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 FORESTRY GENERAL
 TFF Tropical Forest Forum
http://www.forestforum.org.uk/
The UK Tropical Forest Forum is an independent association created in 1990 in response to the growing
concern within Britain
for the future of tropical forests. The Forum is open to all British based governmental, NGO, public
and private organisations,
companies and individuals with an interest in the sustainable utilisation and conservation of tropical
forests. The Forum is a
national node for the European Tropical Forest Research Network
METLA The Virtual Library
http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry/
This service is provided by the Library Information Services and Information Systems Services at the
Finnish Forest Research
Institute. It is part of the international World Wide Web Virtual Library of subject oriented link collections.
The Forestry section is maintained by two information specialists:
Kimmo.K.Kolari@metla.fi and Jarmo.Saarikko@metla.fi. It has two independent sub-sections. One for Forest
Genetics and
Tree Breeding and another for Forest Soils and Substrates .
ELDIS Forests Guide
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/forests/forests.htm
This guide has been constructed by the University of Sussex for its Eldis Gateway to development information.
It offers an
excellent structured overview on forests. Major sources (which include descriptions of organisations,
databases and discussion
lists) are arranged into useful groups, To save time, a set of appropriate search terms has been prepared
to find full-text
documents available online (including sections of WWW sites) and bibliographical references to printed
publications (books,
journal articles, working papers, etc) held in the British Library for Development Studies.
CFA Commonwealth Forestry Association
http://www.cfa-international.org/
The Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA), is a global network of professional foresters and those
in related disciplines,
plays an important role in bringing together professional opinion and in providing a forum for debate
and the dissemination of
information. Although originally instituted as a Commonwealth organisation, the CFA now represents a
global perspective.
Produces the International Forestry Review, the quarterly journal of the CFA.
ForestScience.info
http://www.forestscience.info/
This site provides Internet access to over 60 years of scientific research in forest and wood science
and agroforestry research,
and contains comprehensive coverage of the world's published literature in forestry and related
disciplines - dating back to
1939. The database contains over 600,000 research summaries - CABI subject experts select and abstract
papers from
journals, reports, books and conference proceedings, on the basis of relevance and quality. Over 20,000
new research
summaries are added each year. Both subscription-based access to full text articles and the new option
of single-article-purchase
are offered.Each week the latest research summaries are displayed so that users are kept up-to-date
with the latest findings in
their areas of expertise.Subscription rates are based on the size of the institution. Rates are available
for small institutions, project
groups and individuals. Visit the site to sign up for a free trial, join the ForestScience.info online
newsletter, or find out
subscription rates etc
TROPICS Tropical Forestry Projects Information
System
http://www.odi.org.uk/tropics/
A useful summary of European Union tropical forestry aid activities, listing the titles and some information
of the forestry projects
of the major EU donors.
CFAN Canadian Forestry Advisers Network, CIDA
http://www.rcfa-cfan.org
Comprehensive collation of links into bilateral agency, and consultancy companies, vacancies for overseas
posts, projects etc.
http://www.drc.org.nz
GAOF Global Association of Online Foresters
http://www.foresters.org
The aim of the G.A.O.F - Global Association of Online Foresters - is to increase the understanding of
forestry by improving
communication world-wide. The GAOF was formed by a group of people with an interest in forestry in 1997.
The GAOF
provides a forum for the exchange of information on current topics relating to forestry. Members communicate
by e-mail and all
members receive copies of correspondence either by return or as a digest. Members have a wide range
of interests and
membership is free.
Forestworld
http://www.forestworld.com/
A useful site that has information on industry, certification etc.
GFIS Global Forest Information Service
http://www.gfis.net/
GFIS is an Internet gateway to forest information resources from around the world. Users can locate
maps, datasets, web
resources, journal articles, books and other resources relevant to their forest information needs.
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