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.

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Home | Search | Site Map | News | Products & Publications | Resources | Campaigns | Membership | About Us Plant Trees Now! You can be a part of one of the biggest, most effective environmental movements in the United States and around the world. Planting trees in our Global ReLeaf Projects helps the environment for generations to come. Every dollar you give plants a tree! Trees also make a great ...

The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests. Our 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.

America's wildlife and wildlands continue to be threatened by logging, roadbuilding, grazing, off road vehicles and mining. A broad coalition of activists and organizations is dedicated to protecting our forest heritage and restoring ecological integrity to the landscape. GETTING INVOLVED - Click Here to Sign Up for the American Lands' Activist List CONTRIBUTE - Help Support the Work of American ...

Amazon Interactive Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the Rio Napo. Geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon Ecotourism Simulation Game Amazon Interactive ...

The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity dedicated solely to the protection of our native woodland heritage.

Your gateway to rainforest information and resources. Info and news about rain forest protection, destruction and how to help.

Your gateway to rainforest information and resources. Info and news about rain forest protection, destruction and how to help.

Certification and recognition program for forest owners. Provides education and technical assistance, conducts conservation projects, promotes sustainable management of forests.

Located in Garberville, CA, EPIC is a grassroots non-profit oganization actively working to protect endangered species and forest ecosystems on California's North Coast.

Stop Fee Demo Stop Anti-Forest Provision in Farm Bill Gwich'in Nation Calls on Supporters as Energy Debate Gets Under Way in Senate READ FOREST VOICE ONLINE 06.14.02 Fee Demo Day of Action 06.14.02 Wildland fires / Slow to learn from experience 06.14.02 Range war 06.14.02 Tancredo proposes 'charter forests' 06.06.02 Ignoring a Growing Peril 06.05.02 EPA eases snowmobile opposition, promotes new ...

Join the OurForests.org community. America's Heritage Forests provide an environment for camping, hiking and recreation, habitat for fish and wildlife, and clean drinking water. But these scenic wilderness areas are not permanently protected from logging, road building and mining.

Recent News!: June 19th site updated with new links and entries to Commercial Organisations section. 29 Jan 2001 This Site is included in BBC Webguide - some surprisingly beautiful photos of tree seeds and flowers Wow! http://www.bbc.co.uk/webguide/ and search for British Trees. Jan 2001 Make Money for British Trees - get to the Amzon.co.uksite from here!Yes all you have to do is get to the ...

The Canopy THE CANOPY An estimated 70-90% of life in the rainforest exists in the trees, above the shaded forest floor. Primary tropical rainforest is vertically divided into at least five layers: the overstory , the canopy, the understory, the shrub layer, and the forest floor. Each layer has its own unique plant and animal species interacting with the ecosystem around them. The overstory ...

Tropical forest research for nature conservation and sustainable use of rain forests in Cameroon, Colombia, Guyana, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Vietnam ...

Headwaters Action Video Colllective, Tree sit, indy media, havc, short films, history of tree sits, dicription of film tree-sit, Julia butterfly ...

Trees for the Future, a non-profit, helps people and the environment. Tree planting and agroforestry projects protect forests & villagers.

The Raincoast Conservation Society is a non-profit organization research and public education organization dedicated to protecting the remaining intact valleys of the Great Bear Rainforest for future generations of wildlife and people. In partnership with scientists, First Nations and Non-Governmental Organizations, we carry out research and generate public awareness to build support for ...

Home Streaming Photos Catalog News Films Support Links Site Map TREE SIT: The Art of Resistance - Feature length grassroots documentary. From the struggle to save Headwaters Forest; the assassination attempt of Judi Bari; the pepper spray torture of young activists; to the establishment of permanent tree-villages hundreds of feet up; and culminating in the WTO protests in the streets of Seattle.

Save-the-Redwoods League has practiced its unique approach to conserving California's redwood forest land since 1918. We buy land from willing sellers using private donations, and donate this land to one of the California Redwood State Parks, other public park or preserve. Learn more about the redwoods, and how you can help on our home page.

Duane Bristow's Home Page about life, philosophy, forestry, computer programming, farming, land management, and creative processes in south central Kentucky.

US Environmental Organizations Serve Notice to BC Liberals Environmentalists Visit Six Canadian Consulates on Canada Day New! Markets Groups Warning to BC Government Markets Groups Warning to BC Government Endangered Forests Definitions Alert to Buyers of BC Forest Products 83 C Wiese Street San Francisco, California 94103 info@forestethics.org - 415.863.4523 Copyright 2002 - contact us - site ...

The Idaho Forest is truly a miracle at work. Explore how Idaho's forestry professionals are working to keep our forest healthy, beautiful, and productive. Highly graphical site contain special sections for teachers and kids.

The NFPA is a national alliance of citizens and organizations dedicated to protecting public lands from commercial exploitation, and in particular, protecting federal public lands from commercial logging.

Umpqua Watersheds, Inc.- dedicated to the health of the Umpqua Watershed's forests in Douglas County, Oregon ...

Indepdendent forest certification information services ...

Finally there is a way for individuals to make a difference and help protect the environment. Rather than just talking about it, take positive action now!

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The Alaska Rainforest Campaign (ARC) is a coalition of national and Alaska conservation groups that work to protect the remaining wildlands of the Tongass and Chugach National Forests from clearcutting and other harmful development. Action Alert - The Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act needs your support today. Action Alert - Forest Service opens public comment period on Tongass Wilderness plan.

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The Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales and Northern Ireland Patron: H.M. The Queen 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. General List of Contents Trees of the month: Cricket Bat Willows Site last updated 10th June 2002 Search the RFS Web Site General Contents of the Royal ...

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

Journey Into Amazonia features the swollen rivers, flooded forests and dense canopy of the vast rain forest recognized as one of Earth's natural wonders.

Last Updated: 08 / 02 / 02 Our Mission: To protect and enhance the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities. Second, our Mission is to recruit, educate and train articulate and effective organizers in the skills needed to convey our position on the state's forests and wildlife habitat to the citizens of California. ENTER La misi n de ...

Global Canopy Programme - An international, integrated, coordinated study of canopies across major environmental and management gradients to investigate the role of forest canopies in maintaining global biodiversity, global environmental conditions, and the sustainability of forests.

The nationwide campaign to protect and restore America ...

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Along the eastern base of the Andes is a great red and winding river named Manu - the life blood and main highway for the Manu Biosphere Reserve. Cascading down from the dry, grassy plateaus at four thousand meters, and falling dramatically into a tangled cloud forest of dwarf trees, giant begonias, orchids and fern, Manu emerges into a spectacular land replete with howler monkeys, skimmers, ...

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Sempervirens Fund acquires land in the Santa Cruz Mountains to protect the coast redwood tree. Learn more about how to protect these vital resources for future generations by visiting us at our webpage.

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 ...

Welcome aboard the Skyrail Web Site! Are you ready to experience Skyrail Click on the moving gondola to ENTER! ...

Step back in time, over 3 million years, and follow the trail of Majestic Petrified Redwood giants arrayed before you in a fascinating grove.

Keep your eyes open for creatures and features as you hike through this interactive wood.

Site updated 3/28/02 GISF News Chad Oliver assumes lead role at GISF Wangari Maathai joins Yale as McCluskey Visiting Fellow New Publications Field Reports Summer 2000 Links Yale University Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Tropical Resources Institute Urban Resources Initiative Contact Information Global Institite for Sustainable Forestry Yale School of Forestry & Environmental ...

The Northern Forest Alliance is a coalition of conservation, recreation, and forestry organizations united in their commitment to protect the Northern Forest of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York ...

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Rainforests: Important Information about them and their destruction.. and how to prevent it from disappearing...

The San Gorgonio Volunteer Association protects and preserves the San Gorgonio Wilderness and San Bernardino National Forest ...

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Colorado Wild works to halt environmentally damaging ski area expansions, logging, and out-of-control motorized recreation to protect wildlife in the forests of Colorado.

Tongass Clearinghouse, celebrating the people and places of the Tongass National Forest, provides a Southeast Alaska Resource Directory to communities and people in the Tongass National Forest, with photographs and watercolor paintings to help you see Southeast Alaska.

The nonprofit organization for forest conservation through market-based strategies. Background information on wood consumption, wood alternatives and ideas for change in your community or campus.

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A Rainforest preserve in Costa Rica. Learn how we can preserve, expand, and restore this Rainforest.

Web Site about the Taiga Biological Station, University of Manitoba, effort of Dr. William O. Pruitt Jr.

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

Learn about the boreal (taiga) forest ecosystem, and how unsustainable forest management and wasteful consumption threaten biodiversity in these forests of coniferous and deciduous trees.

Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network BRAIN was established in 1995 as a bushcare group sponsored by the Brisbane City Council in Queensland, Australia. The focus of the group is active rainforest regeneration and rehabilitation at a number of sites around Brisbane. Click to subscribe to brisrain Search this site powered by FreeFind About BRAIN - general information Activities and ...

The BioEsfera Project The First Spanish-Tropical Forest Biology-Archeology Workshop La Escuela Rice/The Rice School Houston, TX What is BioEsfera BioEsfera was developed by Dr. Carlos R. Solis, of Rice University , as a response to the need to train teachers in Spanish and Conservation Biology, and to provide an opportunity for the acquisition of new cultural perspectives in a society that ...

A non-profit organization dedicated to the reforestation of Haiti ...

Taiga or Boreal Forest Introduction.The taiga or boreal forest exists as a nearly continuous belt of coniferous trees across North America and Eurasia. Overlying formerly glaciated areas and areas of patchy permafrost on both continents, the forest is mosaic of successional and subclimax plant communities sensitive to varying environmental conditions. Taiga is the Russian name for this forest ...

Information, business recommendations and pictures from North East London featuring Epping Forest ...

The Ancient Cross Timbers Project Tree-Ring Laboratory University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Drawing by Richard P. Guyette of an ancient post oak forest that is typical of the Cross Timbers. The large tree at left is a classic 300-year old post oak, easily recognized by the laterally-twisted stem, old branch scars, the few heavy crooked limbs, dead limbs, hollows, and the partial exposure of the ...

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Instituto Terra is a non-profit organization which is helping to conserve and restore Brazil's threatened Atlantic Forest through education, research and reforestation.

The Alberta Centre for Boreal Research provides reliable up-to-date information to the public about the ecology and management of boreal forests in western Canada. ...

Research Resources Research Contacts Research Projects Research Sites Glossary of Terms Funding Sources Analytical Tools & Resources Visualization Tools Statistical Analysis Tools Structural Templates Canopy Database Design & Warehousing Communication Pathways Meetings Websites/Links Newsletters Publications & Image Database Scientific Citations Popular Articles Video Citations Image Gallery ...

Search 6/16/2002 Our mission is to teach and demonstrate the benefits of innovative, sustainable management of forest and farmland. Merck Forest & Farmland Center Named 2002 Vermont Tree Farm of the Year Scorching brush fires are not what you associate with tree farming, but fires and other wildlife habitat improvement methods are an important part of many modern tree ... Money Talks To some, ...

Ecoforestry Notes Towards the Art, Science, Philosophy, and Practice of Ecologically Responsible Forestry The Journal Ecoforestry is published through the Ecoforestry Institute Society in Canada, in partnership with the Ecoforestry Institute of the U.S. Ecoforestry Notes chronicles the work of the Institute in the U.S. Wildlife Redcedar at Altazor Forest, Idaho Current issue: 15:1 Spring 2000 ...

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 Canadian Tundra and Taiga Experiment is a forum for sharing information on methods and results of studies designed to monitor impacts of global climate change on arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems and taiga ecosystems in Canada. The goal of CANTTEX is to increase our capabilty to detect and predict large-scale tundra and taiga ecosystem response to climate change. The network's objectives ...

Australian rainforest ecosystem, rainforests, jungle, trees, rainfall, high-rainfall, , environmental video Television programs, wildlife, natural history and environmental films, videos, stock-footage, stock shots ...

Ecosystems Arctic Ecosystem Boreal Ecosystem Prairie Ecosystem Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative The Boreal Ecosystem About the Boreal Ecosystem Selected Topics of Concern in the Boreal Ecosystem Links About the Boreal Ecosystem The Boreal Ecosystem consists of the Boreal Shield and Boreal Plains Ecozones. Map of the Boreal Ecozone Ecovignette Posters of the Boreal Shield and Boreal Plains ...

The DuMond Conservancy is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the welfare of non-human primate populations and tropical forest ecosystems.

The beech scheme Background A state-owned enterprise, Timberlands West Coast Ltd. (TWC), proposed to sustainably manage beech forests on 0.1 million hectares of New Zealand's 2.8 million hectare beech forest estate. The scheme was to be reviewed by a Resource Management Act (RMA) commission hearing to establish whether or not it was sustainable in terms of the RMA, a scrutiny that would have ...

SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE BOREAL FOREST COMPETING REALITIES: The Boreal Forest at Risk Report of the Sub-Committee on Boreal Forest of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry Chair of the Subcommittee : The Honourable Nicholas W. Taylor Deputy Chair : The Honourable Mira Spivak June 1999 During its study the Subcommittee acquired considerable data relating to the boreal forest ...

Citizens for Responsible Forest Management center for events and information regarding local forestry issues ...

Working to preserve and restore native forests of the North Woods and address root causes of forest decline.

Bill Gates, Buy the Rainforests Petition ...

Save the rainforest. Find alot of interesting facts as well as great pictures. Many links as well.

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

Our Mission Statement: Families inspiring young people in taking a stand for the future of the rainforests empowered by education and the support of science and community in causing global transformation. Copyright 2001- 2002, Families for the Rainforest, FFRF Macaw, Frisky Froggy & KidZZone Graphics are the property of FFRF and its creator and may not be used without express written consent.

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM PETRIFIED FOREST OF LESVOS SIGRI, LESVOS Isl, GREECE petrified@geo.aegean.gr With the contribution of the University of the Aegean visitors have crossed the museum's virtual door since January 1, 1997 This site is best viewed by 800 X 600 resolution with Site created by Vasilios Gogolides Electrical Engineer of NTUA E-mail: bgogol@aegean.gr Last updated : February 5, 1997 ...

This introduces the rainforest canopy with photos and text.

SAVE REMAINING OLD GROWTH!

Dr. Michael A. Camann's home page at Humboldt State University ...

Yale University School of Forestry Environmental Studies FES519B - Methods of Ecosystem Analysis 1998 A study of the Mixed Deciduous Forest on Totoket Mountain, Crooked Brook Watershed, North Branford, Connecticut Click on the image for credits This class (1998 FES519b) studied the mixed deciduous forest ecosystem of Totoket Mountain in North Branford, Connecticut (see location map). We ...

Saving the old growth forests in Western Australia ...

Canopy-climbing students learn neotropical biology from the top down at Cornell FOR RELEASE: April 5, 1996 Contact: Roger Segelken Office: (607) 255-9736 E-mail: hrs2@cornell.edu ITHACA, N.Y. -- The ascent offered everything Cornell's climbing wall lacks: red-eyed tree frogs and in-your-face howler monkeys, monster-movie spiders and cartoon-colored toucans, pink bromeliads filled with water and ...

Scientists at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture believe they have discovered a way to make forest light measurements more accurate. Their research will assist foresters in selecting the right trees to plant, and protecting the environment. ...

WELCOME TO THE HEADWATERS MURRELET PROJECT PAGE The Headwaters Murrelet Project is a scientific study of the Marbled Murrelet in northern California. The federal and California governments, and the Pacific Lumber Company have proposed a transfer of lands and assets. The Headwaters Forest Complex, which includes large stands of approximately 7, 500 acre old-growth Redwood forest, will be ...