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Amazonia editor's pick popular

http://www.amazonia.org.br/english/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

provides information on the Amazon region and its environment, compiled by Friends of the Earth - Amazonia Program
Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Deforestation in the Amazon 2004 editor's pick popular

http://www.mongabay.com/brazil.html

7 out of 10 stars (12 votes)

concise overview of the extent of Amazonian destruction, its causes and what can be done
Added: Jun. 22, 2004 | Rate It

Environment Outlook in Amazonia editor's pick

http://www.unep.org/pdf/GEOAMAZONIA.pdf

report provides a complete and integrated assessment of the globally significant ecosystem of the Amazon Basin (pdf)
Added: Mar. 09, 2009 | Rate It

Amazon Conservation Team, The popular

http://www.ethnobotany.org/

6 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

pioneers new conservation strategies by combining indigenous knowledge with Western science to understand, document and preserve the biological and cultural diversity of the Amazon
Added: Feb. 05, 2001 | Rate It

Amazon Interactive popular

http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html

4 out of 10 stars (7 votes)

learn about the rainforest, the Quichua people and the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities; includes and ecotourism simulation game
Added: Mar. 23, 2001 | Rate It

Amazon Rainforest popular

http://www.amazon-rainforest.org

9 out of 10 stars (18 votes)

information about the Amazon rain forest, its people, places of interest, and how you can help the rainforest
Added: Jan. 02, 2005 | Rate It

Amazon Watch popular updated

http://www.amazonwatch.org/

5 out of 10 stars (9 votes)

works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to advance indigenous peoples' rights and defend the environment from large-scale industrial development
Added: Jan. 12, 2001 | Rate It

Ancient Forest International popular

http://www.ancientforests.org/

9 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

acquires and protects strategic and invaluable forestlands
Added: Jan. 13, 2001 | Rate It

Andean Botanical Information System popular

http://www.sacha.org/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

provides information concerning the floristic and systematic investigations of the flowering plants of Andean South America
Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

InfoNatura - Birds & Mammals of Latin America popular

http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/

5 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

a source for conservation information on the birds and mammals of Latin America and the Caribbean; more than 5,500 common, rare, and endangered species in 44 countries and territories
Added: Mar. 07, 2001 | Rate It

Journey Into Amazonia popular

http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/

9 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

a well designed overview covering the region's flora and fauna, the life in the forest canopy, the waterways and other aspects of the Amazon rainforest, this PBS website also includes teaching resources
Added: Mar. 17, 2001 | Rate It

Landsat NASA Pathfinder Humid Tropical Deforestation Project popular

http://www.geog.umd.edu/tropical/

4 out of 10 stars (6 votes)

maps global deforestation in the humid tropics, focusing on the Amazon Basin, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia
Added: Feb. 04, 2001 | Rate It

South America -- regional forest information popular

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/sam_region.htm

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

maps and information regarding South America's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Added: Feb. 25, 2001 | Rate It

Amazon Conservation Association

http://www.amazonconservation.org/

6 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

seeks to conserve biodiversity through development of new scientific understanding, sustainable resource management and rational land-use policy for Amazonian ecosystems
Added: Nov. 26, 2004 | Rate It

Amazon Conservation Team

http://www.amazonteam.org/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health and culture in tropical America
Added: Jan. 18, 2003 | Rate It

Amazonia News

http://www.amazonia.org.br/english/noticias/

5 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

makes breaking news regarding natural resource management in the Amazon region available to the public, compiled by Friends of the Earth - Amazonia Program
Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Biodiversity & Environmental Resource Data System of Belize (BERDS)

http://www.biodiversity.bz.

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

a comprehensive biodiversity and environmental data warehouse and research system built to enhance collaborative research and conservation efforts in Belize
Added: Aug. 31, 2005 | Rate It

Cabeceras Aid Project

http://www.cabeceras.org/cabecerasindex.htm

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

provides humanitarian aid to geographically isolated indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin
Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Eco-Index

http://www.eco-index.org/new/index.cfm

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

reference of conservation projects in the Neotropics, with goals, achievements, lessons learned, interviews, reports, and more
Added: Nov. 26, 2004 | Rate It

Hidrovia Canal Plan and Environment (HIDROVIA Case) updated

http://www1.american.edu/TED/hidrovia.htm

discusses the proposed waterway to link the heart of South America with the Atlantic Ocean, but potentially ruining the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland
Added: Feb. 10, 2001 | Rate It

Humboldt Institute

http://www.humboldt.org.co/default-ing.htm

promote, coordinate and carry out research that contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of the biodiversity in Colombia
Added: Jan. 11, 2005 | Rate It

Impact of a Drier Early–Mid-Holocene Climate upon Amazonian Forests

http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/363/1498/1829.full.pdf+html?sid=1b31159b-4de1-48ef-989d-c8d42981f507

report describes the effects of a drier climate 8000 to 4000 years ago on Amazonian forests and the fires that occur there (pdf)
Added: Mar. 03, 2008 | Rate It

Information by Country: AMERICA

http://www.wrm.org.uy/countries/America.html

from the World Rainforest Movement
Added: Jan. 11, 2001 | Rate It

International Indian Treaty Council, The

http://www.treatycouncil.org/home.htm

indigenous peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific working for sovereignty and self-determination and the recognition and protection of their rights, traditional cultures and sacred lands
Added: Mar. 01, 2001 | Rate It

Iwokrama

http://www.iwokrama.org/home.htm

group promoting the conservation and the sustainable and equitable use of tropical rain forests in a manner that leads to lasting ecological, economic, and social benefits to the people of Guyana
Added: Jan. 12, 2005 | Rate It
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