| 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. |
| Forest_Conservation__Australian_Bush_Heritage_Fund Organisation that buys and then manages high-conservation private land in Australia as community-based conservation efforts. |
| Forest_Puzzles Pacific Northwest forests education site. At Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. |
| Forestry_in_the_Appalachian_Hardwoods_of_Kentucky Information about forestry practice and forest conservation in this US state. Includes a sample timber cruise report, forest management workshop manual and measurements, state forest history, and ecol |
| Forests_Conservation_Archives_and_Portal Rainforest, Forest and Biodiversity Conservation News and Information. |
| Forests_Forever An organization which protects and enhances the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities. |
| 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. |
| Fundacion_Jocotoco Information about rainforest reserves in Ecuador. |
| 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 wo |
| 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 illeg |
| 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. |
| Guyana_Forestry_Commission Contains reports on certification, sustainable forest management, silviculture, zoning, mangroves and social aspects of forestry based on the Guyana experience. |
| 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 |
| 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 ed |
| The_International_Tropical_Timber_Organization Set up by a treaty that is aiming to ensure that all tropical timber products traded internationally by member States originate from sustainably managed forests. The primary idea is to provide an effe |
| 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 re |
| Iracambi Research in sustainable management, ecology and conservation of the Atlantic Brazilian Rainforest. |
| 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 biodive |
| 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 update |
| 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 S |
| Mamirau_Sustainable_Development_Reserve The Mamirau Project in Brazil, a non-profit NGO combining research and sustainable development. |
| 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. |
| 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. I |
| New_Forest_Life_Project Restoring Europe's ancient woods, heaths, wetlands and associated wildlife. Project based in the New Forest, Hampshire England. |
| Non-timber_forest_products,_Scotland Site promoting the sustainable development and enjoyment of NTFPs, including databases of businesses and information resources. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Parataxonomist_Training_Center Research on insects and their relationship to plants of the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. |
| Pax_Natura_a_Costa_Rica_Rainforest A private rainforest preserve in Costa Rica. |
| PEFC_-_Pan_European_Forest_Council Promotes an internationally credible framework for forest certification schemes and initiatives in European countries. |
| 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 pe |
| 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. |
| 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. The site encourages visitors to take actio |
| 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 rainfore |
| 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 Am |
| 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 Realplaye |
| The_Rainforest_Site Protect a piece of Rain Forest for free. |
| RainTree Resource database of rainforest plants including medicinal properties, preservation options, articles, and clinical trial data. |
| 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 plantation |
| 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. |
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