In addition to the major environmental and rain-forest-specific organizations, this directory includes other governmental, nongovernmental, religious, and educational agencies that have an interest in rain-forest-related issues as part of their missions. Many are in directories such as
Encyclopedia of Associations but are not specifically indexed for easy identification as rain-forest advocates.
Basic complete address/telephone/fax information, along with e-mail and Web page addresses, when available, are included. The mission and activities for each of approximately 120 organizations are described. Information quoted from each organization's publication is designated by italics. As with any directory including URLs for Web pages, a number are no longer accurate. WWW search engines will locate the pages of some of these. The Web pages of several of the organizations also include links to other rain-forest groups and Web pages not included in this directory.
There are four documents in appendixes representing studies, acts, and plans to protect rain forests. The 11-page bibliography of books on rain-forest issues is one of the more useful parts of this book. It also includes a list of periodicals that publish rain-forest-related articles. The index is quite complete, with organizations, persons, geographic locations, animals, academic disciplines, issues, and topics included. The table of contents is minimal. It would be useful to browse a list of the organizations in the table of contents, especially because some included are not identifiable as rain-forest advocates by their names.
Libraries with collections of subject-specific directories and those with environmental collections will want to consider this easy-to-use directory.
Review
"a directory of more than 120 organizations worldwide.... This book is recommended for anyone wanting to learn more about rainforests as a good first-source reference" --
ARBA"a unique reference source...useful" --
Choice"an excellent thumbnail reference...contain[s] an extensive bibliography and index" --
Catholic Library Association"excerpts generally offer a very clear and concise explanation of their organizations' efforts" --
Rettig on Reference"index is quite complete...easy to use" --
Booklist/RBB"provides information on the organization's missions and goals, its current activities, and publications, as well as providing contact addresses" --
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