Links
Agroforestry.net
http://www.agroforestry.net/
An extensive source of agroforestry information, publications, species information, resources, and inspiration. For truly exhaustive information on agroforestry books and websites, their page is second to none.
Their links: http://agroforestry.net/aflibr.html
Their in-depth Pacific Island useful tree species information, including many familiar tropical plants: http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/index.html
ECHO- Education Concerns for Hunger Organization
http://www.echotech.org/mambo/
Florida-based organization dedicated to world hunger solutions, with a focus on agroforestry for self-sufficiency in the tropics. They offer information on many important tropical tree species and are very friendly.
FACT Sheets
http://www.winrock.org/fnrm/factnet/factpub/factsh.htm
The FACT sheets are a useful resource for information on agroforestry trees from around the world. This page includes a wealth of important species described individually.
The Fukuoka Farming Website
http://fukuokafarmingol.info/
The Hunger Site
http://www.thehungersite.com/
Portal Agrario
http://www.portalagrario.gob.pe/cult_amazonicos.shtml
The Peruvian government offers this list of cultivated plants in the Peruvian Amazon (Spanish language only).
The Rain Tree Plant List
http://www.rain-tree.com/plist.htm
This page is an excellent resource for information on many medicinal plants from the Amazon. Though a commercial website, if the company’s sustainability claims and quality assurances are true then the Rain Tree is certainly worth supporting.
The Rainforest Conservation Fund Species Data Sheets
http://www.rainforestconservation.org/data_sheets/agroforestry/
Well put together data sheets on useful plant species of the Amazon (with photos).
The Rainforest Site
http://www.therainforestsite.com/
Sixty Medicinal Plants of the Peruvian Amazon Website
http://comunidad.ciudad.com.ar/argentina/
buenos_aires/plants/index.htm/
Corresponding to the book by the same name, the website offers information about the book, critical response, etc.
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