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Draft Environmental Impact Statement For The Mitchell Fuel And Wildfire Hazard Reduction Project Is Available To The Public
Phill Grumstrup Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0000
The Black Hills National Forest, Mystic District Ranger, Robert J. Thompson announces the release of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Mitchell Fuel and Fire Hazard Reduction Project.

U.S. Forest Service

USDA Forest Service Invites Comments on Concession Campground Policy
Press Office Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0000
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced today that the Forest Service is inviting comments on a proposed new policy for the acceptance of Interagency Passes at concession-operated campgrounds and day use recreation sites on National Forests and Grasslands.
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $900,00 For Urban And Community Forestry Grants
Press Office Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0000
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of $900,000 in Federal Urban and Community Forestry cost-share grants to ten organizations funded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service.
U.S. Forest Service Initiates Review of Station Fire
Press Office Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0000
U.S. Forest Service Chief Thomas Tidwell announced today the agency's decision to initiate an interagency review of the suppression efforts of the Station Fire on the Angeles National Forest in the Pacific Southwest Region of the Forest Service in southern California.

US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region: National Forests in California

Carbon Inventory Assessment
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:45:00 -0500
A team of Forest Service experts and scientists completed a rapid assessment that evaluates how different management activities on national forest lands in California might affect forest growth and disturbance and determine the changes in carbon storage and loss over the next 100 years.
Pacific Southwest Regional Silviculturist is Recipient of John R. McGuire Award: Landram leads effort which sets historic tree planting records
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:15:00 -0500
U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Regional Silviculturist Mike Landram will be presented with the prestigious John R. McGuire Award on Sept. 9 during the National Forest Service Reunion at the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula, Mont.
Marijuana -- Cultivation and Eradication: Complete Podcast
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:05:00 -0500
In this episode of "Forest Focus", John Heil of the Pacific Southwest Region Public Affairs Staff investigates the issue of marijuana cultivation and eradication on the National Forests in California by interviewing experts in the field from various agencies.

National Geographic News

SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Geminids, Two-Faced Moon, More
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0000
A superbright meteor pierces the California sky, Hubble unveils its "holiday wreath," dust helps solve a Saturn moon mystery, and more in our selection of the week's best space pictures.
Nearby "Super Earth" May Have Oceans, Thick Atmosphere
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0000
A newfound planet close enough for us to probe its atmosphere is almost the same size and composition as Earth—but is still "completely alien" to anything in our solar system, astronomers say.
PHOTOS: Ten Environmental Losses of 2009
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0000
The environment—and the environmental movement—suffered significant setbacks in 2009, experts say. Among the lowlights: Lemurs became food, a lot of ice became water, and in the Caribbean some sharks became nonexistent.

 

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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.
Meta Description: [ Your gateway to rainforest information and resources. Info and news about rain forest protection, destruction and how to help. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Forest News Watch -- All the critical forest and paper sector sustainability news at your finger tips. ]

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..

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.
Meta Description: [ The African Blackwood Conservation Project(ABCP) is a grass-roots effort to replenish this tree in Tanzania. ]

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.

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.
Meta Description: [ ASB's recent events and current activities in the tropical forest margins ]

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.
Meta Description: [ The Amazon Conservation Team works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health and culture in tropical America. ]

Amazon Rainforest - Information about the amazon rainforest, its people, places of interest, and how everyone can help the rainforest.
Meta Description: [ Information about the amazon rainforest, its people, places of interest, the amazon river, amazonia, and how you can help the rainforest ]

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.

404 An analysis of Access to Central Africa's Rainforests - Journal article discusses current status of low-access forests and possible threats to some of them in the near future. Includes abstracts.
Meta Description: [ Identifies relatively undisturbed forest blocks in Central Africa, providing maps that show their size, condition and current levels of protection -- offering the first comprehensive picture of where logging concessions are located throughout the region. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Ancient Forest Exploration and Research (AFER) is a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific research and education related to ancient and old growth forests. Our website contains maps, information about ancient forest and our research results. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ The APFT Web Site is for the use of anthropologists and others to promote wider access to information concerning the earths rainforests and its people. It is maintained by the Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing at the University of Kent at Canterbury UK ]

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.

404 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).

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.
Meta Description: [ More than one-third of Maine's forest land is owned by people with lots ranging from ten acres to a thousand. Even if you own just a few acres, you're the steward of a complex ecosystem that sustains Maine communities, people, plants and animals. The Maine Forest Service will help you make the ri... ]

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).
Meta Description: [ BIOTA AFRICA ]

Bois et forets des tropiques - scientific review disseminating knowledge on tropical forest in french, english and spanish.
Meta Description: [ La gestion durable des forêts tropicales est la priorité de Bois & Forets des Tropiques, revue de recherche-développement. ]

British Columbia Ministry of Forests - An official government site about forest policy in British Columbia. Site also includes facts and data.

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 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 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.
Meta Description: [ Visit the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica through this live, interactive website. View the world's first and only live webcam images of the endangered Quetzal nesting in the wild cloud forests, view fourteen species of tropical hummingbirds through ColibriCam, view daily natural h... ]

Daintree Rainforest - Guide to the Daintree region of Tropical North Queensland, Australia. Covers threats, ecological and aboriginal history, flora and fauna, climate and news.
Meta Description: [ The World Heritage Listed Daintree Rainforest is an emerald set in Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia. Enjoy a complete guide to the area including Daintree tours, beaches, walking tracks, accommodation, transport, flora & fauna, history, and climate information. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ The design of computers that mimic the properties of plants and rain forests ]

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 flood plain of the Lower Clarence.
Meta Description: [ Grafton 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 rainfore... ]

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 management terms.
Meta Description: [ The East Maui Watershed Partnership website contains information about Hawaiian rainforest ecology, the functions of a watershed, native widlife, natural resource management on Maui, and resources for teachers interested in watershed education. ]

East-West Forestry Associates, Inc. - California forest inventory data, GIS.

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.

Ecoforestry Notes - Journal dedicated to the art, science, philosophy, and practice of sustainable forestry in healthy forests. Selected contents of past issues.

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
Meta Description: [ in the Southern Scottish Uplands.re-create an extensive tract of wild and native woodland, evoking the pristine countryside of six thousand years ago. Once again there will be a home for Scottish trees, flowers, birds, mammals and ... ]

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 supplies, modeling land use changes and forest fragmentation, and the understanding the potentials of ecotourism and agroforestry.
Meta Description: [ a Research Work Unit of the USDA Forest Service's Southern Research Station at Research Triangle Park, NC and New Orleans, LA ]

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 endangered biodiversity of this coastal temperate rainforest.

European Tropical Forest Research Network - Fosters research and public education. Features list of projects, information on workshops, funding opportunities and contacts.

FAO Forestry Department - United Nations, Forests and forestry global portal.
Meta Description: [ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: essential documents, statistics, maps and multimedia resources ]

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.

Focus on Forests - Describes issues facing forests today. Aimed at 11-14 year olds studying for Keystage 3.

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.
Meta Description: [ Forest Action Netork ]

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 ecology links.
Meta Description: [ Duane Bristow's Home Page about life, philosophy, forestry, computer programming, farming, land management, and creative processes in south central Kentucky. ]

Forests Conservation Archives and Portal - Rainforest, Forest and Biodiversity Conservation News and Information.
Meta Description: [ Vast Rainforest, Forest and Biodiversity Protection News & Information -- Forest Protection Portal ]

Forests Forever - An organization which protects and enhances the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities.
Meta Description: [ Information on protecting California's forests ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Forests Monitor investigates the forest industry to empower forest-dependent peoples and raise public awareness ]

Fundacion Jocotoco - Information about rainforest reserves in Ecuador.
Meta Description: [ Ecuador Rainforest Conservation for endemic bird species with Foundation Jocotoco - a wildlife charity protecting habitat critical for threaten birds species and associated biodiversity. Help us save the tropical rainforests of Ecuador by working with local communities and raising funds to estab... ]

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.

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.

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.
Meta Description: [ The Raincoast Conservation Foundation is a research and public education organization dedicated to protecting the remaining intact valleys of the Great Bear Rainforest for future generations of wildlife and people. We work in partnership with scientists, First Nations, government and Non-Governme... ]

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 and community forestry, as well as researching British tree medicine and European tree traditions.

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.

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.

Iracambi - Research in sustainable management, ecology and conservation of the Atlantic Brazilian Rainforest.
Meta Description: [ The Iracambi Rainforest Research Centre invites researchers and volunteers interested in tropical forests and conducts research in sustainable management, ecology, conservation and protection on 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 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.

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.
Meta Description: [ photos and information on natural history, ecology, conservation. hundreds of images: animals, plants, people, scenery, deforestation, space images, travel, art. See life's diversity, wonder and grandeur ]

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 biodiversity protection, local community development, and environmental education.

Mamirau Sustainable Development Reserve - The Mamirau Project in Brazil, a non-profit NGO combining research and sustainable development.

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 forest resources.

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.
Meta Description: [ Demand for palm oil is causing Rainforest destruction - find out why and tell the government to take action. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Rainforest preservation - Pax Natura is helping to preserve a rainforest in Costa Rica through education and ecotourism . ]

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 perspective of Finnish environmental organizations.

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 action to protect the rainforests.

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 America.
Meta Description: [ Rainforest Concern ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Rainforest Live is an educational site for tropical rainforests with lots of information on the animasl, people, environment as well as live links. ]

Rainforest Place - Forest, strata, animals and more.

RainTree - Resource database of rainforest plants including medicinal properties, preservation options, articles, and clinical trial data.
Meta Description: [ Raintree's extensive website on the Amazon Rainforest features 100's of pages and pictures and facts on rainforest plants, preservation and destruction ]

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.

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.

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.

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.
Meta Description: [ an assessment of the sustainability of forest resources in the Southern United States, led by the USDA Forest Service's Southern Region and Southern Research Station plus USEPA, TVA, Fish and Wildlife, and various state forestry agencies ]

404 Sundarbans - An extensive collection of resources on conservation, and the ethnographic and social features of the Sundarbans region, Bengal.
Meta Description: [ No Summary ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Sustainable, ecologically responsible, management of New Zealand State beech forests on the West Coast of the South Island for timber and conservation. ]

Tangaloa Wood - Encourages people to protect rainforests by using Tangaloa hardwood, a quality replacement for rain forest and old-growth forest woods.

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.

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 Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname - Brief information on the CELOS Forest Management System, Wood technology research and Forest Classification; based in Suriname.

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.
Meta Description: [ A student-teacher organization whose mission is to have students involved in the protection of endangered habitats in the tropiques. We promote sustainable agroforestry alternatives in Ecuador. Our sister groups offer volunteer work andecotourism. ]

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 knowledge about the forests of the southern Appalachians.

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 consumer member countries on all aspects of the world timber economy within its mandate.

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. Includes images, references, links and books.
Meta Description: [ Learn about the various types and distinctive character of native forests in New Zealand, their unbroken lineage to the ancient forests of Gondwana, the impact of human activity. With images, references, links, books. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ The Rainforest Alliance is dedicated to protecting rainforest and other ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. ]

Tongass Clearinghouse - Dedicated to the Celebration and Preservation of America's North Pacific Rainforest
Meta Description: [ Tongass National Forest Southeast Alaska Resource Directory: information, photos, recipes, facts about the Tongass National Forest and Southeast Alaska. ]

Trees for Life - A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland
Meta Description: [ Trees for Life is an award-winning charity based in Findhorn, Scotland, whose remit is to restore the razed Caledonian Forest to a 600-square-mile area of the Scottish Highlands. ]

Trees for the Future - International tree planting project, working through education around the world.

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.

Tropenbos International - Tropical forest research for nature conservation and sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam.
Meta Description: [ tropical forest research for nature conservation and sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam ]

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
Meta Description: [ tropical forest research for nature conservation and sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam ]

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.
Meta Description: [ IFCAE Nontimber Forest Products ]

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 classification).

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.

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
Meta Description: [ Research on social, economic, political and cultural aspects of forests in the tropics and subtropics ]

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) - An international consortium of governments, private foundations, and development banks created to develop a network of harvest centers in the developing world. Purpose of group is to help restore soil fertility, create commercial cultivation, use trees to enhance the environment and support research in this area. Page gives news and list of projects.
Meta Description: [ The entry page to the World Agroforestry Centre Web site. Find news, information, publications, support, in the agroforestry world. ]

World Land Trust - UK based conservation charity. Site includes information about forest projects and resources for schools.
Meta Description: [ Rainforest Conservation with the World Land Trust - a wildlife conservation charity with a 16 year track record of successful rainforest projects . Help us protect rainforest and other wildlife habitats - read on to find out how. Patrons of the WLT are Sir David Attenborough and David Gower. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Promoting stewardship in and around the world's frontier forests, grasslands, and drylands.. Promoting stewardship in and around the world's frontierforests, grasslands, and drylands. ]

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.

Western Ghats - Rain forests of India: The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India, run along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea.