Go to these Links to take action
Here is a selection of websites related to the major themes in the Activist section. All the sites focus on information and action. They will help you find out more about the kinds of concrete actions you can take to put these ideas to work. The sites also list organizations (many supported by Fré dé ric Back) you may want to join. To guide you through the information, each site carries a brief description of its goals and content (online news and information, interactive activities, practical initiatives). For more links, you may want to visit the French version of this section.
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To save the forests
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RAN campaigns for the forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life by transforming the global marketplace through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
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Trees for life is a non-profit, people-to-people movement that helps plant fruit trees in developing countries. These trees provide a low-cost, self-renewing source of food for many people and protect the environment.
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Green Belt Movement International empowers individuals worldwide to protect the environment through tree plantation, to promote good governance and cultures of peace.
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FSC is an international not-for-profit membership-based organization that brings people together to find solutions to the problems created by bad forestry practices and to reward good forest management.
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A non-profit organization, CPAWS is dedicated to the protection of wilderness through the creation of a network of protected areas and the proper management of existing ones.
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CBI is an independent organization working with conservationists, First Nations, industry and others to link science, policy and conservation activities in Canada's boreal region.
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