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APFORGEN WEBSITE - The Secretariat of the Asia Pacific Forest Genetic Resources Programme (APFORGEN) is proud to announce the launching of the APFORGEN website. This website is established and maintained by the Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI) in technical collaboration with the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI). In line with the APFORGEN objectives, this website would provide a platform that allows information exchange among all interested individuals and organizations. It would encourage collaboration among countries that will enhance the dialogues on topics relevant to forest genetic resources, and promotes partnership and efficient use of limited resources in research and conservation of forest genetic resources. 

The BMZ/GTZ Forest Certification Project supports the process of forest certification in selected developing countries as well as at an international level.

Conservation International (CI) uses science, economics, policy, and community involvement to promote biodiversity conservation in tropical rain forests and other endangered ecosystems worldwide. It is a field-based, non-profit organization that protects the Earth's biologically richest areas and helps the people who live there improve their quality of life. 

The Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) is one of several inter-center initiatives of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) created to foster research and promote collaboration on institutional aspects of natural resource management between CGIAR research centers, national agricultural research institutions, and other sources. Its Secretariat is hosted by the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC. The program stresses comparative research that yields international public goods. The conceptual framework deals explicitly with the effect of differences in the biophysical, socioeconomic, and policy environment. At the same time, we recognize the value of comparisons that cut across countries, ecoregions, and resources. An understanding of the factors that facilitate effective local organizations and appropriate property regimes in one resource sector can be provide valuable insights for another resource. 

Eco-Portal - The sub-site is hosted on Ecological Internet's "Eco-Portal" web site - the world's largest, best and most used environmental portal.

Eeart Talk – A new and innovative environmental advocacy discussion community and learning network called "Earth Talk" is to debut next week. The site, which is already ready for use, seeks to contribute to global ecological sustainability by enabling communication connections between those working on behalf of forests, water and climate. 

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an independent, non-profit organization with a mission to promote sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, consensus building and public information.

International Institute for Sustainable Development IISD advances policy recommendations on international trade and investment economic instruments, climate change, measurement and indicators and natural resource management . It also hosts Linkages, a resource for development policy-makers. 

The International Model Forest Network (IMFN) fosters cooperation and collaboration in the advancement of management, conservation and sustainable development of forest resources through a world-wide network of working model forests.

The Ecoregional Fund to support methodological initiatives at International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR). Since the early 1990s, the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has supported the establishment of a series of ecoregional programs. These are typically consortia, involving national agricultural research systems (NARS), international agricultural research centers (IARCs), advanced research institutes, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and local and national government agencies that aim at resolving major development problems related to the sustainable use of natural resources within an ecoregion

FORAFRI project. Contrairement à la partie orientale du continent africain, toute en hauts plateaux et montagnes, l'Afrique centrale et l'Afrique occidentale sont majoritairement situées en basse et moyenne altitude. Les quelques reliefs notables d'Afrique occidentale côtière concernent les confins de la Guinée et des pays voisins et la petite chaîne montagneuse traversant la frontière du Ghana et du Togo.

Forestry and Society Network, established in 1992, is a nationwide community forestry network in China. The goal of Forestry and Society Network is to collect, disseminate and exchange the experience, mode and relevant information of community forestry.

GFIS Asia is a collaboration project to elaborate further on the GFIS concept with potential partners from key forestry institutes in Asia by defining a common goal in order to continue to develop opportunities for joint action in the region.

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organization promoting the sustainable management, use, conservation and trade of tropical forest resources. It develops internationally agreed policy documents and assists tropical member countries to adapt these to local circumstances and to implement them in the field. It also collects, analyses and disseminates data on the production and trade of tropical timber. The site contains detailed information on ITTO's programme of work, as well as downloadable TFU articles, a large library of reports, news releases and other resources, and more. Intuitive navigation along with keyword searching in English, French and Spanish make finding information easy. The site is updated regularly, with recent updates and upcoming events featured on the home page.

Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development is an autonomous international conservation, research and development organisation formed by agreement between the Government of Guyana and the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a bridge between the people of Japan and developing countries, give an advance international cooperation through the sharing of knowledge and experience and work to build a more peaceful and prosperous world.
See also the website in Japanese and JICA Indonesia. The Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC). RECOFTC's vision, mission and objectives are guided by the potential of community forestry management regimes to contribute both to sustainable forest management and to the needs of more than a billion rural people in Asia who depend on forest resources for their livelihoods. 

Sustainable Development Programme. The Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA), also known as Chatham House, is one of the world's leading institutes for the analysis of international issues. RIIA is membership-based and aims to help individuals and organizations to be at the forefront of developments in an ever-changing and increasingly complex world.

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) is the world's largest conservation-related organisation, bringing together states, government agencies, NGOs, affiliates, and scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. Its mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.  See also CEESP, the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy. World Bank Founded in 1944, the World Bank supports programs that are intended to reduce poverty and improve living standards in the developing world through its loans, policy advice and technical assistance.

World Commission of Forest and Sustainable Development (WCFSD) is an InterAction Council, grouping together some 30 former heads of Government and State, set up following the Earth Summit in 1992 to increase awareness of the dual function of world forests in preserving the natural environment and contributing to economic development, broaden the consensus on the data, science and policy aspects of forest conservation and management and build confidence between North and South on forest matters with emphasis on international co-operation.

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is the world's largest independent conservation organization, with around 5 million supporters and a global network of 27 National Organizations, 5 Associates, and 21 Programme Offices

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).