Selected Rainforest Links

Action Groups

• The Ecotourism Society--Find out information about tours that could be taken to sites around the world that are endangered or that house endangered species. http://www.ecotourism.org/
• The Environmental Defense Fund Worldwide: the web of life Deals with many topics but includes information on endangered species, global change, etc. http://www.edf.org
• Rainforest AllianceAn international, non-profit environmental organization dedicated to tropical forest conservation. Students can go on an interactive jungle journey. http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/
• The Rainforest Action Networklists every possible group or source that you want to access for updated information on the rainforest. Contains stories, campaigns, activists corner, a kid's corner, and more.  http://www.ran.org/
• Rainforestweb.org   This is a portal that gives information on every aspect of the rain forest.  It is searchable.  http://www.rainforestweb.org/

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General Topics

• All About Rainforests--Easy to read and to understand source of much information about the rain forest.  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/Allabout.shtml 
• AmazonContains a map, video, sounds, email and much more http://www.smm.org/greatestplaces/book_pages/amazon2.htm
• The Amazon Expedition--Contains journal entries from Helen and Bill Thayer. They write about the village, the insects, the rain, the plants and much more. http://www.goals.com/thayer/Amazon/Amazonfm.htm
• CNN.com--Development outpaces conservation in Amazon rain forest.  http://www.cnn.com/2001/NATURE/01/22/amazon.forest.enn/ 
• Help with Rainforest School ReportsContains hotlists on what are where, current events, maps, images, statistics and facts, causes of destruction, why it's bad, solutions, animals, plants, indigenous people, and what you can do to help   http://rain-tree.com/schoolreports.htm
• Jungle Photos  Hundreds of images of animals, plants, scenery and people from the rain forest.  http://www.junglephotos.com/ 
• Latin Focus--Gives current information on economics, statistics, news, media and much more on seven Latin American countries.  A reference section is also included  http://www.latin-focus.com/ 
• Rainforest--Go to this address and select search.  Then input "Rainforest"  There are more than fifty articles in every area.  http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/ 
• Rainforest Facts  Lots of facts and figures.  http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm 
• Rainforest Medical BulletinBriefly tells about the health of the Rainforest and how it effects the people  http://www.xs4all.nl/~rainmed/bulletin/vol0601/tomfor-e.html
• Research Topics on the Rainforest  http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/rforest.htm 
• Tropical PoisonThis site deals with slash and burn agriculture, from the seat of the bulldozer, regrowth of a tropical rainforest, data collection in the Amazon, Coloniztion of the Rainforest, Loving the rainforest to death, frogs in the rainforest, tropical deforestation and habitat destruction, the importance of forests and the perils of deforestation. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/troppois/tpcolonization.html
• Science in the Rain ForestPBS and Turner Adventure presents an electronic field trip through the rainforest in Costa Rica. http://www.PBS.org/tal/costa_rica/
• The Truth About Rainforest DestructionThe Underlying CausesDeals with the economic issues of wealth and debt  http://geocities.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/hood/geo?hood=Rainforest
• The Wild Ones  Clever introduction to endangered species.  Includes stories of scientists working with endangered species http://www.thewildones.org/

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DeforestationLoggingSlash and Burn

• Amazon Interactive-Making a LivingTraditionally slash and burn has been done without harming the environment  http://www.eduweb.com/agriculture/ag1.html
• Deforestation:  Tropical Forests in Decline--A summary and then lots of details about deforestation  http://www.rcfa-cfan.org/english/issues.12.html 
• Forest WorldA list of forest news, the industry in general, photos and other information about the forests of the world http://www.forestworld.com
• Logging in the AmazonContains pictures of logging in the Amazon   http://www.rain-tree.com/figure2.htm

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Coffee

• Amazon InteractiveCoffee and ConservationTells about one family and their farming efforts (price, yield, etc.) http://www.eduweb.com/agriculture/comag.html
• Can Coffee Drinkers Save the RainforestDeals with the idea of coffee as a sustainable resource.  http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99aug/9908ecocoffee.htm
• Coffee ContactForum for issues concerning coffee production.  http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1290/
• Conservation International--Go to CI News and then select Spring, 1999 to find coffee article  http://www.conservation.org/ 
• Starbucks soon to have it made in the shadeEcofriendly coffee to be grown with no sun (in the rainforest)  http://www.seattle-pi.com/local/star03.shtml

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Cattle Ranching and Farming

• Research to Broaden Knowledge About Cattle Ranching at Crucial TimeDeals with cost aspects of cattle ranching and the difficulty of operating a a low cost.  http://www.napa.ufl.edu/98news/cows2.htm
• Restoration Farms, LLCTalks about cattle ranching in general  http://www.restorationfarms.com/internat.htm
• Witness Statement Tells how McDonalds uses beef from poor countries and environmental and social impact of cattle ranching (1993) http://www.enviroweb.org/mcspotlight-na/people/witnesses/environment/monbiot_george.html

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Mining

• Inca Pacific ResourcesIs information about a specific company, but gives current prices of gold, copper, and tin  http://www.incapacific.com/s/FrontPage.asp
• No Gold Mining in the RainforestLearn what mining is taking place in the rainforest and what is being done to stop it. http://www.heed.net/bill/cr/index.html
• South American Gold and Copper Company LimitedCompany engaged in locating, developing and acquiring mineral properties in Peru and Chile  http://www.sagc.com

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Animal, Insect and Fish Life in the Rainforest

• Poaching of Amazons Has Its Effect Down the Road  The effect of taking birds from the rainforest  http://www.realmacaw.com/pages/poach.html
• Amazon River DolphinsTravel with the Oceanic Society to Pacaya-Samaria National Reserve in northern Peru to study fresh water dolphins. http://www.virtualexplorers.org
• bugbios--a colorful, visually stunning site that's perfect for kids and curious adults. It's broken down into four sections-- Entophiles (photographs and information), cedigest (examines the roles insects play in our lives), insecta (educational resources), and entolinks (related links).  http://www.bugbios.com
• Table of Contents of Funny Farm Exotics Web PageStudents can learn about the brightly plumed macaw, the endangered parrots of the rainforest. Visitors learn about conservation efforts. http://www.funnyfarmexotics.com/tableof.htm

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Plant LifeEthnobotony

• Amazon Medical Project, Inc.  This is the site of Dr. Linnea Smith. http://www.amazonmedical.org/ 
• The Ethnobotanical DictionaryStudents select the letter for the plant for which they are looking. http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/dictionary/tico/index.htm
• Introduction to Herbal Secrets of the RainforestLeslie Taylor talks about the marriage of traditonal and modern medicine  http://www.rain-tree.com/intro.htm
• Powerful Plants  http://www.pbs.org/journeytoamazonia/plants.html 
• Welcome to the wealth of the rainforest: pharmacy to the worlddesigned to educate people about rainforest conservation and speaks of the medicinal plants, fruits, nuts, oils and other resources of the rainforest. http://rain-tree.com/index.html

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The People

• Amazon Indians of TodayShort story of two Amazon tribes  http://www.ei.educ.ab.ca/sch/sht/Amazonian-Indians-Today.html
• Amazon Interactive  Who Lives in the Amazontalks about Mestizos, aborigines, and gringos  http://www.eduweb.com/rainforest/wholives.html
• Indigenous Ecotourism and Sustainable Development:  The Case of Rio Blanco, EcuadorGives a case history of developments occurring in Rio Blanco  http://www.eduweb.com/schaller/RioBlancoSummary.html
• Indigenous Peoples of AmazoniaGives a hot list of tribes of Amazonia   http://www.biopark.org/peopleofamericas.html
• The TagaeriThe last uncontacted tribe in the Amazon (Ecuador)  http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/html/body_rainforest_people_tagaeri.html
• The Truth About Rainforest DestructionDeals with the conflict of progress vs. tradition http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/3950/ri.html 

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Lesson Plans

• Earthwatch InstituteTeacher Developed LessonsOver 200 teachers have developed units, lessons, and activities based on the rainforest.  http://earthwatch.org/ed/pm/lessons.html
• Journey into Amazonia  Teacher Resources--PBS information http://www.pbs.org/journeytoamazonia/teacher.html 
• Mr. K's Rain Forest Links (Hotlist of varied sites) http://www.l2l4ed.com/1_10_4_rain_forest.htm 
• Rain Forest RallyA lesson is given that uses the Internet to have students do research about rainforest products and physical features of the rainforest. http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/rally/b.html

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Miscellaneous

• Amazon Interactive Where's the AmazonGet a map that shows the rainforests of the world. http://www.eduweb.com/rainforest/worldmap.html
• Good Green Fun! Music and Rainforest Ecology for Children of All AgesExplore tropical and temperate rainforests of the world through the internet and music of  Good Green Fun!  http://www.efn.org/~dharmika/

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List of Lists

• An Index of Rainforest Related Sites On the Webhttp://rain-tree.com/links.htm
• Science in the Rainforest Graphics Libraryhttp://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/graphindex.html

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