seeks to enable better management of the Earth's environment by increasing knowledge and understanding of the plant and fungal kingdoms - the basis of life on Earth

an international professional organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity

seeks to advance the science and practice of agroforestry, to achieve a massive increase in the use of working trees on working landscapes by smallholder rural households for food, nutrition, income, health, shelter, energy and a regenerated environment

scientific effort to predict the effects of changes in climate, atmospheric composition, and land use on terrestrial ecosystems, and resultant feedbacks to the atmosphere and climate system

works in partnerships to ensure the global survival of amphibians - focusing on those that can not be safeguarded in nature

Arizona State University scientific center that seeks elucidation of the basic principles governing the biochemical and biophysical processes of photosynthetic energy storage

a program of the National Museum of Natural History that seeks to understand and conserve the diversity of the world's fauna and flora

a research program of Conservation International that seeks to accurately identify and quickly respond to emerging biological diversity threats

mission is to mitigate critical threats to global biological and cultural diversity

the Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University promotes human well-being by developing a scientific basis for managing Earth’s life-support systems and helping arrest environmental deterioration

contributes to the well being of people in the tropics through forestry research, and by promoting the transfer of appropriate new technologies and new methods of social organization

An independent non-governmental organisation conducting European forest research

facilitates access to the European capability on tropical forest research, promoting the involvement of European research expertise towards the conservation and wise use of forests and woodlands in tropical and subtropical countries

seeks to contribute to improved international policy setting regarding sustainable development of the world's forests, including providing the Austrian Carbon Database

an alliance of 29 scientific institutions in 19 countries, which lead the world in forest canopy research, education and conservation; seeking to define and explore the range and economic value of forest ecosystem services

seeks to improve people’s livelihoods from forest and land use on the basis of equity, efficiency and sustainability

develops and applies natural resource science to environmental issues of local, regional, and national significance

seek to engage the scientific community in exploring the infrastructure needed to make advances in ecological and other biological disciplines that span regional and continental scales

devoted to facilitating the continuing interaction of people concerned with forest canopies and forest ecosystems around the world

promotes education and research in tropical biology, conservation and the sustainable use of tropical ecosystems

a unit of the U.S. Forest Service dedicated to tropical forestry on an international level, seeks to develop and exchange knowledge critical to sustaining tropical ecosystem benefits for human kind

international network of forest scientists that promotes international cooperation in forestry and forest products research

seeks to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life

dedicated to the study and conservation of the world’s plants

provides leadership in education, research and the responsible use of natural resources in the tropics