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Contents below:
· Events
⇒ UN forest agreements & institutions
· Certificaton & industry-focused sustainability institutions & initiatives
⇒ Forests, climate change & REDD+
Also see:
· Forest bathing at Environmental psychology, nature therapy & climate anxiety
· Plant taxa for specific arboreal taxonomic information (eg, species & varieties) as well as tree identification.
For location-specific forest information, start at:
· Urban areas for information on urban forests
General Information
· In addition to the links below, a great deal of general information on forests is
available from a range of organizations at the Forest Institutions page.
Deforestation in selected countries @ Mongabay
Forest biome @ EoE
Forest Landscape Integrity Index
Forests Make us Healthier Toolkit @ Northeast Forest Network
Global Forest Resources Assessment @ FAO
InfoFLR (Forest Landscape Restoration) @ IUCN
· “This project is a collaborative effort by the USDA Forest Service, the Canadian Forest Service (Le
Service canadien des forêts), and the National Forestry Commission (Comisión Nacional Forestal;
CONAFOR).
Events
Forest-related events @ UNDESA
International Day of Forests
World Forest Week
News & periodicals
ℹ️☞Forestry publications @ ThoughtCo.
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Tropical Forest Update [ITTO]
Forest education
If trees could talk: Middle school curriculum (Forest History Society)
Reforestation
Certification, supply chain & industry-focused sustainability
institutions & initiatives
Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
· Oversees and encourages sustainably-managed forestry by businesses
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
Sustainable Procurement of Forest Products @ WRI & WBCSD
Forests (& forestry)
Four key information resources:
· FAO State of the World's Forests (SOFO)