American Forests
www.americanforests.org
American Forests is the nation's oldest nonprofit citizen conservation organization, founded in 1875. Their efforts helped create the National Park and National Forest systems in the
www.forestethics.org www.fscoax.org www.Forests.org Forests Trees and People www-trees.slu.se ForesTrust 192.197.196.1/wcfsd/forestrust.htm Gatherings: Seeking Ecopsychology www.ecopsychology.org/journal/gatherings7/toc.html Greenpeace International: Ancient Forests Campaign archive.greenpeace.org/~forests International Analog Forestry Network www.cerronara.com/analog.html International Forestry Students Association www.ifsa.net International Network of Forests and Communities www.forestsandcommunities.org International Society of Arboriculture www.isa-arbor.com National Arbor Day Foundation www.arborday.org National Tree Trust www.nationaltreetrust.org International Network of Forests and Communities www.forestsandcommunities.org National www.actrees.org Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) www.nrcs.usda.gov Pachamama www.pachamama.org/about Rainforest Action Network www.ran.org Rainforest www.rainforest-alliance.org www.recoftc.org Trees Forever treesforever.org World Rainforest Movement
ForestEthics protects endangered forests by transforming the paper and wood industries in
Forests.org, Inc. works to end deforestation, preserve old-growth forests, conserve and sustainably manage other forests, maintain climatic systems and commence the age of ecological restoration. This Wisconsin-based web site offers a vast array of links on forest, biiodiversity and conservation topics.
The Forests, Trees and People Programme is a Swedish program designed to share information about improving community forestry activities and about initiatives of interest to its members.
A citizens' force envigaged as a set of global, national and local level arrangements to involve people from all parts of the world in solving the forest crisis. Sponsored by the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development. Formed after the Earth summit in 1992.
The Winter issue of Gatherings. The strand running through this issue is trees. Some of us have been involved in saving forest and woodland. John Scull was asked to be an expert witness on why anyone would go to jail to save trees, and several of us contributed our thoughts.
Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organization which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to focus public attention on environmental issues. The Ancient Forests Campaign focuses especially on world's remaining ancient forests in the Amazon,
Costa Rican-based organization which seeks to empower rural communities both socially and economically, through the use and sustainabel management of tree species that provide marketable products.
The goal of IFSA is to enrich forestry students' formal education, especially in terms of a wider, more global perspective through extracurricular activities and the exchange of information and experience. Links to other international organisations in areasw such ans forestyr, environmental protection, social development.
A Canadian-based organization which promotes an ecosystem and community-based approach to forestry. Offers a multitude of links.
This site contains information on the care and development of a worldwide healthy tree population. Members include urban planners, forestry professionals, commercial horticulturists, and educators. There are pages with detailed fact sheets on insect control and storm damage, for example, journal abstracts, consumer information, and much more. A useful feature is a site map of the
The National Arbor Day Foundation's mission is to help promote tree care and conservation and to educate people on tree issues in the
The National Tree Trust promotes healthy communities by providing resources that educate and empower people to grow and care for urban and community forests.
"The network is an opportunity to share expertise, skills, strategies and approaches to community forestry nationally and internationally." The network was established at the International Workshop on Ecosystem-Based Community Forestry held
Through collaborative endeavors of a spirited membership, ACT is a vigilant advocate in local communities, states and the nation creating a positive, action-oriented presence for the member groups. Membership will have grown to include virtually every tree group in the country as a result of substantive benefits and services that strengthen individual member groups and their leaders.
The NRCS helps set conservation goals, works with people on the land, and provides assistance. Its partners include conservation districts, state and federal agencies, NRCS Earth Team volunteers, agricultural and environmental groups, and professional societies. The agency provides technical assistance to farmers and ranchers by helping them to develop conservation systems uniquely suited to their land and individual ways of doing business. The agency also provides assistance to rural and urban communities to reduce erosion, conserve and protect water, and solve other resource problems.
Organization whose mission is to preserve the Earth's tropical rainforests by empowering the indigenous people who are its natural custodians.
Since it was founded in 1985, the Rainforest Action Network has been working to protect tropical rainforests and the human rights of those living in and around those forests.
An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests for the benefit of the global community
This Thailand-based organization supports community forestry development throughout
An American organization whose mission is to facilitate the planting and care of trees and forests, through action-oriented programs that empower peole, build community and promote enviornmental stewardship.
This Uruguay-based organization is an international network of citizens groups working of northern and southern hemispheres to defend the world's rainforests
