Amazon Watch: Defending the Amazon
http://www.amazonwatch.org/
This site investigates the competing interests battling over the resources of the Amazon rainforest. You will find interactive maps, photographs, and short essays about industrial “mega projects” that threaten this region’s natural resources. Links explain how people like you can help preserve this sensitive and important region. This is a large site, so take your time visiting the different sections listed at the top of the homepage.
The Nature Conservancy: Explore the World’s Rainforests
http://www.nature.org/rainforests/explore/explore.html
This site has interesting information on all aspects of rainforests, including threats, resources, and success stories. Photo essays, videos, and quizzes make the site engaging as well as educational.
http://www.amazonwatch.org/
This site investigates the competing interests battling over the resources of the Amazon rainforest. You will find interactive maps, photographs, and short essays about industrial “mega projects” that threaten this region’s natural resources. Links explain how people like you can help preserve this sensitive and important region. This is a large site, so take your time visiting the different sections listed at the top of the homepage.
The Nature Conservancy: Explore the World’s Rainforests
http://www.nature.org/rainforests/explore/explore.html
This site has interesting information on all aspects of rainforests, including threats, resources, and success stories. Photo essays, videos, and quizzes make the site engaging as well as educational.