an in depth examination of ecological patterns in rainforests from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

a portal for environmental news, research and commentary

a WWF report about illegal timber sales in Europe; includes research on the scale of the illegal timber market, origins of illegal timber and policy options for stopping it (pdf)

bi-annual report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations that reports on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector

a report that analyzes the impact of striving to achieve the goal of reducing deforestation on the US agricultural economy (pdf)

online resource for environmental campaigns videos, divided into specialist areas including forests, oceans, apes, tigers and elephants

source of information about Australia’s forest industries; contains up-to-date facts and figures about forests and their management and shows the size, location, contribution to the economy and export markets of Australia’s forest industries

scientific journal article suggesting that trading credits for reducing emissions from deforestation is economically feasible (pdf)

primary news and press release page for this leading environmental campaign organization

a report by Friends of the Earth International about the social and environmental threats posed by planned hydro-damns on the Madeira River -- the Amazon's largest tributary -- in Brazil (pdf)

report describes the effects of a drier climate 8000 to 4000 years ago on Amazonian forests and the fires that occur there (pdf)

highlighting contemporary indigenous peoples' issues from around the world including cultures and religions, intellectual property rights, archaeology, art, health, resources, rights, and much more

hundreds of images of animals, plants, scenery and people from the Amazon rainforest in tropical South America; all photos have explanations

a report by the WWF that places an economic value on the ecosystem services provided by tropical rainforests (pdf)

report from UNEP that examines major challenges in the Pacific Islands region in adjusting, with limited resources, to the responses of coastal ecosystems to climate-change-induced rise of sea levels (pdf)

a report that describes a framework for evaluating the various rainforest protection methods used by non-governmental organizations around the world (pdf)

a report from the FAC (Forests of Central Africa) that 1) summarizes the condition of tropical forests in Central Africa including forest conditions in individual countries in the Congo River basin, 2) describes the state of ecosystem services in the area and 3) provides information about areas designated as priority landscapes

provides information about worldwide trade of tropical products such as coffee, spices, cocoa, and many others