THE OVERSTORY #115 - AGROFORESTRY RESOURCES (PART 2
OF 2)
Edited by Craig R. Elevitch and Kim M. Wilkinson
Available as a book or CD, The Overstory Book
contains the
first three years of The Overstory, revised,
formatted, and
indexed:
http://www.agroforestry.net/overstory/ovbook.html
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Overstory #115 - Agroforestry
Resources--organizations, periodicals, and
web links (Part 2 of 2)
Edited by Craig R. Elevitch and Kim M. Wilkinson
Contents:
: ORGANIZATIONS
: PERIODICALS
: LISTS OF WEB LINKS
: CONTRIBUTORS
: PUBLISHER NOTES
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This is the second of our annual two-part edition
covering Agroforestry
Resources. This edition covers organizations,
periodicals, and web sites.
In the rapidly changing world of the internet, web
links, e-mail addresses
and contact information have been fully updated, and
many new listings are
included in this edition.
This year's two-part series is comprised of:
Previous edition:
Overstory #114 - Agroforestry references, species
references, and book
sources (Part 1 of 2)
This edition:
Overstory #115 - Organizations, periodicals, and web
links (Part 2 of 2)
Please send your comments and additions to
ovresources@agroforestry.net>
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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@cgiar.org; Web site:
http://www.asb.cgiar.org
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@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
(Espa?ol), Web site:
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/index.html
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@missouri.edu; Web:
http://www.missouri.edu/~afta
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@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@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@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: bush@ceh.ac.uk; Web site:
http://www.ceh.ac.uk/aboutceh/edinburgh.htm
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y
Ense?anza (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/catie/
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@echonet.org; Web site: http://www.echonet.org/
The Forest Garden Initiative 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@counterpart.org;
Web sites: http://www.forestgarden.org/,
http://www.counterpart.org/
Forest, Trees and People Programme supports rural
populations in
participating in developing their forest resources.
FTPP Network, SLU
Kontakt, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
(SLU), Box 7034,
SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Tel. +46-18-672001; Fax:
+46-18-671980; E-mail:
FTP.Network@kontakt.slu.se; Web site:
http://www-trees.slu.se/
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@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@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@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@permacultureinternational.org; Web site:
http://www.permacultureinternational.org/index.htm
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. Rainforest Conservation Fund,
2038 North Clark Street,
Suite 233, Chicago, IL 60614; Tel: 773-975-7517;
E-mail:
mailto:rcf@interaccess.com; Web site:
http://www.rainforestconservation.org. Includes
valuable Agroforestry and
Ethnobotany information at
http://www.rainforestconservation.org/data_index.html
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@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@treesftf.org; Web site:
http://www.treesftf.org/
Unit of Agroforestry and Novel Crops, School of
Tropical Biology, James
Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, QLD 4870,
Australia; Tel:
+61-07-4042-1573; Fax: +61-07-4042-1284; E-mail:
roger.leakey@jcu.edu.au
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@cgiar.org; Web site:
http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org
Agroforestry News is a periodical published in
Australia featuring
practical, timely information for farm foresters
growing timber.
Agroforestry News, NRE Port Phillip Region, Locked
Bag 3000, Box Hill 3128
Victoria, Australia; Fax 03-9296-4722; E-mail:
tracey.jarvis@nre.vic.gov.au
or wendy.davies@nre.vic.gov.au
Agroforestry Today is a quarterly magazine that
carries practitioner
oriented reports from around the world on trees and
crops on farms, and on
the people who plant them. Published by the World
Agroforestry Centre.
Contact: Agroforestry Today, PO Box 30677, Nairobi,
Kenya, Fax: +254 2
521001, E-mail: aftoday@cgiar.org
Agroforestry Systems journal is the premiere
scientific journal of
agroforestry, and is of practical use as well.
Agroforestry Systems is
available at many university libraries. Kluwer
Academic Publishers,
Journals Department, PO Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht,
The Netherlands; Tel:
(+31) 78 639 23 92, Fax: (+31) 78 654 64 74; E-mail:
services@wkap.nl; Web
site: http://www.wkap.nl/journals/afs
APANews published by the Asia-Pacific Agroforestry
Network is a newsletter
dedicated to the exchange of information on
agroforestry research and
development issues in the Asia-Pacific Region.
APANews, FAO Regional Office
for Asia and the Pacific, 39 Phra Atit Road,
Bangkok, 10200, Thailand;
E-mail: fao-rap@fao.org
Forest Ecology and Management is an international
journal concerned with
the application of biological, ecological and social
knowledge to the
management of man-made and natural forests. Elsevier
Science, Regional
Sales Office, Customer Support Department, PO Box
211, 1000 AE Amsterdam,
The Netherlands; Tel: (+31) 20 485 3757; Fax: (+31)
20 485 3432; E-mail:
v.koster@elsevier.com; Web site:
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/foreco
Forests, Trees and People Newsletter published by
the Forest, Trees and
People Programme supports rural populations in
developing their forest
resources. Published by the Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences
(SUAS). Daphne Thuvesson, Editor of the English FTP
Newsletter, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7034,
SE-750 07 Uppsala,
Sweden. Tel. +46-18-672317; Fax: +46-18-671980;
E-mail:
ftp.network@kontakt.slu.se; Web site:
http://www-trees.slu.se/
ILEIA Newsletter covers technical and social options
for ecological and
sustainable agriculture, and has frequent articles
on tree-based systems.
LEISA, PO Box 64, 3830 AB Leusden, The Netherlands;
Tel: +31 33 494 30 86,
Fax: +31 33 495 17 79; E-mail: iliea@iliea.nl; Web
site:
http://www.ileia.org/default.asp
Inside Agroforestry, a newsletter for natural
resource professionals, and
many other practical materials. Temperate focus.
USDA Forest
Service/Natural Resources Conservation Service, East
Campus - UNL Lincoln,
Nebraska 68583-0822, USA; Tel: 402-437-5178, Fax:
FAX: 402-437-5712; Web:
http://www.unl.edu/nac/
The Indigenous Knowledge & Development Monitor
focuses on the role that
indigenous knowledge can play in participatory
approaches to sustainable
development, and is a good place for learning and
networking. Web site:
http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/ikdm/
The International Forestry Review is a peer-reviewed
scientific journal
that publishes papers, research notes and book
reviews on all aspects of
forestry and forest research. Commonwealth Forestry
Association, PO Box
142, Bicester OX26 6ZJ, United Kingdom; Tel: +44
(0) 1865 820935; Fax: +44
(0) 1865 820935; E-mail: cfa@cfa-international.org;
Web site:
http://www.cfa-international.org/
ISTF News published by the International Society of
Tropical Foresters
(ISTF) is dedicated to providing a communications
network for tropical
forestry disciplines. International Society of
Tropical Foresters, 5400
Grosvenor Lane Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA; FAX at
(301) 897-3690; Web
site: http://www.istf-bethesda.org/
The International Tree Crops Journal focuses on the
development and
promotion of the diversity of tree-based systems
within the field of rural
development forestry, particularly in the tropics.
International Tree Crops
Journal, Editors, Michelle A Pinard & Martin G
Barker, Department of
Forestry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 5UA,
UK; Fax:
44-01224-272685; E-mail: tree.crops@abdn.ac.uk
The Journal of Sustainable Forestry elucidates the
scientific principles
and techniques of controlling, protecting, and
restoring the regeneration,
composition, and growth of natural forest vegetation
as well as
plantations, agroforestry, and silvo-pastoral
systems. Journal of
Sustainable Forestry, The Haworth Press Inc.,10
Alice St., Binghamton, NY
13904, US; Tel: 1-800-429-6784 (US/Canada),
607-722-5857 (Outside
US/Canada); Fax: 1-800-895-0582
(US/Canada), 607-771-0012 (Outside
US/Canada); E-mail: getinfo@haworthpress.com; Web
site:
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=J091
Non-wood News is an information-rich newsletter
produced by FAO's Wood and
Non-wood Products Utilization Branch, providing
readers with current
information on nontimber forest products and their
contribution to the
sustainable development of the world's forest
resources. Non-Wood News,
Forest Products Division, Forestry Department, FAO,
Viale delle Terme di
Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy; Tel: +39-06-570-52746,
Fax: +39-06-570-55618;
Web site:
http://www.fao.org/forestry/FOP/FOPW/NWFP/newsle-e.stm
The Overstory is a bimonthly e-mail journal covering
topics and concepts
central to agroforestry practices. Geared towards
agroforestry
practitioners, extension agents, and researchers.
Contact: The Overstory,
P.O. Box 428, Holualoa, HI 96725 USA; Tel:
808-324-4427, Fax: 808-324-4129;
E-mail: overstory@agroforestry.net, Web site:
http://www.agroforestry.net
People and Planet focuses on themes such as
sustainable energy, coral
reefs, and forests. It does an admirable job of
linking population and
demographic change with natural resources. People &
the Planet, Suite 112,
Spitfire Studios, 63-71 Collier Street, London N1
9BE, UK; Tel: + 44 -
(0)-207-713-8108; Fax: + 44 - (0)-207-713-8109;
E-mail:
planet21@netcomuk.co.uk; Web site:
http://www.peopleandplanet.net
World Association of Soil & Water Conservation ­
WASWC Newsletter covers
global news and announcements for association
members. Soil and Water
Conservation Society, 7515 NE Ankeny Rd., Ankeny,
Iowa 50021, USA; Tel:
+1-515-2892331 ext. 18, Fax: +1-515-2891227; E-mail:
memberservices@swcs.org
Fact Net's extensive links page:
http://www.winrock.org/forestry/factpub/links.htm
ATTRA's books and proceedings on agroforestry:
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/perma.html#bookshelf
University of Colorado's Communications for a
Sustainable Future
agroforestry links:
http://csf.colorado.edu/sustainability/plants/trees.html
National Agroforestry Center's links page:
http://www.unl.edu/nac/links.html
University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry
links:
http://agebb.missouri.edu/umca/links.asp
Southeast Asian Network for Agroforestry Education
(SEANAFE) links:
http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Seanafe/links.htm
Silvoarable Agroforestry For Europe links:
http://www.ensam.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
UK Agroforestry Forum Useful links:
http://www.agroforestry.ac.uk/links.html
These experts have contributed material included in
this edition of The
Overstory: Aaron Becker, Roland Bunch, Ken Crismier,
Aly BK Dagang, Karlyn
Eckman, Chris Evans, Roger Leakey, PK Nair, Jim
Penn, Martin Price, Jim
Roshetko, Eduardo Somarriba, Daniel Sonke, Orlo
Colin Steele, Robert W
Wescom, and Bruce Wight. Many thanks to each of them
for their assistance!
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PUBLISHER NOTES
Publisher: Permanent Agriculture Resources, P.O. Box
428,
Holualoa, HI 96725 USA; Tel: 808-324-4427; Fax:
808-324-4129; E-mail:
site:
<http://www.agroforestry.net>
Editors: Craig R. Elevitch and Kim M. Wilkinson
Past editions of The Overstory:
<http://www.overstory.org>
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