Forests.org: South America Links (XML/RSS)

an examination of a Venezuelan proposal to allow limited sport hunting of jaguars for export from American University's Trade and Environment Database

hundreds of images of animals, plants, scenery and people from the Amazon rainforest in tropical South America; all photos have explanations

provides information about the direct impacts of large scale monocultures, specifically soy, on people's lives and the environment in Paraguay

offers assistance to the Matsés indigenous communities so that this native Amazonian tribe can conserve their native culture and indigenous communal reserve in a sustainable and autonomous manner

examines the threat posed by the Pan-American Highway to the lush rainforest in the Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama, a case study from American University's TED database

a 137-acre acquisition located within the Pañacocha Bosque Protector, a 140,000-acre primary forest/blackwater lagoon system including flooded and terra firma forest

an examination of how the demand for exotic birds as pets has made Neotrpical parrots one of the most threatened groups of birds in the World, from American University's Trade and Environment Database

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)

a project that uses video, real-time interactions, the Internet and hands-on science activities to teach about the tropical rainforest

highlights environmental issues around the globe with a special focus on ecotourism and Latin America

an alliance for biodiversity data sharing and dissemination, specializing in birds in Colombia and their conservation

seeks to protect threatened natural habitats, the biodiversity they contain and the indigenous people who still depend on them for their survival, primarily through project work in South America

dedicated to preserving the world's tropical forests, the main project is the Reserva Comunal Tamshiyacu- Tahuayo (RCTT) in the Peruvian Amazon

helps preserve rainforests by making standing forests more valuable than the wood cut from them

WWF's on the ground campaign to protect the Amazon river basin

seeks to set up an effective system of learning, strengthening, training, and cooperation through a network of environmental funds aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of nature

dedicated to providing information and education on the important plants of the Amazon Rainforest through a searchable database of taxonomic, phytochemical and ethnobotanical data

focuses upon the Yanomami people who live in a remote part of the Amazon in forest in Venezuela, South America; supplement to a NOVA television program