Forests.org: New & Cool Links

Trout Unlimited campaign to protect salmon fisheries in Alaska from proposed Pebble Mine and associated industrial development

seeks to create and manage a prairie-based wildlife reserve that will protect a unique natural habitat, provide lasting economic benefits and improve public access to and enjoyment of the prairie landscape

promotes setting aside forested land where the trees would be allowed to grow to maturity so that future generations in the US might enjoy a network of old-growth forests

presents Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan which describes the state's efforts to restore and protect its coastal areas

an organization whose objectives are the preservation of habitats and biodiversity, the promotion of sustainability in agriculture, forest management and water supply and distribution, as well as to enhancing the significance of nature conservation in our society

from CIFOR, an interactive map that allows user to choose a country and find active projects there by mousing-over the area of interest

a research institute combining professional and citizen science aimed at using evidence of change in wildlife populations, particularly birds, to inform the public, opinion-formers and environmental policy- and decision-makers

from the World Land Trust, information, suited for middle schoolers, about forest issues

works with people to improve livelihoods and restore degraded lands to sustainable productivity through planting beneficial trees

supports and coordinates joint NGO/IPO campaigns for socially just and effective forest policy and the rights of Indigenous and other forest peoples

ecological science based forest conservation advocacy providing vast rainforest, forest and biodiversity conservation news & information; Forests.org works to end deforestation, preserve primary and old-growth forests, conserve and sustainably manage other forests, and to commence the age of ecological restoration

a brief introduction into how a rainforest works

by the Rainforest Information Centre, lists websites useful to children studying forests

the wonders of tropical rainforests and the perils they face - information on tropical rainforests, biodiversity, and environmental destruction

an interactive site from National Geographic which includes photos, causes, and impacts of deforestation and desertification

dedicated to conserving and restoring the rare native plants of the United States, to save them from extinction

information on rates of disappearance, their wealth and actions being taken for protection; compiled by Raintree Nutrition, Inc.,

background and educational materials that provide an excellent overview to rainforest conservation from the Rainforest Information Centre

helps people improve the environment with trees and forests

maps and information regarding North America's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre