Forest Certification Watch is an independent news provider based in Montreal, Canada. With over seven years of detailed coverage and analysis, Forest Certification Watch is a one-stop information source, providing decision makers with the latest relevant news and helping them navigating through the complexities of all recent developments.

While initially focused on forest certification and responsible procurement, Forest Certification Watch has progressively expanded its coverage, which now includes sustainable forestry, public and corporate forest policy, forest certification, illegal logging, responsible procurement, corporate social responsibility, carbon forestry, bio-energy and related matters.

Forest Certification Watch is independent. It is not subsidized or unduly influenced by any special interest group. There is no advertising in Forest Certification Watch’s publications, as subscriptions represent the core funding of the organization.

E-Answers is a searchable database containing research papers, articles, essays and other publications contributed by 46 land-grant universities throughout the United States. Users can access more than 100,000 publications on topics including agriculture, forestry, economics and the environment.

The Mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service:
working with others to conserve, protect and
enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and
their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people

Following the Earth Summit in 1992 it was agreed that solutions to forest degradation are likely to be more political than technical. Accordingly, the InterAction Council, a group of some 30 former heads of Government and State, decided to establish an independent commission

The Pinchot Institute For Conservation is a non-profit natural resource policy, research, and education organization dedicated to leadership in conservation thought, policy and action. The Pinchot Institute was dedicated in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy at Grey Towers, the historic home of conservation leader Gifford Pinchot, to facilitate communication and closer cooperation among resource managers, scientists, policymakers and the American public. The Institute continues Pinchot's legacy of conservation leadership as a center for policy development in support of sustainable forest management. This aligns to the wishes of Pinchot's son, Bryce, who donated the mansion and grounds to the Forest Service to further his father’s work.

The Sustainable Forestry Partnership's mission is to document and promote innovation in sustainable forestry and integrate this innovation broadly into both policy and practice.

The Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc. (ACF) was founded in 1948 to advance the professionalism, ethics, and interests of professional foresters whose primary work was consulting to the public. The ACF is the only national association for consulting foresters.

The Foundation mission is to help assure the productive, responsible, and sustainable stewardship of our nation's resources. AFF's programs are oriented towards sustainable management of America's family-owned forests, educating young people learn the skills they will need to become responsible environmental decisionmakers.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, administers 264 million acres of America's public lands, located primarily in 12 Western States. The BLM sustains the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

The Natural Resources Leadership Institute is an interdisciplinary program of the NC Cooperative Extension Services at NC State University. The program is administered in the College of Ag and Life Sciences within the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics .