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Primate Specialist Group new

http://www.primate-sg.org/

a network of scientists and conservationists who stand against the tide of extinction which threatens humanity’s closest kin
Added: Aug. 16, 2008 | Rate It

Wake Up Woolworths! new

http://www.wakeupwoolworths.com/

Australian campaign to encourage retailer Woolworths to reconsider their choice of pulp and paper sourced from Indonesia
Added: Aug. 16, 2008 | Rate It

Banks, Pulp and People new

http://www.pulpmillwatch.org/media/pdf/BPP_A_FIN_2.pdf

a report by Urgewald that describes the social and environmental impacts of the pulp industry and how it is financed and managed (pdf)
Added: Aug. 06, 2008 | Rate It

Conning the Congo new

http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/conning-the-congo.pdf

a report by Greenpeace that exposes the tax-evasion of export-driven resource extraction in the DRC and the neighboring Republic of the Congo (pdf)
Added: Aug. 04, 2008 | Rate It

Problem with Palm Oil, The - Rainforest Agribusiness

http://theproblemwithpalmoil.org/

the Rainforest Action Network show how demand for palm oil is on the rise and pristine rainforests are being clear-cut and burned to make way for palm oil plantations
Added: May. 16, 2008 | Rate It

Plant a Billion Trees

http://www.plantabillion.org/

an effort by the Nature Conservancy to plant trees and restore native forests in the biodiversity rich and much threatened Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Added: Apr. 29, 2008 | Rate It

Protecting acient forests in China

http://www.greenpeace.org/china/en/campaigns/forests

Greenpeace China's campaigns to protect ancient forests, including "save the paradise forests", exposing illegal logging and the non-disposable chopsticks project
Added: Apr. 25, 2008 | Rate It

Environmental Research Web

http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/home

a portal for environmental news, research and commentary
Added: Apr. 08, 2008 | Rate It

Bulldozing Progress

http://www.acfonline.org.au/uploads/res/res_acf-celcor_full.pdf

8 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

report from the Australian Conservation Foundation and Celcor investigates human rights abuses and corruption in Papua New Guinea's large scale logging industry (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

Carving up the Congo Report

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/forests/africa/congo-report

4 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

Greenpeace exposes that logging in the Congo rainforest is out of control, falls short of calling for an end to industrial logging in Congo's ancient primary rainforest (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

10 Cool Links

Forest Protection Portal editor's pick popular

http://forests.org/

8 out of 10 stars (39 votes)

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
Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It

How Rainforests Work popular

http://www.howstuffworks.com/rainforest.htm

6 out of 10 stars (11 votes)

a brief introduction into how a rainforest works, travel into the tropical rainforest to see what makes it such a bountiful environment for plants and animals
Added: Jul. 04, 2001 | Rate It

A Place Out of Time popular

http://www.mongabay.com/

9 out of 10 stars (32 votes)

the wonders of tropical rainforests and the perils they face - information on tropical rainforests, biodiversity, and environmental destruction
Added: Jul. 23, 2001 | Rate It

National Geographic: Eye in the Sky - Deforestation and Desertification popular

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation/deforestation.html

6 out of 10 stars (6 votes)

an interactive site from National Geographic which includes photos, causes, and impacts of deforestation and desertification
Added: Oct. 13, 2001 | Rate It

Rainforest Facts popular

http://rain-tree.com/facts.htm

7 out of 10 stars (16 votes)

information on rates of disappearance, their wealth and actions being taken for protection; compiled by Raintree Nutrition, Inc.,
Added: Feb. 24, 2001 | Rate It

Rainforest Information popular

http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/background/welcome.htm

4 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

background and educational materials that provide an excellent overview to rainforest conservation from the Rainforest Information Centre
Added: Feb. 01, 2001 | Rate It

Africa - Information Provided on a Regional Basis popular

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

1 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

maps and information regarding Africa's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Added: Feb. 25, 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

Forest Stock Photography popular

http://www.stockpix.com/stock/environmentalissues/forest/

5 out of 10 stars (8 votes)

pictures of the beauty and destruction of temperate and tropical rainforests
Added: Jan. 13, 2001 | Rate It

Center for Plant Conservation editor's pick popular

http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/

8 out of 10 stars (6 votes)

dedicated to conserving and restoring the rare native plants of the United States, to save them from extinction
Added: Feb. 15, 2001 | Rate It


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