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Contents below:

     · International science & research institutions

       · International initiatives & networks

         · Professional societies

           · Private sector institutions & consultancies

             · Certificaton & industry-focused sustainability institutions & initiatives

               · NGOs

                      ~ General

                      ~ Rainforest

Also see for place-based forest institutions:

     · World, poles & oceans hub

       · Countries-Nations-States A>Z

International science & research institutions

Ancient Forest Exploration and Research

Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR)

Forest Carbon and Climate Program @ Michigan State University

Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO)

     · “...a global network of scientists and forest research sites dedicated to advancing long-term study of

        the world's forests. The network recognizes the importance of collaborating with local institutions

        to strengthen science capacity in an era of rapidly changing landscapes and climate to understand

        and predict forest dynamics.”

Forest History Society

Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)

     · "...will provide answers to how deforestation has contributed to atmospheric CO2 concentrations,

        how much carbon forests will absorb in the future, and how habitat degradation will affect global

        biodiversity."

Global Forest Observation Initiative

Global Tree Assessment (GTA)

Harvard Forest

     Witness Tree Social Media Project

International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) research network @ Indian School of Business

International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)

     · “...a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists, which promotes

        global cooperation in forest-related research and enhances the understanding of the ecological,

        economic and social aspects of forests and trees. IUFRO is 'the' global network for forest

        science cooperation. It unites more than 15,000 scientists in around 650 Member Organizations

        in over 125 countries, and is a member of ICSU. Scientists cooperate in IUFRO on a voluntary basis.”

     · Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP)


International initiatives & networks

400trees.org

     · Based on idea that each human can plant 400 trees and the pre-industrial global tree count

           would be restored

Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi)

Alliance for the Preservation of Forests

     · ”We are a group of responible manufactures and distributors who are determined to put an end

        to the deforestation imported into Europe via our commodity supply chains, along with a

        corresponding social exclusion.”

Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF)

Forest Gene Conservation Association (FGCA)

     Assisted migration

Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA)

Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR)

Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force

Trillion Tree Campaign

     · Formerly the Billion Trees Campaign

     WCS~WWF~Birdlife International site

     UN site

     1t.org

          · “A platform for the trillion tree community"

  

Professional societies

Association of Nature & Forest Therapy Guides & Programs (ANFT)

Forest History Society

     Research portal

International Network of Professional Forestry Associations (INPFA)

International Society of Arboriculture

Utility Arborist Association


Private sector institutions & consultancies

Canopy Timber Alternatives

Chain Reaction Research

     · "...conducts free sustainability risk analysis for financial analysts, credit analysts, commercial

     bankers, institutional investors, corporations, and other stakeholders. Our special focus is

     demonstrating that deforestation is material financial risk. We focus on tropical deforestation-

     related commodities including palm oil, soy, cattle, coffee, cacao, timber pulp and paper, and

     other products."

DHI

Family Forest Research Center

Forisk Consulting

Mast Reforestation

New Forests

     · "...a sustainable real assets investment manager offering leading-edge strategies in forestry,

       land management, and conservation."

OpenForests

Unique Forestry and Land Use


Certification, supply chain & industry-focused sustainability

    institutions & initiatives

Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)

     FLEGT.org

     EU FLEGT Facility

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

     · Oversees and encourages sustainably-managed forestry by businesses

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)

Supply Change

Supply Chain Initiative

Sustainable Procurement of Forest Products @ WRI & WBCSD


NGOs ~ General

American Forests

Arbor Day Foundation

     Tree Campus Healthcare

California Tropical Forest Standard

Climate Smart Land Network

Community Forest International

Dogwood Alliance

     · Not limited to dogwood trees; encourages protection of all trees

Ecoforestry Institute Society

Eden Reforestation Projects

Fern

     · “Founded in 1995, we are based in the heart of the EU and the UK, dedicated to protecting forests

      and the rights of people who depend on them.”

Finance for Forests Initiative

Finite Carbon

FLARE (Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement)

Forest Carbon Portal

Forest Carbon Works

Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative

Forest Heroes

Forest Peoples Programme (FPP)

Forest Trends

     · “Together with partners around the world, Forest Trends pioneers innovative finance for conservation

       - promoting healthy forests, sustainable agriculture, clean water, robust climate action, protected

       biodiversity, and strong communities."

ForestEthics

Global Canopy

     · “We’re a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. Working with partners

       around the world, we identify and make accessible the data needed to transition away from this destructive

       status quo. Our data, metrics and insights are enabling companies, financial institutions and governments to

       tackle their hidden sustainability risks – while at the same time enabling campaigners and the media to hold

       to account those that are failing to act.”

Global Forest Coalition

     · The GFC's Members page contains a helpful list of forest-focused organizations.

Global Trees Campaign

Greenpeace Forests

International Society of Tropical Foresters

     · Not updated since 2012

International Tree Foundation

LEAF International

Nature Conservancy (TNC)

     Plant a Billion Trees campaign

     Rio Bravo Climate Action Project

One Tree Planted

     · "Since 2014, we have planted over 135.5 million trees with 378 partners across 82 countries in North

       America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Pacific.”

Partnerships for Forests [UK]

Plant a Tree @ World Land Trust

Proforest

Queen's Commonwealth Canopy

     · launched at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta, in 2015. The QCC is a unique

       network of forest conservation initiatives, which involves all 53 countries of the Commonwealth

The Restoration Initiative (TRI)

Rights & Resources Initiative

SPOTT: Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit

Stand For Trees

SUGi

Sustainable Forests @ Climate Investment Funds

Trees for the Future

Verité

     Forests

Wild Heritage

     · A project of Earth Island Institute

World Resources Institute (WRI)

     Global Forest Review

     Forests

WWF

     Timber Scorecard


NGOs ~ Rainforest

Coalition for Rainforest Nations

Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Alliance

Rainforest Foundation Norway

Rainforest Foundation UK

Rainforest Foundation US

Rainforest Partnership

Rainforest Rescue

Rainforest Trust

World Rainforest Movement


Forests institutions