Surf these sites: 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. 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. Alaska Rainforest Campaign -- ARC is a coalition of national and Alaska conservation groups that work to protect the remaining wildlands of the Tongass and Chugach National Forests from clearcutting and other harmful development. American Forests - Plant the Future! -- Focuses on health and value of trees & forests, coordinating citizens, govt, and industry to bring us closer to forests by programs, information, and communication. Ancient Forest Exploration & Research -- Information and research about Ontario''s remaining old-growth forest ecosystems, including where to see them and how to help conserve them. Australian Rainforest Ecosystems -- Information/education site with plenty free pics and video clips (RealMedia). Links to other Australian ecosystem sites. Brazil Nut Project -- About the Brazil nut and its role in tropical forest conservation. Project is conducting research on Brazil nuts, a popular commercial nut and a valuable non-timber forest product, with objective of increasing as an economically valuable forest product. 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. Citizens For Better Forestry (CBF) -- Dedicated to sound ecosystem management and empowering local citizens to participate in management of National Forest lands, particularly in California. 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. Cloud rain forests of Costa Rica -- General information about cloud rain forests of Monteverde Costa Rica. Understand what lies under the canopy of the pristine primary cloud and rain forests. For students and the public at large. Coastal Rainforest Coalition (CRC) -- Dedicated to protecting the ancient rainforests of British Columbia by redirecting U.S. markets toward ecologically and economically sound alternatives. East-West Forestry Associates, Inc. -- East-West Forestry Associates website, California forest inventory data, GIS. Ecological Forest Inventory and Analysis -- A framework and synthesis of an effort to conduct a comprehensive survey of natural resources, with emphasis on forest resources. It is ECOlogical approach to Forest Inventory and Analysis, termed "ECOFIA." Economics of Forest Protection & 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. Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) -- The (EPIC) is now online, with current Headwaters Forest Updates, and Action Alerts about how caring citizens can help protect the endangered biodiversity of the costal temperate rainforest. FAO Forestry Programme -- Working on how to use the world''s trees, forests and related resources to improve people''s economic, environmental, social and cultural conditions while ensuring that the resource is conserved to meet the needs of future generations. Site has program information (by topic and by country) and forestry-related information. 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 Archives & Portal -- News, action alerts, and information on forest issues around the world, and the Forest Conservation Portal, a reviewed directory of conservation websites. Forest Cover Types -- Major timber cover type maps for the United States. Forest Ecosystem Research and Assessment in Queensland -- Information on the work of the FERA group of the Department of Natural Resources in Queensland. Includes information on fauna and flora. Forest Puzzles -- Pacific Northwest forests education site. At Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Forestry in the Appalachian Hardwoods of Kentucky -- The state & practice of forest conservation in Kentucky. Site contains sample timber cruise report, forest management workshop manual and measurements, forestry, conservation, and ecology links. Forests Forever -- An organizating which protects and enhances the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities. Forests: Heart of the Earth -- Personal home page with thoughts on forests, forest programmes, the New Zealand Native forest situation, and threats to forests around the world. Also interntt links and pictures and information on the present situation in New Zealand native forests. Headwaters Forest Coalition -- A group of independent environmental organizations banding together to save the Headwaters old growth Redwood Forest from being cut down. International Union of Forestry Research Organizations -- 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. Native Orkney Tree Preservation -- John Moar presents information and links to groups working to preserve the native tree species of Orkney area, Scotland. Plant-It 2000 Foundation HomePage -- Plant-It 2000 is a nonprofit international foundation founded by singer John Denver dedicated to properly planting, maintaining and protecting as many indigenous trees as possible worldwide. 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. 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. 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. Regional experts work in tropical, temperate and boreal forests around the world. Tangaloa wood -- Saving Tropical Rainforests and Old-growth Forests by use of alternative material to rainforest wood. Wood equal to or better than endangered mahagony and other forest trees. 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. 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. The Ecoforestry Institute Home Page -- Dedicated to the art, science, philosophy, and practice of sustainable forestry in healthy forests. 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. Threats to the Environment -- Rainforest section covers the importance of rainforests to the environment. Also contains links to other rainforest sites. Tongass Clearinghouse -- Dedicated to the Celebration and Preservation of America''s North Pacific Rainforest 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. 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. 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. VirtualRainForest-an online tour -- The VirtualRainForest is an interactive online tour of the rainforests of Central and South America. It is excellent for school projects and is written for children. Washington State University Special Forest Products -- An educational and resources site supporting the special forest products industry in the Pacific Northwest. Westland Conservation Trust -- Facts relating to the West Coast Accord and Native logging on New Zealand''s West Coast. Woody Plant Ecology -- Pierre Binggeli is an international consultant. Areas of expertise include ecology, control of invasive plants, forest silviculture and plantation forestry, vegetation succession, environmental history, tree autecology and biology. World Forests Links -- Links to forest sites around the world. Forest services, conservation, products, agencies, projects, books, etc. Primarily for a popular audience. 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. World Today -- Personal website about the Amazon rainforest.
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