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Useful forest sites On this page: WWF network sites IUCN sites Other sites WWF network WWF-International Forests for Life Programme Launched in 1996, the Forests for Life Programme enables WWF to protect, manage and restore the world's most important forests, identifying problems and threats, and find solutions and responses. www.panda.org/forests4life Global forest trade network The Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN) was initiated by WWF as an answer to the growing interest of many corporate leaders who no longer want to risk contributing to the degradation and destruction of the world's forests. Instead , they want to promote sustainable use of these resources. www.panda.org/forestandtrade The illegal logging Government Barometer A site dedicated to assessing EU Member State governments' commitment to implementing the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan agreed in 2003. www.wwf.org.uk/barometer WWF-US www.worldwildlife.org/forests WWF-Brazil www.wwf.org.br WWF-UK: One million sustainable homes The goal of WWF's One Million Sustainable Homes campaign is to provide people with the choice of living in a home that is healthier, safer and cheaper for them and the environment. www.wwf.org.uk/sustainablehomes WWF's Global 200 WWF has identified biological regions – collectively known as the Global 200 – which are crucial to the conservation of global biodiversity. Global 200 IUCN The World Conservation Union The World Conservation Union is a long-standing partner of WWF, identifying key objectives that form the basis of a joint WWF and IUCN Forests for Life strategy. Work has ranged from field projects, research and policy development to the important job of building partnerships with other organisations. WWF and the World Conservation Union are now working on an update of this global forest strategy for release later this year. www.iucn.org/themes/fcp/ Other Eyes on the Forest Eyes on the Forest website was launched on 23 March 2005, as a collaborative effort between the WWF Indonesia Tesso Nilo Programme, Jikalahari and Walhi Riau. The website monitors the status of the remaining natural forests in Sumatra 's Province of Riau . It investigates forest fires, forest conversions, and logging of natural forests and disseminates the information. The Eyes on the Forest website is a resource for NGOs, companies, governments and any other stakeholders who are willing to take action to conserve forests and protect the rights of the local people who rely on them. www.eyesontheforest.or.id The World Bank The World Bank has formed an unprecedented partnership with WWF - the World Bank/WWF Alliance for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Use - to work with governments, the private sector and civil society to reduce the loss and degradation of all forest types worldwide. Since WWF and the World Bank joined forces in 1998, the alliance has begun to make a difference for people and forests in more than 20 countries. www.forest-alliance.org Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) WWF is a founding member and supporter of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards and governance structure. The FSC supports environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests. Its main activities are to accredit organisations that certify the quality of forest management. Forest products derived from forests certified within the FSC framework are allowed to carry the FSC "tick-tree" trademark. FSC-International:www.fsc.org FSC-UK:www.fsc-uk.demon.co.uk Coed Cymru Coed Cymru is an all-Wales initiative to promote the management of broadleaf woodlands and the use of locally-grown hardwood timber. www.coedcymru.mid-wales.net Forest World Sustainable forest products resource. www.forestworld.com/ Certified Forests The joint website of FSC, UNEP, WWF and WCMC with global and regional maps and data. www.certified-forests.org Forest Certification Resource Centre Confirmation of FSC certification of a company by certification number or company name. www.certifiedwood.org Illegal logging This Royal Institute of International Affairs site is a central point of information on all aspects of the current international debate around the control of illegal logging and forest crimes. This site contains brief summaries of the key issues, key documents and links to other relevant sites. www.illegal-logging.info TRAFFIC TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN (The World Conservation Union). www.traffic.org Wildlife trade in the EU The first international website providing information on wildlife trade controls in the European Union (EU) www.eu-wildlifetrade.org FERN (Forests and the European Union Resource Network) www.fern.org Global Timber.org.uk This website provides information and statistics on the global timber trade. www.globaltimber.org.uk

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