The Web site of FAO’s NWFP Programme has been completely updated and revamped and has a new URL: www.fao.org/forestry/foris/webview/fop/index.jsp?siteId=2301&langId= 1 Any comments are welcomed and can be sent to:
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Amazon
Amazonlink.org, a
Brazilian NGO based in the state of Acre, has developed a special section of its
Web site focusing on local problems of biopiracy. The pages are available in
Portuguese and English.
www.amazonlink.org/biopiracy/index.htm
Anamed (Action for Natural
Medicine)
Anamed is a small independent NGO based in Germany that
conducts training seminars in Natural Medicine. The seminars aim to equip both
traditional healers and formal health workers in countries in Africa to use
medicinal plants for health and healing.
www.anamed.net
Association Technique
Internationale des Bois Tropicaux
www.atibt.com
Bees for Development
The
Bees for Development Web site provides an insight into their work and
activities. There is a possibility to download a complimentary copy of their
journal.
www.beesfordevelopment.org
Bugwood
The Bugwood
Network has more than 11 000 images and photographs of insect pests, invasive
organisms, weeds, IPM images and other forestry images available online.
www.bugwood.org
Cancer Plants
This Web
site is for those who are interested in sustainability of the world’s natural
medicine chest.
www.cancerplants.com/
Center for Plant
Conservation
Comprehensive information about the United States’ native,
imperilled plants.
www.centerforplantconservation.org
Chile: Red Chilena de Productos
Forestales no Madereros
www.redpfm.cl
Community-Based Natural Resource
Management Network (CBNRM Net)
www.cbnrm.net/index.html
Databases
ECOLEX
ECOLEX is a database providing the most comprehensive,
global source of information on environmental law. www.ecolex.org
FAOTERM
FAOTERM, a
terminological database covering FAO’s specialized subjects in a multilingual
format, has been redesigned and enhanced to give online users:
• faster
access
• improved overall performance
• more user-friendly interface
•
advanced search facilities
• filters by subject and categories
• an e-mail
feedback system ensuring transparency and interaction between FAO and its users.
www.fao.org/faoterm/default.htm
Gender and Sustainable
Development Resource Directory
This database places a focus on resources
produced in the global South. Subjects include Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry, Environment and Health.
http://xel.stfx.ca/coady-library/intro.htm
Earth from the Air
www.earthfromtheair.com/
EarthwireUK
www.earthwire.org/uk
FAO Forestry Department’s new sites
Genetically modified trees and
biosecurity
A new site has been linked in on the Forestry home page. It
addresses the issues of genetically modified organisms from a forestry point of
view and is available in English, French and Spanish.
www.fao.org/biotech/sector5.asp
Environment and
utilization
Forest utilization is, of course, what Forestry is all about.
On the golden path towards sustainable forest management, environmental aspects
of all kinds of forestry must be taken into consideration. This site covers this
subject in detail and offers much further reading.
www.fao.org/forestry/foris/webview/forestry2/index.jsp?siteId=3285&langId=1
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forestry databases
FAO has prepared a small database on sources of funding for activities in support of sustainable forest management. In response to the many positive comments we received on this pilot project, we have been working to expand this further and a much fuller version of the database is now available (www.fao.org/forestry/finance-sources). The database contains links to the Web pages of agencies that present clear guidelines and procedures for applying for their funds. The database can be queried by type of activity, country, type of applicant and the amount of funding required. In addition, in recognition of the digital divide, we have a facility to print-on-demand a complete database extraction for any country in the world and we will be disseminating some of these hard-copies to our partners in developing countries. Forest valuation database. Another area where FAO is frequently asked for advice is the subject of forest valuation. In response to this, we have created a small database of forest valuation studies, with about 30 examples each from Africa, Asia and Latin America (www.fao.org/forestry/valuation). The database contains short summaries of each study and information such as the location of each study, the forest outputs valued, the valuation methodologies used and the value estimates produced in each study. The database is currently restricted to studies that can be obtained online in full and we have focused on developing countries. The database can be queried by country, type of output and valuation methodology used. These databases will be updated periodically and FAO would be happy to receive comments, new information or updates to existing information on the databases. Any such information can be sent to Adrian Whiteman ([email protected]). For more information, please contact: Adrian Whiteman, Senior Forestry Officer, Forest Economics Service, Forest Products and Economics Division, Forestry Department, FAO, Rome, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] |
Focus on Forests
www.focusonforests.org
Forest and Poverty Mapping in
South Asia
www.wcmc.org.uk/forest/poverty/
Forestry and Land Use Programme,
IIED
The Forestry and Land Use Programme seeks to improve people’s
livelihoods from forest and land use on the basis of equity, efficiency and
sustainability.
www.iied.org/forestry/about.html
Forestry Images
A joint
venture by the US Forest Service and the University of Georgia, Forestry Images
holds nearly 4 500 colour JPEG images of forest plants, insects, silvicultural
practices, invasive organisms, and general natural scenes.
www.forestryimages.org/
GenderNet
This World
Bank site summarizes knowledge and experience, provides gender statistics, and
facilitates discussion on gender and development.
www.worldbank.org/gender/index.htm
Global Trees Campaign
A
Global Tree Conservation Atlas will be one of the main outputs of the Global
Trees Campaign. The Campaign is a partnership between Fauna & Flora
International and UNEP-WCMC.
www.globaltrees.org/
Geographic Aspects of Inequality
and Poverty
http://wb.forumone.com/poverty/inequal/povmap/
Idealist.org
Idealist.org is a portal for everyone interested in non-profit
organizations and issues, non-profit careers, and volunteering. Idealist
provides numerous services to the global community (almost all of them free of
charge) in an effort to connect people, resources and non-profits around the
world.
www.idealist.org
Instrumentos institucionales
para el desarrollo de dueños de pequeñas tierras forestales
Este sitio
presenta los resultados de un estudio que revisó las experiencias de integración
horizontal y vertical que involucran dueños de pequeñas tierras forestales en el
Brasil, Chile, Honduras, México y Nicaragua, y que adecuó instrumentos y
metodologías disponibles en la literatura aplicable a la integración.
www.iadb.org/en2/home-in.html
Manejo campesino de recursos
naturales y productos forestales no maderables
www.manejoypfnm.org.mx
“Medicinal Plant Working Group” – Green
Medicine
www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal/index.htm
Megadiverse – “The biologically
richest countries in the world”
The Link-Minded Group of Megadiverse
Countries – Bolivia, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, India,
Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Malaysia, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa and
Venezuela – operate a Web site about the group’s work. The site is available In
Spanish and English.
www.megadiverse.org
Networks or newsletters
Revista Bosques Amazónicos Virtual
Bosques amazónicos virtu@l, es una publicación quincenal
de Bosques Tropicales S. R. Ltda.
Para más información, dirigirse a:
Juan
Mateluna Florián, Director, A.P. 556, Iquitos, Perú.
Fax: +51 65
223039;
correo electrónico: [email protected]
Caucasus Environmental NGO
Network
The Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) is a voluntary
effort of more than 6 000 members to foster regional cooperation by improving
communication among environmental organizations in the Caucasus hotspot.
Visitors to its Web site can subscribe to free daily news and monthly bulletins
and find links to environmental organizations throughout the region.
www.cenn.org/
Forest biometry, modelling and
information sciences (FBMIS)
FBMIS is a peer-reviewed Internet
journal which provides free access to original research and review articles.
www.fbmis.info/
Forestry and Society
Newsletter
www.cfnetwork.com.cn
Forests-L
The International Institute for Sustainable Development, providers of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, in collaboration with the
secretariat of the UN Forum on Forests, has created a new e-mail list for news
and announcements related to forest policy issues. To sign up to Forests-L, go
to:
www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm
RAinforest REport
(RARE)
RARE, a quarterly e-zine, packed with
exciting rain forest news, reviews, expedition updates and student research
opportunities.
www.coralcay.org/news/rare.html
Red chilena del bambu
www.bambu.cl
SAMPDA (Samagra Adivasi
Medicinal Plants Development Association)
Herbal research, extension and
education.
www.sampda.org
Scirus
A search engine
for scientific information.
www.scirus.com
Small Grants Programme for
Operations to Promote Tropical Forests in Southeast Asia (SGP PTF)
The
SGP PTF aims to enable civil society organizations to implement forest-related
projects in nine Asian countries, including the Philippines, Thailand and Viet
Nam. Ii includes details on recent calls for proposals and application
guidelines.
www.sgpptf.org/
Techno Tree Biology
Dictionary
www.treedictionary.com
The Guiana Shield Initiative
(GSI)
www.guianashield.org/ie/index.htm
Trees outside forests
www.fao.org/forestry/tof
Urban Forestry Forum
www.nufu.org.uk