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

a report by CEESP and the Philippine Indigenous Peoples' Links looking at the massive environmental damage and the serious human rights abuses linked to the mining industry in the Philippines (pdf)

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)

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

a report regarding palm oil and land acquisition in Indonesia, examining the implications for local communities and indigenous peoples (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

a NatureServer report offering information on America's patterns of biological wealth - where wild plants and animals are found and how they are faring (pdf)

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)