Thursday, November 1, 2007

Fun links on deforestation!

Here are some links to deforestation and its affect on global warming and the environment:
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000385/index.html
http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0907.htm
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/solutions/tropical-deforestation.html

Here are some very informational sites about indigenous people of the rainforests:
http://ran.org/fileadmin/materials/education/factsheets/RAN_IndigenousPeoples.pdf
http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/s-Indigenous%20People

This site includes pictures of the rainforests highlighting the beauty of them, and also pictures of deforestation at work:
http://www.rainforests.net/pictures.htm

This site discusses the biodiversity of the rainforests such as the many different species of animals and plants:
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants.html

This site lists and describes in a concise way all of the important roles of the rainforests:
http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/good_wood/the_imp.htm

This site present the other side of the binary issue and reasons for deforestation:
http://www.wrm.org.uy/deforestation/index.html

This site provides possible solutions to the problem of deforestation:
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/forests/solutions-to-deforestation


1 comment:

PeaceFromTrees said...

If y'all want to stay up to date on forest issues throughout the world keep an eye on my weblog at:

http://olyecology.livejournal.com

Be well, Deane
http://www.peacefromtrees.org