Sustainable Beech Forestry -- Maruia Forest - Describes the controversy about conservation-enhancing sustainable forest management in the beech & rimu forests of West Coast New Zealand. Contains prime scientific papers, letters to politicians, Press Releases, links to other sites. Go

The Bioesfera Project - About the First Spanish-Tropical Forest Biology-Archeology Workshop, in Guatemala in 1995. Site has information about rainforests & interactions of culture & environment. Go

Asia Pacific Forest Certification Information - A forest certification service aims to develop a certification information network to educate stakeholders & promote certification in East Asia & the Pacific. Go

U.S. Non Timber Forest Product Website - Conservation & development information on commercial, recreational, & subsistence extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFP) in the United States with regards to cultural, ecological, economic, geographic, & political considerations. Go

East-West Forestry Associates, Inc. - California forest inventory data, GIS. Go

Tropenbos International - Tropical forest research for nature conservation & sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam. Go

Rainforest live - Educational resource on rainforest especially for junior students & teachers. Clear? Includes some teaching ideas & plans, & notes from researchers. Created by Paignton Zoo, UK. Includes some Realplayer & Flash items. Go

International Union of Forestry Research Organizations - IUFRO Vienna Office site. IUFRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Clear? Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry & forest products research. Go

TreeWeb: The Natural History of Trees - The TreeWeb is devoted to the natural history of trees, including their biology, evolution, geography & utilization. Descriptions of tree families, genera & species are included. Go

FAO Forestry Department - United Nations, Forests & forestry global portal. Go

Amazon Tree Diversity Network - Biodiversity mapping & modeling of the pan-Amazon (Amazonia & the Guyana Shield). Developing spatial model of tree á-diversity of the area. With diversity maps, discussion & methods. Go

Iracambi - Research in sustainable management, ecology & conservation of the Atlantic Brazilian Rainforest. Go

Be Woods Wise! - The Maine Forest Service - The Maine Forest Service, shares your vision for beautiful, healthy & productive woodland. We respect your decisions, & can assist put your decisions into action. Go

The Native Forests of New Zealand - Learn about the various types & distinctive character of native forests in New Zealand; their unbroken lineage to the ancient forests of Gondwana & the impact of human activity on these forests. Clear? Includes images, references, links & books. Go

Forest & Environment Forum - Bulletin Board on Forestry & the Environment. Forums on Environment, Land Use, Technology, Forestry, Funding, Research, Deforestation, policy, Economics, Poverty, Modeling, News ,Books, etc.. Go

Trees for Life - A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration & restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland Go

World Resource Institute- Forest Frontiers Initiative - FFI is a five year, multi-disciplinary effort to promote stewardship in & around the world's last major frontier forests by influencing investment, policy, & public opinion. Go

Parataxonomist Training Center - Research on insects & their relationship to plants of the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Go

Las Nubes Neotropical Research Center - Las Nubes Neotropical Research & Conservation Center is located in southern Costa Rica. It's a joint project of the Faculty of Environmental Studies of York University in Toronto & the Tropical Science Center in San Jose. Its objectives are bio-diversity protection, local community development, & environmental education. Go

ODI Forest Policy & Environment Group - FPEG seeks to inform the processes of policy change in tropical forestry in ways which improve the livelihoods & well-being of the forest-dependent poor, whilst also securing the long-term future of forest resources. Go

Cloud Forest Alive - Live cams of nesting quetzals & hummingbirds from the cloud forest of Costa Rica. Learn about the importance of preserving the bio-diversity of the meso-American biological corridor. Go

Mamirau Sustainable Development Reserve - The Mamirau Project in Brazil, a non-profit NGO combining research & sustainable development. Go

Decoding the Silent Lyrics of Rain Forests - The 'Tree of Life' shows that animals & 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. Go

Trees for the Future - International tree planting project, working through education around the world. Go

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. Go

APFT - Multi-disciplinary project sponsored by the European Community which aims to investigate & document the future of the peoples of the rainforest. Involves over thirty researchers in the Caribbean, central Africa & the southwestern Pacific. Site is for the use of anthropologists & others to promote wider access to information concerning the earth's rainforests & its people. Go

The Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname - Brief information on the CELOS Forest Management System, Wood technology research & Forest Classification; based in Suriname. Go

BIOTA-AFRICA - A German-supported (mega)transect study of the Biodiversity of West Africa (Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda), & Southern Africa (Namibia & South Africa). Go

Forest Puzzles - Pacific Northwest forests education site. At Oregon Museum of Science & Industry. Go

The Encyclopedia of Southern Appalachian Forest Ecosystems - Information on the ecology & management of southern Appalachian forest ecosystems. Right. We have synthesized literature from thousands of sources to provide resource managers, land owners, researchers, students, & the public easy access to scientific knowledge about the forests of the southern Appalachians. Go

Resources for the Future Library: Forests - Research articles (PDF format) on forest policy & economics. So... Sample topics include global timber supply & markets; climate, El Nino & eastern U.S. forests; potential for carbon forest plantations; & achieving sustainable forestry through international agreements. Go

New Forest Life Project - Restoring Europe's ancient woods, heaths, wetlands & associated wildlife. Project based in the New Forest, Hampshire England. Go

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 & consumer choice. Go

Wood Consumption & Resource Conservation Alliance - This is a clearinghouse for techniques to reduce wood consumption & alternatives to virgin forest products, such as recycled, kenaf, hemp, agricultural residues & other biobased products. Go

An analysis of Access to Central Africa's Rainforests - Journal article discusses current status of low-access forests & possible threats to some of them in the near future… Includes abstracts. (2002) Go

PEFC Watch - Finnish watchdog group focusing on the activities of Pan-European Forest Certification. Informs consumers of wood products on the ecological & social credibility of the PEFC-certificate from the perspective of Finnish environmental organizations. Go

British Trees - Guide to the native trees of Britain, plus links to other web resources on forestry & conservation of British Native trees, including forest conservation organizations. Go

RainTree - Resource database of rainforest plants including medicinal properties, preservation options, articles, & clinical trial data. Go