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

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

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

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)

report from ForestEthics which highlights the extent to which products sold at Staples - particulary paper - are derived from logging old growth forests

the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation documents ecosystem and biodiversity decline, while noting the challenges facing sustainable development in North America

damning report regarding the rate of destruction of Canadian boreal forests, the largest wilderness forest left in North America (pdf)

facilitates the formulation and organization of participatory, objective-oriented and multidisciplinary research and development programs

joint report by Corporate Watch and FASE, Brazil, about the disastrous impacts of tree monocultures planted in Brazil under 'sustainable forestry' schemes, accompanied by the use of carbon credits (pdf)