concise overview of the extent of Amazonian destruction, its causes and what can be done

U.K. branch of the Balikpapan Orangutan Survival Foundation works to protect the orangutan in its natural habitat, and to promote its long-term welfare in Indonesia

a report from the World Resources Institute which compiles and analyzes a comprehensive set of geospatial indicators of human activities that lead to forest degradation and conversion

report details the environmental destruction which results from soy monocultures in Paraguay, as well as human rights abuses against local and indigenous people, and also provides a critique of the Round Table for Sustainable Soy model promoted by WWF (pdf)

maps global deforestation in the humid tropics, focusing on the Amazon Basin, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia

an interactive site from National Geographic which includes photos, causes, and impacts of deforestation and desertification

Greenpeace exposes that logging in the Congo rainforest is out of control, falls short of calling for an end to industrial logging in Congo's ancient primary rainforest (pdf)

focusing on the three regions where most of the tropical deforestation in the world has occurred - the Amazon Basin, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia

scientific journal article suggesting that trading credits for reducing emissions from deforestation is economically feasible (pdf)

the Shiwiar Indians from Ecuador Amazonian territories call for Restitution and Preservation for their ancestral heritage, and for zero deforestation