[FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: Agroforester's Library/Resources

[Michael Burns]

From: "The Overstory" <overstory at agroforestry.net>

Publication date: June 16, 2008

The Overstory #207--Agroforester's Library (update)
    by Agroforestry Net

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The Overstory #207--Agroforester's Library (update)
    by Agroforestry Net


Contents:

: INTRODUCTION
: ORGANIZATIONS
: LISTS OF WEB LINKS
: RELATED EDITIONS OF THE OVERSTORY
: PUBLISHER NOTES
: SUBSCRIPTIONS


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INTRODUCTION

Agroforester's Library covers agroforestry references, species
references, book sources, organizations, periodicals, and web sites. Every
year we add new material, update web links, and remove outdated material.

Due to the length of the material, only organizational links and lists of
links are included here. View the entire updated library at
http://www.agroforestry.net/aflibr.html.

We welcome your comments and input.

Aloha,
Craig Elevitch

Editor, The Overstory E-journal
overstory at agroforestry.net


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ORGANIZATIONS

Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB) is a global partnership of over 50
institutions around the world with a shared interest in conserving forests and
reducing poverty in the humid tropics. ASB Programme, ICRAF, P.O. Box 30677,
Nairobi, Kenya; Tel: +254 2 524139/524000 or +1 650 833 6645; Fax: +254 2
524001 or +1 650 833 6646; E-mail: asb at cgiar.org; Web site:
http://www.asb.cgiar.org

Agroforestry Net, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
providing educational resources about agroforestry, trees, and
sustainable stewardship of land and water. The site contains current project
information, publications, and links to other resources on the web. PO Box 428
Holualoa, HI 96725 USA; Tel: 808-324-4427; Fax:
808-324-4129; E-mail: par at agroforestry.net; Web:
http://www.agroforestry.net

The Agroforestry Research Trust researches temperate agroforestry and all
aspects of plant cropping and uses, with a focus on tree, shrub and perennial
crops. Martin Crawford, Agroforestry Research Trust, 46
Hunters Moon, Dartington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6JT, England, UK; E-mail:
mail at agroforestry.co.uk; Web site: http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) provides
technical assistance to farmers, Extension agents, market gardeners,
agricultural researchers, and other ag professionals in the US. ATTRA, P.O.
Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702, USA; Tel: 1-800-346-9140
(English); 1-800-411-3222 (Español), Web site: http://www.attra.org

The Association for Temperate Agroforestry focuses on temperate
agroforestry, with an emphasis on North America. Association for
Temperate Agroforestry, 203 ABNR Bldg., University of Missouri,
Columbia, MO 65211; Tel: 573-882-9866, Fax: 573-882-1977; Email:
afta at aftaweb.org; Web: http://www.aftaweb.org/

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) works to
improve the well-being of people in developing countries and
Australia through international collaboration in research and related
activities that develop sustainable agricultural systems and appropriate
strategies for natural resource management. The Director, ACIAR, GPO Box 1571,
Canberra ACT 2601, Australia; Tel: +61 2 6217 0500; Fax: +61 2 6217 0501;
E-mail: aciar at aciar.gov.au; Web site: http://www.aciar.gov.au

CAB International (CABI) has as its mission to help improve human
welfare worldwide through the dissemination, application and generation of
scientific knowledge in support of sustainable development, with emphasis on
agriculture, forestry, human health and the management of natural resources.
CAB International, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8DE, UK; Tel: +44 1491
832111; Fax: +44 1491 833508; E-mail:
cabi at cabi.org; Web site: http://www.cabi.org/

The Center for Subtropical Agroforestry (CSTAF) is a multidisciplinary,
multi-institutional center established in 2001 at the School of Forest
Resources and Conservation (SFRC), University of Florida, to undertake
activities in research, extension, and education and training related to
agroforestry, and sponsor of the June 2004 1st World Congress of
Agroforestry http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/WCA/. CSTAF, School of Forest
Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Building 191 Mowry Road, PO
Box 110831, Gainesville, FL 32611-0831, USA; Tel:
352-846-0146; Fax: 352-846-2094; E-mail: mikebann at ufl.edu; Web site:
http://cstaf.ifas.ufl.edu/

The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Edinburgh (formerly the Institute of
Terrestrial Ecology and the Institute of Freshwater Ecology) conducts research
on air pollution, climate change, and sustainable land use in the tropics. The
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate,
Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland EH26 0QB, UK; Tel: +44-0131-445-4343; Fax:
+44-0131-445-3943; E-mail: edinburgh at ceh.ac.uk; Web site:
http://www.ceh.ac.uk

Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) works to
improve the well-being of humanity through scientific research and
postgraduate education applied to the development, conservation and
sustainable use of natural resources. CATIE, 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica; Web
site: http://www.catie.ac.cr/

Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) has many online
publications related to agroforestry. ECHO, 17430 Durrance Rd., N. Ft. Myers,
FL 33917, USA; Tel: 941-543-3246, Fax: 941-543-5317; E-mail: echo at echonet.org;
Web site: http://www.echonet.org/

Forest & Landscape Denmark (FLD) works to improve the livelihood of people in
developing countries by supporting them in growing trees. Forest & Landscape
Denmark, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural
University, Hoersholm Kongevej 11, DK-2970 Hoersholm, Denmark; Tel: +45-3528
1500; Fax: +45-3528 1517. E-mail: sl at kvl.dk; Web site:
http://www.SL.kvl.dk

The Forest Garden Program supported by Counterpart International is developing
a flexible model silvicultural system that fosters the
restoration of degraded land through the development of family-owned Forest
Gardens by rural agriculturalists around the world. Counterpart International,
Inc., 1200 18th Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel:
202-296-9676; FAX: 202-296-9679; E-mail:
info at counterpart.org; Web sites: http://www.counterpart.org/

Forest, Trees and People Programme supported (until 2002) rural
populations in participating in developing their forest resources. Web site:
http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/15828/en

Forestry Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO) addresses use of trees, forests and related
resources to improve people's economic, environmental, social and
cultural conditions while ensuring that the resource is conserved to meet the
needs of future generations. Many useful publications are available on-line.
Publications and Information Coordinator, Forestry Department, Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy; Tel.:
+39-06-57054778  Fax: +39-06-57052151;  E-mail: Forestry-www at fao.org; Web
site: http://www.fao.org/forestry/

The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) publishes many
practical works emphasizing participatory approaches to development and
agroforestry. Yen Center and Headquarters, Silang, Cavite,
Philippines 4118; Tel:  (63-46) 4142417, Fax: (63-46) 4142420; E-mail:
information at iirr.org; Web site: http://www.iirr.org

Pacific Islands Forests & Trees Support Programme works to strengthen national
capabilities in Pacific Island countries to manage, conserve, use and develop
their forest and tree resources sustainably.
SPC/UNDP/AusAID/FAO SPC Private Mail Bag Suva, Fiji; Web site:
http://www.spcforests.org/

Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR) carries out agroforestry education and
research in the Pacific, provides workshops and publications
including The Overstory, a free e-mail journal. Permanent Agriculture
Resources, P.O. Box 428, Holualoa, HI 96725, USA; Tel: 808-324-4427; Fax:
808-324-4129; E-mail: par at agroforestry.net; Web site:
http://www.agroforestry.net

The People and Plants Initiative carries out applied research projects,
community workshops, exchanges and training courses with young
ethnobotanists from developing countries and disseminates results and
information through their People and Plants Online Program. Web site:
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/peopleplants/index.html

Permaculture International Limited (PIL) provides services to members in
support of their work in permaculture design, service, and other
permaculture-related activities. PIL, PO Box 219, Nimbin, NSW 2480, Australia;
E-mail: admin at permacultureinternational.org; Web site:
http://www.permacultureinternational.org

The Rainforest Conservation Fund is dedicated to preserving the world's
tropical forests, and features current applications of agroforestry species,
their advantages and disadvantages (marketing, soil needs, growth, pests,
etc.), and farmers' preferences for agroforestry species in northeastern Peru.
Includes valuable Agroforestry and Ethnobotany information. Rainforest
Conservation Fund, 2038 North Clark Street, Suite 233, Chicago, IL 60614; Tel:
773-975-7517; E-mail:
mailto:rcf at interaccess.com; Web site:
http://www.rainforestconservation.org.

The Silvoarable Agroforestry For Europe (SAFE) project will provide models and
databases for assessing the profitability of silvoarable systems. Web site:
http://www.montpellier.inra.fr/safe/

Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) provides farmers and communities in
the tropics with long-term assistance implementing environmentally and
economically sustainable technologies. SHI, 104 Congress Street, Suite 401,
Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA, Tel: 603-427-0735, Fax:
603-422-8762; E-mail: info at sustainableharvest.org; Web site:
http://www.sustainableharvest.org/

Trees for the Future is a non-profit organization initiating and
supporting agroforestry self-help projects in cooperation with groups and
individuals in developing countries. Trees for the Future, P.O. Box 7027,
Silver Spring, MD 20907-7027, USA; E-mail: info at treesftf.org; Web site:
http://www.treesftf.org/

The US Department of Agriculture's National Agroforestry Center (USDA NAC)
supports practices which integrate trees and agriculture and
publishes numerous very useful references for agroforestry, many with a
temperate focus. National Agroforestry Center, North 38th St. & East Campus
Loop, UNL-East Campus, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0822, USA; Tel: 402-437-5178,
Fax: FAX: 402-437-5712; Web: http://www.unl.edu/nac/

The World Agroforestry Centre (formerly International Center for
Research in Agroforestry, ICRAF) has extensive worldwide programs in
agroforestry research and training. World Agroforestry Centre, PO Box 30677,
Nairobi, Kenya; Tel: +254-2-521450 or +1-650-833-6645; Fax: +254-2-521001 or
+1-650-833-6646, E-mail: ICRAF at cgiar.org; Web site:
http://www.worldagroforestry.org


LISTS OF WEB LINKS

ATTRA's books and proceedings on agroforestry:
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/perma.html#bookshelf

National Agroforestry Center's links page:
http://www.unl.edu/nac/links.htm

University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry links:
http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/links.asp

Southeast Asian Network for Agroforestry Education (SEANAFE):
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/SEA/Networks/Seanafe/Links.htm

Silvoarable Agroforestry For Europe links:
http://www.montpellier.inra.fr/safe/english/links_2.php

University of Hawai'i at Manoa Forestry Extension links:
http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/Data/links.html

Agriculture Network Information Center links:
http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/agnic/agroforestry.phtml

Minnesota Department of Agriculture links:
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/growing/mfofarming/agroforestry.htm

UK Agroforestry Forum Useful links:
http://www.agroforestry.ac.uk/links.html


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RELATED EDITIONS OF THE OVERSTORY

Previous releases of the Agroforester's Library are replaced by the current
version at: http://agroforestry.net/aflibr.html.


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ANNOUNCEMENTS


INVITATION for article submissions to The Overstory:
<http://www.agroforestry.net/overstory/ovsubm.html>


ADDRESS CHANGES: Please send any changes in your e-mail address to
overstory at agroforestry.net


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PUBLISHER NOTES


Publisher: Permanent Agriculture Resources
Editor: Craig R. Elevitch

Distributor:
The Overstory is distributed by Agroforestry Net, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3)
organization based in Hawaii.
Address: P.O. Box 428, Holualoa, Hawaii 96725 USA
Email: overstory at agroforestry.net ; Web site:
http://www.overstory.org

Past editions of The Overstory: http://www.overstory.org

This publication is Copyright 2008 Permanent Agriculture Resources. All Rights
Reserved Worldwide. For Conditions of Use please contact
overstory at agroforestry.net or write to Agroforestry Net, Inc. at the address
above.

This journal is designed to provide agricultural information, but
is sent with the understanding that the editors and publishers are not engaged
in rendering consultation. If expert assistance is
required, the services of a professional should be sought.


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