further resources
General information:
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Britannica – tropical rainforest: Tropical rainforest | Definition, Characteristics, Location, Climate, Animals, Plants, & Facts | Britannica
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FAO – Global Forest Resource Assessment 2020: FRA platform (fao.org)
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Mongabay – Rainforest information: The Rainforest: tropical forest facts, photos, and information (mongabay.com)
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Mongabay – What are tropical rainforests? What are tropical rainforests? (mongabay.com)
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NASA – Tropical deforestation: Tropical Deforestation (nasa.gov)
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National Geographic – Rainforest: Rainforest (nationalgeographic.org)
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National Geographic – Rainforests, Explained: Rainforests, Explained (nationalgeographic.org)
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Nature – Trouble in the Amazon: "We are killing this ecosystem": the scientists tracking the Amazon's fading health (nature.com)
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Our World in Data – Deforestation and Forest loss: Deforestation and Forest Loss - Our World in Data
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Science Direct: Tropical Forests: Tropical Forests - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
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WWF – Deforestation and Forest Degradation: Deforestation and Forest Degradation | Threats | WWF (worldwildlife.org)
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News:
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BBC – Earth: Earth - BBC Future
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BBC – Rainforests: Rainforests - BBC News
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Carbon Credits – CarbonCredits.com - Your Source For Carbon Credit News & Opportunities
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CIFOR – News: News - CIFOR
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CIFOR-ICRAF – Forest News: Forests News - CIFOR Forests News
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Climate Home – News: News (climatechangenews.com)
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Development today - Home | Development Today (development-today.com)
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Earth.org - Earth.Org
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Mongabay - Conservation news - Environmental science and conservation news (mongabay.com)
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Nature – Nature
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New York Times – Climate and Environment: Climate and Environment - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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Phys.org – Tropical forests: Tropical forests news and latest updates (phys.org)
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Science Daily – Tropical forests: ScienceDaily: Search Archives
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Science Daily – Rainforests: Rainforests News -- ScienceDaily
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The Guardian – Environment: Environment | The Guardian
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The Independent – Rainforests: Rainforest - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The Independent
Data:
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Africa Geoportal: Data Library | Africa GeoPortal - powered by Esri
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CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry: FTA Geoportal (cifor.org)
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CIFOR - Datasets: Datasets - CIFOR Knowledge
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Copernicus Global Land Service: Land Cover | Copernicus Global Land Service
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Curtis et al. (2018): Classifying drivers of global forest loss: Classifying drivers of global forest loss | Science
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European Commission – Tropical Moist Forests: Forest Observations (europa.eu)
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FAO – Global Forest Resource Assessment 2020: FRA platform (fao.org)
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Forest IQ - https://forestiq.org/
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF
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Global Forest Watch - Interactive World Forest Map & Tree Cover Change Data | GFW (globalforestwatch.org)
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Global Forest Watch – Data: Search for '*' | Global Forest Watch Open Data Portal
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Global Forest Watch – Land cover Southeast Asia: Land Cover - Southeast Asia | Global Forest Watch Open Data Portal
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Globil – Global Observation and Biodiversity information portal: GLOBIL (panda.org)
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Hansen et al. (2013): High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change: High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change | Science
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Harris et al. (2017): Using spatial statistics to identify emerging hot spots of forest loss: Using spatial statistics to identify emerging hot spots of forest loss - IOPscience
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Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool - Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) (ibat-alliance.org)
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MapBiomas (Brasil): MapBiomas Brasil
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Nature Map Earth – Nature Map explorer: Map | Nature Map Explorer
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NICFI – Satellite Data Program: NICFI Program - Satellite Imagery and Monitoring | Planet
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Potapov et al. (2022): The Global 2000-2020 Land Cover and Land Use Change Dataset Derived From the Landsat Archive: First Results: Frontiers | The Global 2000-2020 Land Cover and Land Use Change Dataset Derived From the Landsat Archive: First Results (frontiersin.org)
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RAISG - RAISG – Rede Amazônica de Informação Socioambiental Georreferenciada
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UNEP - Open Data: Open UN Environment Programme (unep.org)
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UNEP – UN Biodiversity Lab: UN Biodiversity Lab – Providing decision makers with the best available spatial data to put nature at the center of sustainable development.
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World Resource Institute – Global Forests Review – Methods: Data and Methods | Global Forest Review (wri.org)
Research/Publications/Reports:
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FAO – The State of the World’s Forests 2020: State of the World’s Forests 2020 (fao.org)
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Fern, Brot fuer die Welt, Regnskogfondet, Naturvernforbundet (2016): Going negative: How carbon sinks could cost the Earth: Brief-Going-Negative-ID-32653.pdf (dv719tqmsuwvb.cloudfront.net)
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Harvest & Rainforest Foundation Norway (2020): The State of the Soy Industry: TheStateOfTheSoyIndustry_0222.pdf (dv719tqmsuwvb.cloudfront.net)
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IPCC – Sixth Assessment Report: Chapter 7: Tropical Forests: Cross-Chapter Paper 7: Tropical Forests | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (ipcc.ch)
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Regnskogfondet – Publikasjoner: Våre rapporter – Regnskogfondet
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Rainforest Foundation Norway (2021): State of the tropical rainforest: RF_StateOfTheRainforest_2020.pdf (dv719tqmsuwvb.cloudfront.net)
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Tropical Forest Credit Integrity Guide: Homepage - TFCI Guide - Tropical Forest Credit Integrity
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UN – The Global Forest Goals Report 2021: Global Forest Goals Report 2021 | United Nations
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UNEP – Global Assessment of Tropical Forest Resources: Global Assessment of Tropical Forest Resources (The) | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
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WWF – Forest Pathway Report 2023: Forest Pathways Report 2023 | WWF (panda.org)
Scientific journals:
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Acta Tropica: Insights - Acta Tropica | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Anthropocene: Anthropocene | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Biodiversity and Conservation: Biodiversity and Conservation | Home (springer.com)
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Biological Conservation: Biological Conservation | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Biological and Environmental Science for the Tropics: Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for the Tropics (ajol.info)
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Biotropica: Biotropica - Wiley Online Library
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British Ecological Society: British Ecological Society (wiley.com)
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Climate Policy: Climate Policy | Taylor & Francis Online (tandfonline.com)
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Climate risk management: Climate Risk Management | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Conservation Biology: The Society for Conservation Biology (wiley.com)
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Earth Stewardship: Earth Stewardship - Wiley Online Library
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Ecology and Evolution: Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library
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Ecological Economics: Ecological Economics | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Ecological Research: Ecological Research - Wiley Online Library
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Ecological Society of America: ESA Journals: Home - Wiley Online Library
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Ecology: Ecology - Wiley Online Library
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Ecology & Society: Home - Ecology & Society (ecologyandsociety.org)
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Economic Botany: Economic Botany | Home (springer.com)
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Ecosphere: Ecosphere - Wiley Online Library
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Environmental Research Letters: Environmental Research Letters - IOPscience
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Environment and Development Economics: Environment and Development Economics | Cambridge Core
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Environmental Science and Policy: Environmental Science & Policy | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Ethnobotany Research and Applications: Ethnobotany Research and Applications (hawaii.edu)
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Forest Ecology and Management: Forest Ecology and Management | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Forest Ecosystems: Forest Ecosystems | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Forest Policy and Economics: Forest Policy and Economics | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment - Wiley Online Library
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Functional Ecology (BES): Functional Ecology: Vol 37, No 11 (wiley.com)
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Global Change Biology: Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library
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Global Environmental Change: Global Environmental Change | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Journal of Applied Ecology: Journal of Applied Ecology: Vol 60, No 11 (wiley.com)
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Journal of Ecology: Journal of Ecology - Wiley Online Library
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Journal of Environmental Management: Journal of Environmental Management | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Journal of Environment and Development: The Journal of Environment & Development - All Issues (sagepub.com)
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Journal of Peasant studies: The Journal of Peasant Studies | Taylor & Francis Online (tandfonline.com)
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Journal of Tropical Ecology: Journal of Tropical Ecology | Cambridge Core
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Journal of Tropical Forest Science: Journal of Tropical Forest Science on JSTOR
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Journal of Tropical Futures: Journal of Tropical Futures: Sage Journals (sagepub.com)
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Land Degradation & Development: Land Degradation & Development | Environmental & Soil Science Journal | Wiley Online Journal
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Land Economics: Land Economics (uwpress.org)
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Land use policy: Land Use Policy | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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Landscape Ecology: Landscape Ecology | Home (springer.com)
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Nature: Journal Information | Nature
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Nature Sustainability: Nature Sustainability
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Oecologia: Oecologia | Home (springer.com)
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People and Nature: People and Nature: Vol 5, No 5 (wiley.com)
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Plant and Soil: Plant and Soil | Home (springer.com)
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Plants, People, Planet: PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library
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Restoration Ecology: Restoration Ecology - Wiley Online Library
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Revista de Biologia Tropical: Revista de Biología Tropical (ucr.ac.cr)
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Science: Science | AAAS
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Trees, Forests and People: Trees, Forests and People | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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World Development: World Development | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Civil Society Organisations/NGOs:
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Amazon Watch: Amazon Watch | Protecting the rainforest and our climate in solidarity with Indigenous peoples
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Conservation International: Conservation International
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Environmental Paper Network: Environmental Paper Network | Transforming the pulp and paper industry
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FCDS (Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development (Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo Sostenible) - Home - FCDS - Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo Colombia
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Forest Defenders Alliance: Forest Defenders Alliance – Forests for life
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Forests of the World: Forests of the World
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Friends of the Earth: Friends of the Earth • Homepage (foe.org)
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Global Forest Coalition: Global Forest Coalition Home - Global Forest Coalition
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Go Conscious Earth: Go Conscious Earth (gcearth.org)
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Greenpeace: Greenpeace International - Greenpeace International
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IPAM Amazonia: Home en - IPAM Amazônia
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One earth: Together, we can solve the climate crisis | One Earth
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Pachamama Alliance: The Pachamama Alliance | Transformative Workshops and Amazon Advocacy
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Rainforest Action Network: Rainforest Action Network - Fighting for People and Planet (ran.org)
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Rainforest Alliance: Home | Rainforest Alliance (rainforest-alliance.org)
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Rainforest Connection: Rainforest Connection | Home (rfcx.org)
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Rainforest Foundation Norway: Regnskogfondet
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Rainforest Foundation US: Rainforest Foundation US - Securing Rights, Protecting Lands
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Rainforest Partnership: Rainforest Partnership Home
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Rainforest Rescue: Rainforest Rescue - Working together for the rainforest (rainforest-rescue.org)
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Rainforest Trust: Rainforest Trust Saves Rainforests – Donate Now – Rainforest Trust
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Size of Wales: Home - Size of Wales
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Sumatran Orangutan Society: Save sumatran orangutans - donate now - SOS – Sumatran Orangutan Society (orangutans-sos.org)
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Survival International: Home - Survival International
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The Borneo Project: The Borneo Project -
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The Nature Conservancy: The Nature Conservancy: A World Where People & Nature Thrive
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Tropenbos International: Home - Tropenbos International
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Wildlife Conservation Society: Saving Wildlife and Wild Places - WCS.org
Podcasts:
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BBC Earth: BBC Earth Podcast: Animal & Nature Insights & Stories | BBC Earth
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CIFOR-ICRAF: Podcasts - CIFOR Knowledge
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Mapscaping: Episode: Reduce and Reverse Tropical Forest Loss with NICFI: Reduce And Reverse Tropical Forest Loss With NICFI - November 24, 2023 (mapscaping.com)
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Mongabay Newscast: Mongabay Newscast (libsyn.com)
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Nye Regnskogpodden: Nye Regnskogpodden | Podcast on Spotify
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Our Inheritance: Our Inheritance | Podcast on Spotify
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Regnskogpodden: Regnskogpodden | Podcast on Spotify
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The Ecosia Podcast: The Ecosia Podcast | Podcast on Spotify
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WRI’s Big Ideas Into Action Podcast: World Resources Institute Podcasts Plus | Podcast on Spotify