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Forest Protection Portal editor's pick popular

8 out of 10 stars (41 votes)

ecological science based forest conservation advocacy providing vast rainforest, forest and biodiversity conservation news & information; Forests.org works to end deforestation, preserve primary and old-growth forests, conserve and sustainably manage other forests, and to commence the age of ecological restoration

Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It

Global Forest Watch editor's pick popular

http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/index.htm

8 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

an international data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to provide accurate information about the world's forests

Added: Jan. 13, 2001 | Rate It

Rainforest Portal editor's pick popular

http://www.rainforestportal.org/

8 out of 10 stars (6 votes)

an Internet search engine and portal providing unprecedented rainforest action, news, search and analysis capabilities; and dedicated to protection of the world's remaining tropical rainforests and the rights of their inhabitants

Added: Jan. 22, 2006 | Rate It

ActionBioscience.org editor's pick

http://www.actionbioscience.org/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

promotes bioscience literacy by providing scientific articles on issues related to seven bioscience challenges: environment, biodiversity, human genome, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers, and bioscience education

Added: Feb. 08, 2002 | Rate It

A Place Out of Time popular

http://www.mongabay.com/

9 out of 10 stars (32 votes)

the wonders of tropical rainforests and the perils they face - information on tropical rainforests, biodiversity, and environmental destruction

Added: Jul. 23, 2001 | Rate It

Forests and Drylands Programme popular

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/

4 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre's Forest Programme produces integrated and accessible information on the conservation of the world's forests and their biodiversity

Added: Feb. 25, 2001 | Rate It

FAO Forestry

http://www.fao.org/forestry/home/en/

1 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

promotes national and international action for the effective conservation, sustainable management and efficient utilization of forest and related resources as an integral element of land use systems

Added: Feb. 05, 2001 | Rate It

FAO State of the World's Forests, 2003

http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/Y7581E/Y7581E00.HTM

bi-annual report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations that reports on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector

Added: Mar. 12, 2003 | Rate It

Forest Service News Links

http://www.fsx.org/news.htm

links to breaking Natural Resource and Forest Service news in the US compiled by the Forest Service Retirees organization

Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Global Forest Information Service

http://www.gfis.net/

an Internet gateway to forest information resources from around the world; including maps, datasets, web resources, journal articles, books and other resources

Added: Nov. 17, 2005 | Rate It

Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005

http://www.fao.org/forestry/fra2005/en/0/

5 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations which evaluates current status of and recent trends in global forest extent, condition, use and value

Added: Nov. 17, 2005 | Rate It