LMG Annotated Bibliography

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1. Blue Planet Biomes http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/amazon.htm
2. Rain Tree Group http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm -Wishes to create a worldwide market demand for sustainable rainforest resources as a viable economic alternative and solution to the unsustainable exploitation and destruction of the world's remaining rainforests.
3. Tangley, Laura. "AMAZONIA DRYING". National Wildlife 00280402, Vol. 44, No. 5 (Aug/Sep2006), pg. 32-42 -Article highlighting the recent threats to the biodiversity of the Amazon.
4. Rainforest Action Network http://www.ran.org -Aims to protect endangered forests and Indigenous rights and stop destructive investments around the world.
5. Greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org- Committed activists who fight to save the planet.
6. Amazonia http://www.amazonia.org.br/english/ -Aims to help make clear the structure of public and private agencies, both Brazilian and foreign active in the Amazon region.
7. World Wildlife Foundation http://worldwildlife.org/forests/overview.cfm - The largest multinational conservation organization in the world dedicated to protecting the future of nature.
8. Monastersky, Richard. "Hidden Threats Take Toll in Amazon". Science News, Vol. 155, No.15 (April 1999), pg. 228
9. Eustáquio J. Reis and Fernando A. Blanco. "Causes of the Brazilian Amazon Deforestation" http://www.nemesis.org.br/artigos/a0002.pdf -Paper discussing the causes of Brazilian Amazon deforestation in recent decades.
10. Center for International Forestry Research http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/ -An international research and global knowledge institution/website committed to conserving forests and improving the livelihoods of people in the tropics.
11. Mongabay http://www.mongabay.com -Popular Environmental Science website to raise interest in wildlife and wild lands while promoting awareness of environmental issues.
12. Tierramerica http://www.tierramerica.net/english/ -Specialized information service raising awareness about the environment and development.
13. Weber, John C. "Participatory Domestication of Agroforestry Trees: An Example from the Peruvian Amazon". Development in Practice, Vol. 11, No. 4 (August, 2001), pg. 425-433. -
14. Sanchez,Pedro. "Amazon Basin Soils: Management for Continuous Crop Production". Science, Vol. 216, No. 4548 May, 1982), pg. 821-827. -
15. PBS http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/plants.html -Three hour wildlife series by Harry Marshall and a team of environmentalists who ventured into the depths of the Amazon to capture the changing seasons.
16. Rubber Manufacturers Association http://www.rma.org -The national trade association for the elastomer products industry.

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