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Fundacion Jocotoco Fundacion Jocotoco: Information about rainforest reserves in Ecuador. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.fjocotoco.org/joco-home.html PEFC Watch 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 perspective of Finnish environmental organizations. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.pefcwatch.org Trees for the Future Trees for the Future: International tree planting project, working through education around the world. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.treesftf.org/ FAO Forestry Department FAO Forestry Department: United Nations, Forests and forestry global portal. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.fao.org/forestry/forestry.htm The Beech Scheme 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.fore.canterbury.ac.nz/euan/beech/beech.htm Forest Health Forest Health: Forest health issues with public forum and free advice. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.foresthealth.net New Forest Life Project New Forest Life Project: Restoring Europe's ancient woods, heaths, wetlands and associated wildlife. Project based in the New Forest, Hampshire England. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.newforestlife.org.uk/ Non-timber forest products, Scotland Non-timber forest products, Scotland: Site promoting the sustainable development and enjoyment of NTFPs, including databases of businesses and information resources. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.forestharvest.org.uk Ecoforestry Notes Ecoforestry Notes: Journal dedicated to the art, science, philosophy, and practice of sustainable forestry in healthy forests. Selected contents of past issues. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.uidaho.edu/e-journal/ecoforestry/ Russian Forests Russian Forests: This English language site gives an overview of Russian forests, and the threats facing them. 22% of the world's forests are in Russia. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.forest.ru Focus on Forests Focus on Forests: Describes issues facing forests today. Aimed at 11-14 year olds studying for Keystage 3. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.focusonforests.org Tongass Clearinghouse Tongass Clearinghouse: Dedicated to the Celebration and Preservation of America's North Pacific Rainforest (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.tongass.com Watching Over The Rain Forest Watching Over The Rain Forest: Rainforestshop.com sells sustainably harvested products from the rain forest, including food, home and garden supplies, personal care products and toys for kids. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rainforestshop.com Panacea Growth Ltd. Panacea Growth Ltd.: Project to promote teak reforestation in Belize. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.belizehardwoods.com The Bioesfera Project 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rice.edu/~solis/bioesfera/bioesfera.home.html Rainforestweb.org Rainforestweb.org: A comprehensive world rainforest information portal with well organized links and descriptions of thousands of rainforest related websites. Plus rainforest news, and actions. (Forests and Rainforests) http://rainforestweb.org/ International Society of Tropical Foresters 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 education opportunities plus organization information. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.istf-bethesda.org British Columbia Ministry of Forests British Columbia Ministry of Forests: An official government site about forest policy in British Columbia. Site also includes facts and data. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.gov.bc.ca/for/ Sustainable Forestry & Certification Watch 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 and consumer choice. (Forests and Rainforests) http://sfcw.org Working group socio-economics of forest use in the tropics and subtropics Working group socio-economics of forest use in the tropics and subtropics: scientific research projects on socio-economic and cultural aspects of forest use in tropical forests (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.sefut.uni-freiburg.de/index_eng.html Plant-It 2000 Foundation Plant-It 2000 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.plantit2000.com WWF - Global Forest and Trade Network WWF - Global Forest and Trade Network: The Network is committed to producing and purchasing forest products from well-managed forests and to supporting independent certification. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.panda.org/forestandtrade/ BIOTA-AFRICA BIOTA-AFRICA: A German-supported (mega)transect study of the Biodiversity of West Africa (Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), and Southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa). (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.biota-africa.de Ecological restoration of Scottish Wildwood 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 (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.carrifran.org.uk Fruits of the Amazon Flora Fruits of the Amazon Flora: Scientific descriptions and illustrations of fruits from over 500 species of Amazonian trees (Forests and Rainforests) http://amazonflora.com East Maui Watershed Partnership East Maui Watershed Partnership: 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 manag (Forests and Rainforests) http://eastmauiwatershed.org African Blackwood Conservation Project 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.blackwoodconservation.org Tropenbos International; Tropical forest research Tropenbos International; Tropical forest research: Tropical forest research for nature conservation and sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.tropenbos.org Las Nubes Neotropical Research Center 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 Science Center in San Jose. Its objectives are biodivers (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.yorku.ca/lasnubes Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales and Northern Ireland 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rfs.org.uk British Trees 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.british-trees.com Eastern Old-Growth Clearinghouse Eastern Old-Growth Clearinghouse: News, announcements/alerts, summaries of selected scientific and general interest articles, and other information about old-growth forests in the eastern United States. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.old-growth.org Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development 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 biodiversity conserved. Activities in forest ecology, wildlife (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.iwokrama.org/ Trees for Life - Restoring the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland Trees for Life - Restoring the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland: Information about Scottish Forests. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.treesforlife.org.uk APFT 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, (Forests and Rainforests) http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Rainforest/ World Land Trust World Land Trust: UK based conservation charity. Site includes information about forest projects and resources for schools. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.worldlandtrust.org Pax Natura a Costa Rica Rainforest Pax Natura a Costa Rica Rainforest: A private rainforest preserve in Costa Rica. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.paxnatura.org Alaska Rainforest Campaign Alaska Rainforest Campaign: Coalition of regional and national environmental groups working to protect and restore the last great expanse of temperate rain forest in North America. Site includes information about forests and rainforests. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.akrain.org/ SmartWood 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 labe (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.smartwood.org/ Iracambi Iracambi: Research in sustainable management, ecology and conservation of the Atlantic Brazilian Rainforest. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.iracambi.com The Rainforest Site The Rainforest Site: Protect a piece of Rain Forest for free. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.therainforestsite.com/ The Rainforest Alliance 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 cooperat (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/ Amazon Tree Diversity Network Amazon Tree Diversity Network: Biodiversity mapping and modeling of the pan-Amazon (Amazonia and the Guyana Shield). Developing spatial model of tree á-diversity of the area. With diversity maps, discussion and methods. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.bio.uu.nl/~herba/Guyana/Amazon_plot_network/Index.htm Southern Forest Resource Assessment Southern Forest Resource Assessment: A multi-agency evaluation of the status of forest resources of the southern U.S., their productivity, ecological diversity and sustainability. Led by the USDA Forest Service. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/sustain/ Dry Rainforest Restoration and Rehabilitation Project Dry Rainforest Restoration and Rehabilitation Project: 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 (Forests and Rainforests) http://users.tpg.com.au/users/frizzle/ TreeWeb: The Natural History of Trees 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.treeguide.com/ Mamirau Sustainable Development Reserve Mamirau Sustainable Development Reserve: The Mamirau Project in Brazil, a non-profit NGO combining research and sustainable development. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.mamiraua.org.br/ Asia Pacific Forest Certification Information Asia Pacific Forest Certification Information: A forest certification service aims to develop a certification information network to educate stakeholders and promote certification in East Asia and the Pacific. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.forestandtradeasia.org European Tropical Forest Research Network European Tropical Forest Research Network: Fosters research and public education. Features list of projects, information on workshops, funding opportunities and contacts. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.etfrn.org Joint Forest Management in India Joint Forest Management in India: Information and analysis on various topics related to forest conservation in India, particularly initiatives to promote the joint cooperation of fringe forest user groups and the forest department. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.teriin.org/jfm/jfm.htm ODI Forest Policy and Environment Group 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 forest resources. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.odifpeg.org.uk/ PEFC - Pan European Forest Council PEFC - Pan European Forest Council: Promotes an internationally credible framework for forest certification schemes and initiatives in European countries. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.pefc.org The Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname The Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname: Brief information on the CELOS Forest Management System, Wood technology research and Forest Classification; based in Suriname. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.celos.sr.org Forests Monitor 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.forestsmonitor.org Guyana Forestry Commission Guyana Forestry Commission: Contains reports on certification, sustainable forest management, silviculture, zoning, mangroves and social aspects of forestry based on the Guyana experience. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.forestry.gov.gy/ Nouabale-Ndoki National Park Nouabale-Ndoki National Park: Information about conservation and research at the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, Congo, including the wildlife you can find there. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.wcs-congo.org Be Woods Wise! - The Maine Forest Service Be Woods Wise! - The Maine Forest Service: The Maine Forest Service, shares your vision for beautiful, healthy and productive woodland. We respect your decisions, and can help put your decisions into action. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/woodswise/ Virtual Tree Guide of the Guianas Virtual Tree Guide of the Guianas: An online resource for identification of specimens of tree species of the Guianas that are considered to be able to reach sizes over 10 cm DBH. Contains over 4000 specimens digitized at the Utrecht Herbarium and organised by genus and family (under APG-1 (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.bio.uu.nl/~herba/VTGG/Main.htm Wood Consumption and Resource Conservation Alliance Wood Consumption and Resource Conservation Alliance: This is a clearinghouse for techniques to reduce wood consumption and alternatives to virgin forest products, such as recycled, kenaf, hemp, agricultural residues and other biobased products. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.woodconsumption.org RainTree RainTree: Resource database of rainforest plants including medicinal properties, preservation options, articles, and clinical trial data. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rain-tree.com/ Rainforest Action Network 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 action to protect the rainforests. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.ran.org Finca Leola - Costa Rica Reforestation Finca Leola - Costa Rica Reforestation: Working with the people of Costa Rica and fellow plantation owners to make it possible for anyone to help in the fight against deforestation. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.fincaleola.com Forest Action Network 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.fanweb.org Economics of Forest Protection and Management Economics of Forest Protection and 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 suppl (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rtp.srs.fs.fed.us/econ/ U.S. Non Timber Forest Product Website U.S. Non Timber Forest Product Website: Conservation and development information on commercial, recreational, and subsistence extraction of non-timber forest pro (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.ifcae.org/ntfp/ Big Scrub Land Management Services Big Scrub Land Management Services: Provides information about the subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia and includes pictures of rainforest plants, strategies for rainforest regeneration and general land management advice. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.bigscrub.net Global Forest - Pure Science 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 world's stage. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.globalforestscience.org Sustainable Beech Forestry -- Maruia Forest Sustainable Beech Forestry -- Maruia Forest: Describes the controversy about conservation-enhancing sustainable forest management in the beech and rimu forests of West Coast New Zealand. Contains prime scientific papers, letters to politicians, Press Releases, links to other sites. (Forests and Rainforests) http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/beech/ Audubon Sanctuary, Francis Beidler Forest Audubon Sanctuary, Francis Beidler Forest: National Audubon Society wildlife Sanctuary, one of the lartest virgin blackwater cypress-tupelo swamp forest left in the world (11,000+ acres). (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.southernpride.com/swamp/ Jungle Photos 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 updates. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.junglephotos.com Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC): Grassroots non-profit organization working to protect endangered species and forest ecosystems on California's North Coast. Site has information about the Headwaters Forest values and resources, and updates about the current status of protecting the endan (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.wildcalifornia.org/ MN INteragency Information Cooperative MN INteragency Information Cooperative: Forest data resource for Minnesota provided by an Inter-Agency information cooperative. Contains information on Minnesota's forested areas, impact study and other reports, programs, related resources and GIS data. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.iic.state.mn.us Rainforest Concern - conserving and protecting threatened natural habitat, Rainforest Concern - conserving and protecting threatened natural habitat,: 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 America (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rainforestconcern.org Resources for the Future Library: Forests 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 internati (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rff.org/nat_resources/forests.htm Bois et forets des tropiques Bois et forets des tropiques: scientific review disseminating knowledge on tropical forest in french, english and spanish. (Forests and Rainforests) http://bft.cirad.fr The International Tropical Timber Organization 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 effective framework for consultation among producer and con (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.itto.or.jp/ Good Wood - Webguide 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 illegal logging and trade. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.panda.org/forests/goodwood information about many different facets of knowledge about trees and forests 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 and community forestry, as well as researching British (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.the-tree.org.uk The Native Forests of New Zealand 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. Includes images, references, links and books. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.natureandco.co.nz/land_and_wildlife/flora/forest/index_nat-for.htm Citizens for Responsible Forest Management 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.crfm.org/ Forests Conservation Archives and Portal Forests Conservation Archives and Portal: Rainforest, Forest and Biodiversity Conservation News and Information. (Forests and Rainforests) http://forests.org/ Tropenbos International Tropenbos International: Tropical forest research for nature conservation and sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.tropenbos.nl/ World Resource Institute- Forest Frontiers Initiative 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/ Daintree Rainforest Daintree Rainforest: Guide to the Daintree region of Tropical North Queensland, Australia. Covers threats, ecological and aboriginal history, flora and fauna, climate and news. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.daintreerainforest.com International Union of Forestry Research Organizations 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 research. (Forests and Rainforests) http://iufro.boku.ac.at/ Decoding the Silent Lyrics of Rain Forests Decoding the Silent Lyrics of Rain Forests: The "Tree of Life" shows that animals and 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.emeagwali.com/essays/technology/rain-forests/decoding-the-silent-lyrics-of-rain-forests.html Amazon Conservation Team Amazon Conservation Team: 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.amazonteam.org/ East-West Forestry Associates, Inc. East-West Forestry Associates, Inc.: California forest inventory data, GIS. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.forestdata.com Forest & Environment Forum Forest & Environment Forum: Bulletin Board on Forestry and the Environment. Forums on Environment, Land Use, Technology, Forestry, Funding, Research, Deforestation, policy, Economics, Poverty, Modeling, News ,Books, etc.. (Forests and Rainforests) http://forestry.proboards24.com/ Trees for Life Trees for Life: A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/index.shtml Forestry in the Appalachian Hardwoods of Kentucky 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 ecology links. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.kyphilom.com/www/duanefor.html Sundarbans Sundarbans: An extensive collection of resources on conservation, and the ethnographic and social features of the Sundarbans region, Bengal. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.smartoffice.com/tiger/ Cloud Forest Alive Cloud Forest Alive: Live cams of nesting quetzals and hummingbirds from the cloud forest of Costa Rica. Learn about the importance of preserving the biodiversity of the meso-American biological corridor. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.cloudforestalive.org/ Forest Conservation: Australian Bush Heritage Fund Forest Conservation: Australian Bush Heritage Fund: Organisation that buys and then manages high-conservation private land in Australia as community-based conservation efforts. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.bushheritage.asn.au Resource Conservation Alliance Resource Conservation Alliance: Non-profit encourages less wood consumption and the use of alternatives such as recycled fibers, straw, and industrial hemp. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rca-info.org/ Ancient Forest Exploration and Research Ancient Forest Exploration and Research: Information and research about Ontario's remaining old-growth forest ecosystems, including where to see them and how to help conserve them. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.ancientforest.org Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme: 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.asb.cgiar.org The Encyclopedia of Southern Appalachian Forest Ecosystems The Encyclopedia of Southern Appalachian Forest Ecosystems: Information on the ecology and management of southern Appalachian forest ecosystems. We have synthesized literature from thousands of sources to provide resource managers, land owners, researchers, students, and the public easy access to scientific knowl (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.forestryencyclopedia.net The Children's Rainforest Inc. 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://ChildrenRainforest.tripod.com Forest Puzzles Forest Puzzles: Pacific Northwest forests education site. At Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.omsi.edu/visit/life/forestpuzzles/ Tangaloa Wood Tangaloa Wood: Encourages people to protect rainforests by using Tangaloa hardwood, a quality replacement for rain forest and old-growth forest woods. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.tangaloa.com/ Forests Forever Forests Forever: An organization which protects and enhances the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.forestsforever.org/ Parataxonomist Training Center Parataxonomist Training Center: Research on insects and their relationship to plants of the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.entu.cas.cz/png/index.html Rainforest live 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 Realplayer and Flash items. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk/index.cfm Great Bear Rainforest 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. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.raincoast.org Palm oil - rainforest in your shopping 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 Earth. (Forests and Rainforests) http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversity/case_studies/palm_oil/index.html