Forest and Forest-Related Links

ASEAN Institute of Forest Management: The AIFM was developed to foster excellence in tropical forest management and to provide ASEAN countries with the technologies and expertise to continue in sustainable forest management practices.
Center For Tropical Forest Science Bibliography: From the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute which focusses on the ecology, behaviour, and evolution of tropical organisms.
Certification: International Trends and Forestry and Trade Implications : Written by Jean-Pierre Kiekens, étude réalisée pour le Ministère de l'Environnement, des Ressources Naturelles et de l'Agriculture de la Région Wallonne (Belgique), Novembre 1997. This study presents recent trends of forest certification at an international level, and analyses its implications on sustainable forest management. In particular, it examines the trade impact of certification in terms of market access and its credibility with consumers.
Forest Research Institute of Malaysia: A useful starting point to begin your research on forestry issues. This web page also provides links to other forest and forest-related web sites.
Forestry Department of Sarawak: Information on forest management and forestry-related issues in Sarawak.
Forestry Issues in Malaysia: Information on the Bakun Dam, and forest management and forest policies in Malaysia including Sabah and Sarawak. Also archives of statistics prior to 1996 are available here.
Forestry Statistics 1997: Forestry statistics on timber in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak for the year 1996.
International Tropical Timber Organization: Intergovernmental body concerned with important conservation and sustainable development issues pertaining to tropical forest areas. This web site contains information along these lines and more.
Malaysian Timber Council: This web site provides among other matters information on the various forest departments in Malaysia. In addition, statistical information on timber production and output are also supplied.
Wetlands International: A NGO with the mission to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity for future generations through research, information exchange and conservation activities worldwide.
WWF Malaysia: Information on Malaysian conservation issues provided by Sabri Zain of the World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia. Alternatively try WWF Global Network.

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