Knowledge: forests
See Also:
- business → agriculture and forestry
- science → agriculture → forestry
- science → biology → botany → dendrology
- science → biology → ecology → ecosystems → forest
- science → environment → forests and rainforests
- science → environment → sustainability → agroforestry
Links
- Taiga Rescue Network (TRN)
http://www.taigarescue.org/ - Information on boreal forest ecology and biodiversity, the cultures of the boreal regions, threats faced by boreal forests worldwide.
- Forests Conservation Archives and Portal
http://forests.org/ - Rainforest, Forest and Biodiversity Conservation News and Information.
- Rainforest Foundation UK
http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/ - An international organization working with indigenous peoples to conserve the world's rain forests and uphold their human rights.
- Care2's Race For the Rain Forest
http://rainforest.care2.com/ - This is a quick, easy way to help save the rain forest with a simple point and click. Each click generates a donation, paid by advertising sponsors, to The Nature Conservancy's Adopt An Acre Program.
- Rainforests of the World
http://www.geocities.com/jeff_p_simon_98/ - Personal page about rainforests.
- Proforests
http://utenti.lycos.it/proforest/ - Ideas on protection of natural forests.
- NRDC: Forests
http://www.nrdc.org/land/forests/ - Outlines the Natural Resources Defense Council's work on preserving USA forests and tackling the causes of forest destruction.
- SeedTree
http://www.seedtree.org/ - USA campaign to preserve and renew forest ecosystems by developing a sustainable human ecology. News and details of programs.
- Forest Magazine
http://www.fseee.org/forestmag/ - Magazine about USA public forests.
- Can Our Rain Forests be Saved?
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1998/5/8/article_01.htm - Feature on tropical rain forests in The Watchtower (Jehovah's Witnesses).
- American Forests
http://www.americanforests.org/ - Nonprofit conservation organization aims to protect, restore and enhance the natural capital of trees and forests. Includes information on membership, news, campaigns and resources.
- Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme
http://www.asb.cgiar.org - 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.
- Amazon Conservation Team
http://www.amazonteam.org/ - 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.
- The Children's Rainforest Inc.
http://childrenrainforest.tripod.com/ - A student-teacher environmental conservation/education group whose mission is to protect endangered habitats in the tropics through school fundraising. Based in Canada.
- Citizens for Responsible Forest Management
http://www.crfm.org/ - 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.
- Dry Rainforest Restoration and Rehabilitation Project
http://users.tpg.com.au/users/frizzle/ - 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.
- East Maui Watershed Partnership
http://eastmauiwatershed.org - 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.
- Forest Conservation: Australian Bush Heritage Fund
http://www.bushheritage.asn.au - Organisation that buys and then manages high-conservation private land in Australia as community-based conservation efforts.
- Forests Forever
http://www.forestsforever.org/ - An organization which protects and enhances the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities.
- Global Forest - Pure Science
http://www.globalforestscience.org - 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.
- Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development
http://www.iwokrama.org/ - 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.
- Tongass Clearinghouse
http://www.tongass.com - Dedicated to the Celebration and Preservation of America's North Pacific Rainforest
- World Land Trust
http://www.worldlandtrust.org - UK based conservation charity. Site includes information about forest projects and resources for schools.
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