PEFC - Pan European Forest Council
- Promotes an internationally credible framework for forest certification schemes & initiatives in European countries.
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Fundacion Jocotoco
- Information about rainforest reserves in Ecuador.
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Jungle Photos
- Educational site with a wide range of Amazon rainforest information & hundreds of photos: animals, plants, native people, scenery, space images, conservation, travel, art, related links, news updates.
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Economics of Forest Protection & Management
- Find out about the economics of forests in the Southern U.S. & beyond, including measuring the sustainability of forestry, valuing nonmarket benefits, estimating the response of landowners to policy & incentive programs, projecting future timber supplies, modeling land use changes & forest fragmentation, & the understanding the potentials of ecotourism & agroforestry.
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Ancient Forest Exploration & Research
- Information & research about Ontario's remaining old-growth forest ecosystems, including where to see them & how to help conserve them.
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European Tropical Forest Research Network
- Fosters research & public education. Features list of projects, information on workshops, funding opportunities & contacts.
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Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales & Northern Ireland
- The Royal Forestry Society is based in the UK & caters for all who care about forestry, forests, woodlands & trees, their husbandry & their future
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information about many different facets of knowledge about trees & forests
- Explores knowledge about trees, woodlands & forests & encourages action to preserve & increase tree-cover, sustainable lifestyles & economy. Special areas of focus are promoting UK tree-cover & community forestry, as well as researching British tree medicine & European tree traditions.
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Daintree Rainforest
- Guide to the Daintree region of Tropical North Queensland, Australia. Covers threats, ecological & aboriginal history, flora & fauna, climate & news.
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Non-timber forest products, Scotland
- Site promoting the sustainable development & enjoyment of NTFPs, including databases of businesses & information resources.
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Guyana Forestry Commission
- Contains reports on certification, sustainable forest management, silviculture, zoning, mangroves & social aspects of forestry based on the Guyana experience.
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Eastern Old-Growth Clearinghouse
- News, announcements/alerts, summaries of selected scientific & general interest articles, & other information about old-growth forests in the eastern United States.
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Southern Forest Resource Assessment
- A multi-agency evaluation of the status of forest resources of the southern U.S., their productivity, ecological diversity & sustainability. Led by the USDA Forest Service.
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Ecoforestry Notes
- Journal dedicated to the art, science, philosophy, & practice of sustainable forestry in healthy forests. So... Selected contents of past issues.
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SmartWood
- Provides independent, objective evaluation of forest management practices, forest products, timber sources & companies, enabling the public to identify products & practices that do not destroy forests. Certification & use of the SmartWood label gives a commercial incentive for forest managers to adopt sustainable forestry practices.
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Forestry in the Appalachian Hardwoods of Kentucky
- Information about forestry practice & forest conservation in this US state. Includes a sample timber cruise report, forest management workshop manual & measurements, state forest history, & ecology links.
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Rainforestweb.org
- A comprehensive world rainforest information portal with well organized links & descriptions of thousands of rainforest related websites. Plus rainforest news, & actions.
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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.
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The Rainforest Site
- Protect a piece of Rain Forest for free.
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Russian Forests
- This English language site gives an over view of Russian forests, & the threats facing them. 22% of the world's forests are in Russia.
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Good Wood - Webguide
- Guide on how to buy, sell & trade timber responsibly. Information on how consumers, traders, retailers, forest managers, governments & financial institutions can assist stop bad practices like illegal logging & trade.
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Pax Natura a Costa Rica Rainforest
- A private rainforest preserve in Costa Rica.
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Amazon Rainforest
- Information about the amazon rainforest, its people, places of interest, & how virtually everyone can assist the rainforest.
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Working group socio-economics of forest use in the tropics & subtropics
- scientific research projects on socio-economic & cultural aspects of forest use in tropical forests
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WWF - Global Forest & Trade Network
- The Network is committed to producing & purchasing forest products from well-managed forests & to supporting independent certification.
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World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
- An international consortium of governments, private foundations, & 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 & support research in this area. Page gives news & list of projects.
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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
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Plant-It 2020 Foundation
- Founded by singer John Denver, Plant-It 2000 is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to properly planting, maintaining & protecting as many indigenous trees as possible worldwide.
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Virtual Tree Guide of the Guianas
- An on line resource for identification of specimens of tree species of the Guianas that are considered to be easily able to reach sizes over ten cm DBH. Contains over 4000 specimens digitized at the Utrecht Herbarium & organised by genus & family (under APG-1 classification).
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Bois et forets des tropiques
- scientific review disseminating knowledge on tropical forest in french, english & spanish.
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Tropenbos International; Tropical forest research
- Tropical forest research for nature conservation & sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam
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Forests Monitor
- Contributes to the debate about sustainable forest management by collating & disseminating information on companies operating in the forestry sector around the world.
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British Columbia Ministry of Forests
- An official government site about forest policy in British Columbia. Site also includes facts & data.
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