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A short book list to get you going
Very little has been written specifically about the Atlantic Rainforest, but "With Broadax and Firebrand" by Warren Dean is a fascinating history of 12,000 years of the Atlantic Rainforest, focusing on the rapid destruction of the past sixty years. Read this to get a feel for the uniqueness and importance of our forest. Another important work is Galindo-Leal's "The Atlantic Forest of South America."
Interested in the flora and fauna? Check out "Tropical Nature" by Adrian Forsyth & Ken Miyata, a very clearly written guide for non-biologists describing some of the of the rainforest plants, insects and animals, and giving a clear idea of their complex interrelationships.
Useful Links
Photos
Join our Facebook group and be part of Iracambi's worldwide community!
See our film clips on YouTube!
Our photo album is on Picasa
Info about Rosário da Limeira
Maps and Geo-referenced satellite images of Minas
Special Friends
- Rainforest Alliance - check out the Iracambi page
- Directory Science - check their rainforest links
- Organization for Tropical Studies - support studies in tropical ecology
- Organization of Biological Field Stations - forum for research centers
- Union for Ethical BioTrade - maintaining ethical standards in trading natural products
- The International Society of Tropical Foresters - the exchange of information, science and technology in tropical forest areas
Atlantic Rainforest Sites (in Portuguese)
- SOS Mata Atlantica www.sosmatatlantica.org.br
- Instituto Socioambiental www.socioambiental.org.br
- Conservation International (English) www.biodiversityhotspots.org
- Conservation International (Portuguese) www.conservation.org.br
- Biodiversitas Foundation www.biodiversitas.org.br
- Instituto Bioatlantica www.bioatlantica.org.br
- Valor Natural www.valornatural.org.br
- Instituto Terra www.institutoterra.org
Funding for International Study
- Institute of International Education: www.iie.org
- US Dept of Education - Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE)
- US Program for International Research and Studies
- Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation: scholarships for international studies: www.truman.gov
- Volunteer Abroad scholarships - a private organization that funds volunteering: www.go-volunteerabroad.com. They also have funds for study abroad.
- Advice on study overseas: www.studyoverseas.com
Useful research documentation sources (in Portuguese)
- periodicos.capes.gov.br
- www.socioambiental.org/nsa/index_html
- www.ibama.gov.br (click on "Acervo Bibliográfico" on the left hand bar)
- www.ipef.br/biblioteca
- www.cnpf.embrapa.br
Information about Birds at Iracambi (and lots of other places as well)
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All about Iracambi
Information Briefs
- Atlantic Rainforest
- Community Understanding
- Environmental Education
- Forest Restoration
- Income Alternatives
- Iracambi Overview
- Land Management
- Medicinal Plants Informationg
- Mining Threat
- Mining Press Release
- Butterflies of Iracambi
- Iracambi Butterflies at the Field Museum
Technical Papers
- Sustainable Land Use
- Land Degradation
- Forest Corridors
- Management of Environmental Protection Areas
- Coffee and small-scale farmers
- Community Monitoring of Forests
- Birds of Iracambi
- Iracambi GIS Project
- List of Research Papers
- Medicinal Plants Briefing
- Iracambi Medicinal Plants and the International Standards
