Information Centres and Libraries

Agriculture resources . Directory of Agriculture related websites.

Australia's Forests

Agriscape is a worldwide directory on agriculture and its surrounding industry. Links to companies, universities, gardening, publications, conferences, weather, news and more.

Canadian Forests Since its launch in 1998, Forest Certification Watch has established itself as a key source of information on global forest certification developments. Its key activities are to edit and publish an international newsletter, to provide online information services, to organize an annual international conference and to provide speakers for various events. Forest Certification Watch is widely praised by its readers as the best source of information on global forest certification

Global Forest Watch is an international data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to provide accurate information about the world's forests.

Mekonginfo provides a system for sharing information about participatory natural resource management in the Lower Mekong Basin. It also provides access to a virtual library of reports, case studies and "grey" project literature in full-text and abstract. There is also some information about community forestry working groups in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.. 

Plant Resources of South East Asia (PROSEA) is an international programme focused on the documentation of information on plant resources of South-East Asia, covering the fields of agriculture, forestry, horticulture and botany.

The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) provides information services on the conservation and sustainable use of species and ecosystems, and supports others in the development of their own information management systems. 

The World Forest Institute was established in 1989 as the information services division of the World Forestry Center, a nonprofit organization located in Portland, Oregon, USA. 

The World Eucalypt Breeding (South Africa) site serves as a global information base on tree breeding and related research in eucalypt species and hybrids. It is run by the Tree Breeding Team of the Division of Water, Environment and Forestry Technology at CSIR, the state research organization.

World Resources Institute provides information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems. Their mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment for current and future generations. 

Globalization, Environment and Communities
. This project aims to ensure that global processes on environment & development serve as a catalyst for meeting the priority needs and interests of communities worldwide by emphasizing global processes’ effects on communities.

www.indonesianheritage.com The Indonesian Heritage Online project is an extension of the 15 volume print edition of the Indonesian Heritage Series. Over a period of at least 2 years, the materials gathered for the encyclopedia will be serialized online while new contents and functions will be added on an ongoing basis. Each month, a series of subjects or 'chapters' will be published. Each chapter covers a specific subject in much detail, with rich illustrations and images, researched and edited by accredited specialists and academics. This is the perfect resource for educational institutions, travellers, writers and philanthropists.

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
CIFOR advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to inform policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. CIFOR is one of 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).