from the Rights and Resources Institute, a report that takes stock of the current status of forest rights and tenure globally, assesses the key issues and trends of 2009, and identifies key questions and challenges that we will face in 2010 (pdf)

a blog that focuses on the ongoing development of an international REDD (Reducing greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) mechanism and its implications for indigenous peoples, as well as highlighting REDD projects and resources relevant to their particular needs

maintains, oversees and improves an internationally recognized, sustainable forestry certification program

the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs provides documents that describe a vision of what they want the food system to look like in 2030, and how they can get there

provides documents describing the development of standards that can be used by governments, NGOs, financing agencies and other stakeholders to design and implement REDD and other forest carbon programs

encouraging action to save Coal River Mountain in southwestern West Virginia from mountain-top blasting to mine the coal

an article in PLoS ONE that discusses the techniques used to evaluate the effects of oil and gas drilling operations on resident wildlife and their habitat

provides an opportunity to write a letter to the Australian government in which you demand they stick to their election promise on illegal timber imports

conducts investigations into temperate agroforestry and into all aspects of plant cropping and uses

an informal network of conservationists working together towards restoring the saiga antelope to its position as the flagship species of the Central Asian and pre-Caspian steppes

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

a brief introduction into how a rainforest works

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

by the Rainforest Information Centre, lists websites useful to children studying forests

an interactive site from National Geographic which includes photos, causes, and impacts of deforestation and desertification

information on rates of disappearance, their wealth and actions being taken for protection; compiled by Raintree Nutrition, Inc.,

background and educational materials that provide an excellent overview to rainforest conservation from the Rainforest Information Centre

helps people improve the environment with trees and forests

maps and information regarding North America's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

dedicated to conserving and restoring the rare native plants of the United States, to save them from extinction