Blackwood is the premier wood of choice for fine concert-quality woodwind instruments, and the tree plays a vital role in the ecology of the East African savannah. Involves over 30 researchers in the Caribbean, central Africa and the southwestern Pacific. Site is for the use of anthropologists and others to promote wider access to information concerning the earth's rainforests and its people.
Site has information and case studies in sustainable forest management in Chile.
Includes video animation. Dedicated to sound ecosystem management and empowering local citizens to participate in management of National Forest lands, particularly in California. Learn about the importance of preserving the biodiversity of the meso-American biological corridor. Understand what lies under the canopy of the pristine primary cloud and rain forests. For students and the public at large.