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International NGOs

Amazon Co-op - Products harvested and produced by the indigenous communities in the Amazon.
www.amazoncoop.org

Amazon Watch - Works to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights.
www.amazonwatch.org/

Amazonia - Environmental news and links about the Amazon region.
www.amazonia.net/

Amizade - Promoting Volunteerism in Brazil.
http://amizade.org/

The Andrew Lees Trust - Helping develop educational programs in the south of Madagascar.
www.andrewleestrust.org.uk/

The Borneo Project - Assists Borneo's indigenous peoples in their struggle to regain control of their
ancestral lands.
www.earthisland.org/borneo/

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) - A public interest, not-for-profit environmental law firm founded to strengthen international and comparative environmental law and policy around the world.
www.ciel.org

Conservation International - Mission is to conserve the earth's living natural resources.
www.conservation.org/

Earth Culture - North Carolina Rainforest Action Site.
www.geocities.com/RainForest/3294/

Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) - An independent, international campaigning organisation committed to investigating and exposing environmental crime.
www.eia-international.org

Endangered Species - A participant in the Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE).
http://eelink.net/EndSpp/

European Centre for Nature Conservation
www.ecnc.nl/

Finnish Nature League - Old-growth forests in Finland and the USSR.
www.luontoliitto.fi/forest/

Friends of the Earth – Programa Amazônia
www.amazonia.org.br/

Greenforce – Provides voluntary research teams who produce baseline survey data for areas of conservation significance.
www.greenforce.org/

Greenpeace International
www.greenpeace.org

The Jatun Sacha Foundation - Conservation, research and education in Ecuador.
www.jatunsacha.org/

The Nature Conservancy - US based habitat conservation.
http://www.nature.org/

PEFCwatch - Aims at informing consumers of wood products on the ecological and social credibility of the PEFC-certificate from the perspective of Finnish environmental organisations.
www.pefcwatch.org

Rainforest Action Network - Working to protect tropical rainforests and the human rights of those living in and around those forests.
www.ran.org

Rainforest Alliance - Dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests.
www.rainforest-alliance.org/

Rainforest Foundation UK - Supports indigenous people and traditional populations of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment.
www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/

Rainforest Information Centre
http://forests.org/ric/

Sierra Club, BC - Committed to protecting British Columbia's wild lands and wild life.
www.sierraclub.ca/bc/

Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC)
www.snf.se/english.cfm

Taiga Rescue Network
www.taigarescue.org/

WildNet Africa – Your link with Africa's wildlife.
http://wildnetafrica.com/

World Land Trust – Concerned with the protection of the world's most biologically important and threatened habitats.
www.worldlandtrust.org/

WWF Forest for Life Campaign - Forests for Life is an integrated approach to forest conservation through campaigning, fieldwork, policy and partnerships.
www.panda.org/forests4life/

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United Nations and other research institutes on forests

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN
www.fao.org/forestry/Forestry.asp

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world.
www.unep-wcmc.org/

World Resources Institute - Forest Section - An environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives.
www.wri.org/forests/index.html

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International networks

European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) - Forum for communication between European organisations, researchers, EU institutions and others concerned with (sub-)tropical forest research.
www.etfrn.org/etfrn/

International Union of Forestry Research Organizations - Network of forest scientists.
http://iufro.boku.ac.at/

IUCN - The World Conservation Union Forest Conservation Programme
http://iucn.org/themes/fcp/

Native Forest Network - Global autononomous collective of forest activists, indigenous peoples,
conservation biologists and non-governmental organizations.
www.nativeforest.org/

World Rainforest Movement - International network of
citizens' groups.
www.wrm.org.uy

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International treaties

Convention on Biological Diversity
www.biodiv.org/

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) UK
www.ukcites.gov.uk/

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Information databases on forest and biodiversity conservation issues

Gaia's Forest Conservation Archives & Portal
http://forests.org/

WWW Virtual Library: Forestry
www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry/

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Information on wood products

Association of Environment Conscious Building - Encourages greater environmental awareness within the UK construction industry.
www.aecb.net/

Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
www.cat.org.uk/

Forest Stewardship Council - List of retailers selling certified garden furniture.
www.fsc-uk.info/products.asp

NSW Good Wood Guide - General information.
http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/good_wood/ ¬
contents.htm

Salvo - Dedicated to promoting the reclamation of re-usable waste materials
www.salvoweb.com/

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Easy actions you can take

Ecology Fund
www.ecologyfund.com/

Race for Rainforest
http://rainforest.care2.com/

The Rainforest Site
www.therainforestsite.com/

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