Forest Conservation and Mangement

• UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Forestry index page provides link to Regional Forestry Commissions, UN Forest Programs, Int'l Calandar of Forest-related meetings and events; and links to various databases, information, and resources. A searchable database by country is also available. Resources materials are organized by forest type; management; products and trade including related statistics. [Experience had been that many of the FAO links are unstable.] {http://www.fao.org/forestry/index.jsp}
• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Forest Portal provides forum for monthly discussions, access to case studies and database, calendar of events, and information resources and publications. Resources are organized by thematic area and specific reports are also available by country. {http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/areas/forest/portal/topic1/home.shtml}
• Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) that has been established under the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) The CPF members which include the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), the World Bank Poverty Reduction Strategy (WBPRS), and the World Conservation Union (IUCN). {http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/areas/forest/portal/topic1/home.shtml}
• World Bank/WWF Alliance for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Use webpage provides partnership information organized by topic [Protected Areas; Sustainable Forest Management; Learning and Capacity Building] and Publications. {http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ESSD/envext.nsf/80ByDocName/WBWWFForestAlliance}
• EcoLink - Forest Conservation Portal Ecological Internet (formerly Forests.org) provides a web portal information services and link to analysis related portal by Climate, Environmental Sustainability (Eco-Portal),| Forests,| Ocean, and Water conservation. {http://forests.org/}
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Forest Conservation Programme Forest Conservation Program . {http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/forests/index.cfm}

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Focus: Agroforestry

• Association for Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA) is a community of interest around sustainable management practices for farm and forest land in North America. This site offers publications of general interest in the application of agroforestry in sustainable development, and land-use planning and practices. {http://www.aftaweb.org/resources.php}

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Focus: Restoration and Secondary Forest Management

• WCMC - Global Partnership on Landscape Restoration Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration is a network of governments, organisations, communities and individuals.. This site provides News and Meeting announcements; and access to related Documents on the rehabiliation and restoration of degraded forest lands. {http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/restoration/globalpartnership/}

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Products & Services; Market Analysis & Trade; Forest & LandPolicy

• International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organization made up of 59 members, which represent about 80% of the world’s tropical forests and 90% of the global tropical timber trade. Publications are available on key topics [Tropical Forests Update; Market Information Services; Annual Review of World Timber; Policy Papers and Guidelines; Technical, Mission, and Field Reports.] {http://www.itto.or.jp/live/index.jsp}
• UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Trade UNECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission (in Europe, the CIS and North America) provides regional data, statistics, and information on the forests products markets (e.g., trade flow, price, secondary products), and includes information of fire statistics and sector outlook. Social and cultural issues are also examined. {http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/welcome.htm}

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Focus: Illegal Logging and Conflict

• Asia Forest Partnership The AFP was launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, in 2002. It is one of over 200 partnerships for sustainable development registered with the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development. It offers informational resources on [Illegal logging; Forest Fires; Forest Rehabiliation; Good Governance; Developing Capacity; and Fund Raising]. {http://www.asiaforests.org/files/_ref/about/}

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Forest People and Livelihood

• World Bank - Agriculture, Rural Development & Forests This is the World Bank home page on the Forests and Forestry Programme. The site provides links to the Forest Strategy and Operational Policy resources; Partnership Programs; Forest Governance Programs; WB Projects, Publications, and Events. {http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ESSD/ardext.nsf/14ByDocName/ForestsandForestry}
• UN/IAS - World Forest, Society, and Environment Project The UN University and the Institute of Advanced Studies provide information on Research and Publications on the World Forests, Society & Environment. It also provided policy briefs related to multilateral envrionment agreements and negotiations. {http://www.ias.unu.edu/research/forests.cfm}
• Eldis - Sustainable Forestry This is a index page for the Sustainable Forestry section of the eldis information webportal [sponsored by SIDA, Norad, DFID, SDC, and hosted by IDS]. It presents links to information on Forest Trade, Management, Deforestation, Certification, and the relationships between Forests and Climate Change. {http://www.eldis.org/forests/index.htm}
• IUCN Forest Conservation Program: Livelihoods and Landscapes index provides access to Forest Issues [Global Issues; Sources of Land Use Change; Forest Environmental Services; Forest Management and Governance]; Experiences and Lessons [Forest Landscape Restoration; Poverty and Conservation; Forest Fires; Protected Areas; Climate Change; Temperate and Boreal Forests; Forest Governance; International Forest Policy]; and Publications.
  • The "Conserving Forest Ecosystems" series is designed to explore key forest-related research questions and highlight opportunities for technical innovation in the field of forest conservation and sustainable management.
  • The "Issues in Forest Conservation" series is designed to promote a coherent and informed analysis of key forest conservation issues so that the policies developed and advocated can be translated into effective actions.
  • The "Livelihoods and Landscapes" series explore the complex linkages between human livelihoods and forest conservation, and analyse their implications for a wide range of policies.
• International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) provided development resources and its Forestry and Land Use Programme (FLU) provides access to series of articles [Small and Medium Enterprises; Instruments for Sustainable Private Sector Forestry; Policies that Work for Forests and People; Forestry and Land Use; Forest Participation] and other publications organized by topic. This page also links to a self-standing website "PowerTools" which offers guides, tools, and links.
• Alternatives to Slash and Burn (ASB) is a global consortium of research institutes, non-governmental organizations, universities, community organizations, farmers' groups, and other local, national, and international partners. This site provides Publications; Policy Briefs; Datasets; and program information and results that contribute to [the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment; the Rainforest Challenge; Amazon; Congo Basin; Southeast Asia; Climate Change; Biodiveristy; Sustainability; Poverty, Policy and Deforestation].

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