IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature

The Forests Dialogue
The Forests Dialogue (TFD) is a group of individuals from diverse interests and regions that are committed to the conservation and sustainable use of forests. Through a shared understanding of forest issues from their own dialogues, members of The Forests Dialogue work together in a spirit of teamwork, trust, and commitment. They believe that their actions and relationships can help catalyze a broader consensus on forest issues and encourage constructive, collaborative action by individual leaders that will improve the condition and value of forests.

Ask FAO
Ask FAO lets users pose questions directly to experts in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and also includes a searchable "knowledge base" of answers to frequently asked questions covering issues as varied as how to ask FAO for technical assistance to controlling bird flu to finding out national rates of deforestation.

FAO Forestry Facts and figures

Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
CIFOR is an international research and global knowledge institution committed to conserving forests and improving the livelihoods of people in the tropics. CIFOR's high impact research helps local communities and small farmers gain their rightful share of forest resources, while increasing the production and value of forest products.

Collaborative Partnership on Forests
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is an innovative partnership of 14 major forest-related international organizations, institutions and convention secretariats. It was established in April 2001, following the recommendation of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).

European Tropical Forest Research Network
Established in 1991, the European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) is a forum for communication between European organisations, researchers, EU institutions and others concerned with (sub-)tropical forest research. The ETFRN Network seeks to promote the involvement of European research expertise towards the conservation and wise use of forests and woodlands in tropical and subtropical countries.

Taiga Rescue Network
Taiga Rescue Network (TRN) is working to support local struggles and strengthen the cooperation between individuals, NGOs and indigenous peoples and nations concerned with the protection, restoration and sustainable use of the world's boreal forests by means that ensure the integrity of natural processes and dynamics.

The Science and Development Network
The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) has a useful online resource that provides crucial data about the state of the world's biodiversity. This biodiversity 'facts and figures' section includes estimates of extinction threats, detailed assessments on the economic and ecological value of biodiversity and provides the latest information on conservation efforts.

The State of the World's Forests (SOFO)
The State of the World's Forests reports on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector. It makes current, reliable and policy-relevant information widely available to facilitate informed discussion and decision-making with regard to the world's forests. The State of the World's Forests is published bienially in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish.

World Wildlife Fund's Global Forest Programme
The WWF Network's Forests for Life campaign and activities.

FAO Best Practices
FAO's new Best Practices website serves as a one-stop source of technical information on recommended practices and techniques in food production, rural development, natural resource management and other areas. They also have a specific FAO FLEG website launched in July 2006.

Liberia Forest Initiative
The Liberia Forest Initiative (LFI) originated in early-2004 as an initiative led by the US State Department to provide coordinated support to the Liberian forestry sector. It engaged a number of US government agencies, including the US Forest Service, US Agency for International Development and the US Treasury Department, as well as non-governmental organisations such as Conservation International and the Environmental Law Institute. Later in 2004 and 2005, several multilateral organisations, including the World Bank, the European Commission (EC), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) joined the initiative, giving the LFI partnership a strong multilateral and multinational character.

The Forests and the European Union Resource Network (FERN)
FERN aims to achieve environmental and social justice, focusing on forests and forest peoples’ rights in the policies and practices of the European Union.

FLEGT beyond T - Exploring the meaning of 'Governance' concepts for the FLEGT process
A publication by Wageningen International and LEI (Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands), August 2008. ISBN: 978-90-8585-335-0

The FLEGT process is about the EU action plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade. This study focuses on the Governance aspects of FLEGT and was commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) of the Netherlands. There is a need to gain more insight into the definitions of 'governance' which apply to the forest sector. To this end, it is useful to analyse and catalogue the most important and widely used definitions in order to help create a common understanding among national and international stakeholders. This publication is meant as a useful input to the discussion of the question of what governance could and/or should be within the framework of the FLEGT process and in the FLEGT partner countries.

The Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration
The partnership is a network of governments, organisations, communities and individuals who recognise the importance of forest landscape restoration and want to be part of a coordinated global effort. The partners will learn from one another's experiences and identify, undertake and support forest landscape restoration activities.

Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network
The Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network promotes biodiversity through peaceful cooperation across borders.

FAO (2007): The State of the World's Forests 2007, examines progress towards sustainable forest management

FAO (2005): The State of the World's Forests 2005, Realizing the economic benefits from forests

FAO (2003): The State of the World's Forests 2003

FAO (2001): The State of the World's Forests 2001

FAO (2001): Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000: main report. FAO Forestry Paper No. 140. Rome

UNEP (2006): The Global Biodiversity Outlook 2, CBD/ UNEP, March 2006

UNEP (2002): Global Environmental Outlook 3: Past, Present and Future Perspectives, Earthscan, London, Sterling VA

UNEP (2001a): The Global Biodiversity Outlook 1, CBD/ UNEP, November 2001

Janz and Persson (2002): How to know more about forests? Supply and use of information for forest policy. Bogor, Indonesia, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).

Laurance, W.F., Delamônica, P., Laurance, S.G., Vasconcelos, H.L. & Lovejoy, T.E. (2000): Conservation: Rainforest fragmentation kills big trees. Nature, 404: 836.

Laurance, W.F. (1999): Habitat fragmentation: introduction and synthesis. Biological Conservation, 91: 101-107.

WRI (1997): The Last Frontier Forests: Ecosystems and Economies on the Edge. World Resources Institute, Washington DC.