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This material has been funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development, with additional support from the European Forest Institute's EU FLEGT Facility. The EU FLEGT Facility is funded by the European Union, the Governments of Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and the European Forest Institute. However the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official policies and views of either DfID or EFI.

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Amazon Watch Amazon Watch works to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. The organisation partners with indigenous and environmental organisations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems. Broken link

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Asia Forest Network The Asia Forest Network is dedicated to supporting the role of communities in protection and sustainable use of Asia's forests. AFN is comprised of a coalition of planners, policy makers, government foresters, scientists, researchers, and NGOs. Broken link

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Asia Illegal Logging NGO Network This mailing group has been set up by EIA and Telapak for civil society in SE/East Asia to share information and ideas on illegal logging and associated trade and corruption, and on the various political processes where the problem is being tackled, including East Asia FLEG and EU FLEGT. Broken link

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Bank Track BankTrack is a network of civil society organisations and individuals tracking the operations of the private financial sector (commercial banks, investors, insurance companies, pension funds) and its effect on people and the environment, including financing companies involved in illegal logging. Broken link

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Canopy Watch Early in 2012 Canopy Watch embarked on a process of systematic investigation into the implementation of the policy initiative entitled Special Purpose Agricultural Business Leases [SABL] in Papua New Guinea. This policy has transferred almost 5 million hectares of customary land to the tenure structure of 99 year agricultural business leases. Their remit was to listen, understand and document the ground realities of this SABL policy initiative. Basing their research on a coalition of views from traditional and community leaders, forestry experts academics, politicians and civil servants, along with the help and assistance of national and international NGO's. This website is intenced to be developed as a knowledge base documenting the Commission of Inquiry investigations into SABLs. Broken link

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The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) RECOFTC's vision is to see local communities in the Asia-Pacific region actively involved in the equitable and ecologically sustainable management of forest landscapes. The organisation's mission is to enhance capacities at all levels to assist people of the Asia-Pacific region to develop community forestry and manage forest resources for optimum social, economic and environmental benefits.

RECOFTC produces a monthly 'E-News' to which visitors to the site can subscribe, which includes the latest news, events, analysis, and more from the world of community forestry, 		Broken link

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Center for Sustainable Development CSDi provides proof-tested solutions to challenges faced by development professionals: donors, executive directors, project designers, grant writers, project managers, field staff—and project beneficiaries. CSDi's mission is to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people by increasing the impact of development projects through empowering in-country field staff with the knowledge and skills to work more effectively. Click here for a series of forest-based case studies. Broken link

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Community Forestry International Community Forestry International, Inc. (CFI) assists rural communities to stabilise and regenerate forests by helping policy makers, development agencies, NGOs, and professional foresters create the legal instruments, human resource capacities, and negotiation processes and methods to support resident resource managers. CFI believes that including local communities in the management of natural resources leads to increased livelihood security and poverty alleviation that, in turn, encourages greater sustainable development. CFI enables community forest management strategies to become an integral part of sustainable forest management world-wide. Broken link

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CoolTribe Cooltribe is an interactive website with the latest news on green, sustainability, social justice, health, animal rights and other ethical issues. Website users can comment, rate and vote on news articles and submit stories, and participate in discussions. Broken link

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Don't Buy SFI (Alliance for Credible Forest Certification) The Alliance is comprised of non-profit conservation organizations and others campaigning for credible certification. The website argues that FSC is the only viable certification scheme and that certification by the AF&PA's Sustainable Forestry Initiative allows a broad range of environmentally harmful practices. Broken link

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