Forests : Links
There are 57 documents in this section.
Forest Friends.Ireland
15 January 2010
Forest Friends (Cáirde na Coille) was set up in 2001 with a global remit to help to save the rainforests, (the lungs of the world), and to campaign for the growth of local hardwoods
Forests.org
19 September 2008
Forest Protection Portal. Ecological Science-Based Forest Preservation & Conservation Advocacy
Rainforest Portal
19 September 2008
Rainforest News and Protection Issues
Worldwatch Institute
14 May 2008
Worldwatch is a well-respected environmental organisation which has done much to alert the public and policy-makers to the long-term consequences of cropland loss, declining biological diversity, damaged fisheries, stressed water systems, unwise subsidies, poverty and consumer pressures in meeting the nutritional needs of a growing world population.
Global Environment Outlook
14 May 2008
The Global Environment Outlook series keeps abreast of environmental issues as they unfold. It also highlights the most significant environmental developments in the year in a visually appealing and reliable volume.
Planet Ark
14 May 2008
Reuters world environmental news and picture service. Also hosts ABC Newsradio's environmental news service.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
14 May 2008
The UN Environment Programme site covers treaties and instruments concerning the environment and sustainable development, most notably Agenda 21 - a working plan for sustainable development to be the basis for national and international action. Also includes information on a variety of environmental topics and related links.
Sustainable Development International
14 May 2008
Sustainable Development International Online provides a centralised source of information, updated on a regular basis in connection with the World Summit on Sustainable Development, with case studies, news and feature articles.
Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)
14 May 2008
GTOS is a programme for observations, modelling, and analysis of terrestrial ecosystems to support sustainable development. It provides information on terrestrial ecosystems for researchers and policy-makers. Its website includes information on activities, TEMS, publications, resources and links.
Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE)
13 May 2008
Learn about a research project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme that examines the effects of climate change and land use on terrestrial ecosystems, including agriculture, forestry, soils, and biodiversity. Its website includes news, publications, events, reseach activities and links.
Topic Latest
- Goodbye to Planet 21
- Voices from Planet 21
- Forest village spells hope for Cambodia's lost silk culture
- Mega-dam in Amazonian rainforest halted by indigenous peoples' opposition
- Industry still falling short on use of sustainable palm oil
- Deforestation reduces rainfall in Africa
- Wangari Maathai, the woman I knew
- No substitute for undisturbed tropical forests
- Global effort to restore 150 million hectares of deforested land
- Filipino hill farmers are learning how to heal their eroded land
- Global map of religious forests to protect biodiversity hotspots
- Devastating cost of the soya boom
- Deforestation soars in Brazil
- World call to save Sweden's virgin forest from the saw
- Bushmeat hunting driving Tanzanian forests to crisis