Forests and Forestry
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- Ancient Forests - a Greenpeace site outlining their activities in this area.
- British Trees - guide to UK trees plus forestry and conservation.
- European Forest Institute - independent European NGO.
- FAO Forestry - the UN organisation's homepage for forests. See also the latest Global Forest Assessment.
- Forestry Commission - main UK agency for forests and woodlands.
- Forest Conservation Portal - rainforest, forest and biodiversity information site.
- Forests4life - WWF/IUCN programme to support sustainable forest use.
- Forests and Grasslands - the WRIs analysis of current problems facing forests globally. Links to a large range of other resources.
- Forest Ecology Terminology - a varied list with a range of ecological terms (not just forestry).
- Forest Trends - Sustainable forests group
- Global Canopy Program - new (2003) project to study forest canopies and their ecosystems.
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) - large site dedicated to a range of ideas on sustainable development of which global forestry policy is just one.
- International Tropical Timber Organisation - the ITTO was set up to provide links between producers and consumers.
- Rainforest Action Network - pressure group to save rain forests.
- Rainforest Alliance - pressure group to save rainforests.
- Resources for the Future: Forests - US non-profit group tackling a range of natural resource issues.
- Royal Forestry Society - UK organisation dedicated to forestry.
- Tree Preservation Orders - find out more about TPOs here.
- Tree Search - USDA searchable database with almost 10,000 items online
- Tropical Forest Ecology - work from the Woods Hole Research Center focussing on the Amazon Rain forest.
- UN Sustainable Development: Forests - the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests with links to Agenda 21 etc.
- USDA Forest Service - huge site with links both within the US and globally.
- World Bank: Forests and Forestry - the financial organisation's ideas on forest development.
- WWW Virtual Library - Forestry - series of organisations and links but there is a link to AgriFor, a UK government site with searchable index to a range of agriculture and forestry aspects.