Forests.org: Reports and Papers Links (XML/RSS)

Greenpeace exposes that logging in the Congo rainforest is out of control, falls short of calling for an end to industrial logging in Congo's ancient primary rainforest (pdf)

provides access to media coverage, media releases and opinions related to forestry research around the world

a report by the Convention on Biological Diversity Technical Series Report No. 33 that addresses the hunting of tropical forest "bushmeat" -- wildlife for food -- in Africa (pdf)

this report by Forests and the European Resource Network (FERN) assesses the effectiveness of country plans for reducing deforestation and how these plans meet the needs of indigenous peoples (pdf)

report documents deforestation and degradation of natural forests in a section of Sumatra, Indonesia, and its impacts upon carbon release and climate change (pdf)

a WWF report about illegal timber sales in Europe; includes research on the scale of the illegal timber market, origins of illegal timber and policy options for stopping it (pdf)

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

FERN report examining current practice and future challenges in forest certification, assessing the key strengths and weaknesses of eight certification schemes currently in operation (pdf)

source of information about Australia’s forest industries; contains up-to-date facts and figures about forests and their management and shows the size, location, contribution to the economy and export markets of Australia’s forest industries

from the European Commission, Directorate General for Environment, a report that discusses how to manage European forests in view of expected climate changes (pdf)

presents a report concerning the risks of sudden increases in carbon emissions associated with logging in Canada's Boreal forests

research paper outlining ecotourism and sustainable development practices among the community of the Rio Blanco in Ecuador

Greenpeace report reveals that the mahogany trade is driving the destruction of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest and is run by a corrupt industry that is undermining traditional cultures (pdf)

an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication, PLoS ONE welcomes reports on primary research from any scientific discipline; searchable by keyword

report by WWF which explores the impacts of agricultural practices on the environment and biodiversity conservation (pdf)

a Greenpeace background briefing (pdf) that stress their potentially devastating environmental risks, calling for an immediate ban on the release of GE trees into the environment

a report from the Rights and Resources Institute that takes stock of the current status of forest rights and tenure globally, assesses the key issues and events of 2010 that shape possibilities to improve local rights and livelihoods, and identifies key questions and challenges that the world will face in 2011 (pdf)

a report that uses satellite data to describe the extent that forest area has been lost over a five-year period (pdf)

a map with notes that describe the areas within the Canadian Boreal caribou range that are subject to logging

the Heritage Forests Campaign details threats to America's roadless forests, with detailed impacts upon each region's forests

WWF examines the potential role of protected areas in helping to maintain water supply to major cities (pdf)

special report by GRAIN about the impacts of agrofuels from large-scale monocultures, with detailed articles looking at impacts on climate, ecosystems, food production and communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America

this article (pdf) from the Ecologist magazine critically examines forest certification, providing an excellent critique of the FSC movement and its implications for forest conservation

enables downloading of pdf file that discusses the status of current and future A/R markets

report describing the forest management plan implemented in the Polish section of the Bialowieza Forest -- Europe's last large wilderness -- which has resulted in a reduction of ecological diversity (pdf)