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Tropical
Forestry
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 DEVELOPMENT
 DFID Department for International Development
http://www.dfid.gov.uk
DFID's external website, giving details of the UK aid programme.
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/forestry/forestry.htm
Provides a very useful entry into current FAO work and publications. Substantial documents can
be directly downloaded as
PDF files - including the State of the Forests Report, referred to above.
French and Spanish.
IIED International Institute for Environment and
Development
http://www.iied.org/
Think tank on policy changes
IISD International Institute for Sustainable
Development - Linkages:
http://www.iisd.ca
An excellent multimedia resource for environment and development policy makers. Information on
Global Forest Policy and
IFF4, as well as many other ongoing negotiation processes. You can search the Earth Negotiations
Bulletin archives.
ODI Overseas Development Institute: Forest Policy
and Environment Group (FPEG)
http://www.odi.org.uk/fpeg/index.html
Think tank on policy changes. The site enables you to enter the Rural Development Forestry Network and
also the TROPICS
forestry project database.
The Rural Development Forestry Network is an important component of the ODI/FPEG's outreach programme.
As well as
disseminating research information on key issues in tropical forestry to its members, the Network aims
to influence policy and
decision-making in both governments and international aid agencies.
http://www.odi.org.uk/fpeg/rdfn/index.html
World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org
The main web page provides access to a range of development topics - of particular interest is the current
material related to the
Forest Policy Implementation Review. It is possible to download comprehensive background reports
and summaries of recent
workshops go straight to:
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/essd/forestpol-e.nsf/MainView
Livelihoods Connect
http://www.livelihoods.org
This is DFID’s learning platform which aims to support the implementation of sustainable livelihoods
approaches. It is produced
by IDS and has a series of information resources; a post-it board; details of a SL resource group and
an enquiry desk.
NRM Changelinks
http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/
(links for developing change in Natural Resource Management)
An on-line resource guide for those seeking to improve the use of collaborative and learning-based approaches
- a useful portal
IDS Institute of Development Studies
http://www.ids.ac.uk
ID21 Development Reporting Service
http://www.id21.org/
One World
http://www.oneworld.net/
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
http://www.undp.org
UNDP assists countries to build capacity for good governance, popular participation, private and public
sector development and
growth with equity.
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