives and Portal
Rainforest, forest, biodiversity news and information.
http://forests.org/
information about many different facets of knowledge about trees and forests
Explores knowledge about trees, woodlands and forests and encourages action to preserve and increase tree-cover, sustainable lifestyles and economy. Special areas of focus are promoting UK tree-cover and community forestry, as well as researching British tree medicine and European tree traditions.
http://www.the-tree.org.uk
Forest & Environment Forum
Bulletin Board on Forestry and the Environment. Forums on Environment, Land Use, Technology, Forestry, Funding, Research, Deforestation, policy, Economics, Poverty, Modeling, News ,Books, etc..
http://forestry.proboards24.com/
The Rainforest Alliance
An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests. Their mission is to develop and promote economically viable and socially desirable alternatives to rainforest destruction through education, research and cooperative partnerships with businesses, governments and local peoples.
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/
Citizens for Responsible Forest Management
CRFM is committed to preserving and enhancing the ecological stability of the Santa Cruz Mountains environment, especially wildlife habitat and watershed stability, water quality and all beneficial uses of water including fisheries.
http://www.crfm.org/
Trees for Life
A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland
http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/
Finca Leola - Costa Rica Reforestation
Working with the people of Costa Rica and fellow plantation owners to make it possible for anyone to help in the fight against deforestation.
http://www.fincaleola.com
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