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The exhibition Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure closed its traveling tour on January 4, 1994. The information on this page was originally prepared in conjunction with that exhibit, and, because of continuing interest in the subject, has been periodically updated. Exhibition Publications Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure, a full-color booklet summarizing the exhibition of the same name, is available from the Publications Department, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), QUAD, Suite 3146, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0706, Telephone: 202-357-3168, ext. 117, e-mail: beasleys@sites.si.edu. This publication is available for free; however, you must pay the $4 shipping and handling charge on orders of five or more. A poster, entitled, Tropical Rainforests: Upper Canopy in Borneo, from the exhibition is available from SITES at the address listed above for $5 ($4.50 for Smithsonian Associates), plus $4 shipping and handling. To receive the member's discount, Associates should include their Smithsonian Associates number and expiration date with their order. People of the Tropical Rain Forest, a book edited by Julie Denslow and Christine Padoch is available free of charge in paperback from SITES at the address above, plus $4.00 for shipping and handling. Information on SITES publications and the poster exhibition Diversity Endangered can be obtained from the SITES website at http://www.si.edu/sites. Periodicals Smithsonian Magazine Smithsonian magazine has published a number of articles on tropical rain forests. All issues before January 1994 are no longer available for individual purchase but may be available in public and school libraries. Back issues of Smithsonian magazine after January 1994 cost $5 postpaid for domestic orders, and $6 postpaid for foreign orders. Current issues of Smithsonian magazine are available for $4. Please make your check or money order for back and current issues payable (in U.S. dollars) to Smithsonian Institution, and send your request to Smithsonian magazine/Back Issues, Victor Building, 750 9th Street, NW, Suite 7100, Washington, DC 20560-0951, e-mail: LettersEd@simag.si.edu.
Air & Space/Smithsonian Magazine Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine has also published an article related to the tropical rainforest. For domestic residents, back issues are $7.00 each postpaid; foreign orders are $10.00 each postpaid. To order, please make your check or money order (in U.S. dollars) payable to the Smithsonian Institution and send your request to Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine, 750 Ninth St., NW, Suite 7100, Washington, DC 20001-0951, ATTN: Back Issues.
Books The following Smithsonian books may be purchased from the Smithsonian Institution Press: Smithsonian Institution Press
Available from Smithsonian Institution Press, P.O. Box 960, Herndon, VA 20172-0960. Credit card orders (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover) may be placed by calling 1-800/782-4612. Add $4.50 shipping and handling for the first book, $1 for each additional book. Purchase orders accepted for established accounts. Smithsonian Associates receive a 20% discount on Smithsonian Institution Press publications. General Ordering Information for Smithsonian Publications Please note that items available from the Smithsonian Institution must be ordered from different locations. Your order or inquiry will be greatly expedited if sent directly to the proper office. Please copy addresses exactly. Different offices have different business policies. Please note: The Smithsonian Associates discount at SITES and Museum Stores is 10%; Associates receive a 20% discount on Smithsonian Institution Press publications. There is no discount offered on back issues of Smithsonian magazine. Checks and money orders are accepted by all offices. Please make your checks in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank payable to Smithsonian Institution; please make money orders in U.S. funds payable to Smithsonian Institution. Please send a separate check or money order for each account, (e.g., one check for Smithsonian Institution Press and another for SITES), and be sure to send each order to the proper address with a clearly stated request. We regret that checks and money orders that combine accounts will be returned. Credit card orders may be placed with Smithsonian Institution Press, which accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Purchase orders are accepted by Smithsonian Institution Press for established accounts. To establish an account, you may prepay on your first order or place your order with three credit references. You may place an order by calling 1-800/782-4612, by faxing 703/661-1501, or by writing to Smithsonian Institution Press, P.O. Box 960, Herndon, VA 20172. For all other orders, payment must accompany the order. Return to Contents National Forum On Biodiversity The National Forum on Biodiversity, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academy of Sciences in September 1987, generated a book published in 1988 entitled Biodiversity. This book is available for $34.95 (paperback). The book explores the rapidly accelerating loss of plant and animal species to increasing human population and economic pressure. The tropical rain forest is one of many habitats discussed. A sequel to this book, Conserving Biodiversity: A Research Agenda for Development Agencies, was published in 1992 and costs $19.00. Since then, there has been one more book published in this series. The third publication, entitled Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources, is an updated version of Biodiversity and was published in 1996. This book is available for $34.95 (hardcover), $29.95 (softcover). There is a shipping and handling charge of $4.50 for the first book ordered, and $0.95 for each additional book. For information on any of the Biodiversity publications, please contact the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Lock Box 285, Washington, DC 20055; telephone: 1/888-624-8373, http://www.nap.edu. Please note that a discount is offered for orders placed on the Internet. The following publications, which are not available from the Smithsonian Institution, are recommended by the curators of the exhibition Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure. Caufield, Catherine. In the Rainforest. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Forsyth, Adrian, and Kenneth Miyata. Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests. New York: Macmillan, 1987. Gradwohl, Judith, and Russell Greenberg. Saving the Tropical Forests. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1988. Myers, Norman. The Primary Source: Tropical Forests and Our Future. 2d ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 1992. Stone, Roger. Dreams of Amazonia. New York: Viking, 1985. Revised and updated. New York: Penguin, 1993. Turnbull, Colin M. The Forest People. 1962. Reprint. Large-type ed. NJ: New Brunswick, Transaction Publishers, 1985. For children: Peck, Robert M. Headhunters and Hummingbirds: An Expedition into Ecuador. New York: Walker & Co., 1987 (ages 10 and up). Wood, John Norris, and Janet Schulman, ed. Nature Hide and Seek: Jungles. Knopf Books, 1987. We regret that these books are not available from the Smithsonian Institution. Your local bookseller or librarian can help you obtain copies. Return to Contents Smithsonian Research Reports Feature articles on Smithsonian research projects research are found in Smithsonian Research Reports, published four times a year by the Office of Public Affairs. To receive a subscription free of charge, please contact: Office of Public Affairs, Smithsonian Institution Building, Room 354, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0033 , telephone 202-357-2627, ext. 124. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) is a major center for the study of tropical biology. STRI's unique geographic location in the Republic of Panama offers students and visiting scientists from around the world access to a rich variety of terrestrial and marine environments. STRI scientists also conduct research elsewhere in the tropics and collaborate with colleagues at research institutions throughout the world. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute supports education and advanced training in a number of ways, including pre- and postdoctoral fellowships for long-term research that provide a stipend, as well as travel and research expenses. Candidates with no previous experience at STRI are encouraged to apply. For more information, write: Office of Fellowships and Grants, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th Street NW, Suite 9300, Washington, DC 20560-0902, phone: 202-275-0655, or e-mail: siofg@ofg.si.edu, or visit the website at http://www.si.edu/ofg. Short-term fellowships are available to enable selected candidates to work in the tropics and explore research possibilities at STRI. The majority of these fellowships are awarded to graduate students, but awards are occasionally made to undergraduates and postdoctoral candidates. For information on these and other funding opportunities, write: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Institution, The International Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, Suite 3123, Washington DC 20560-0705. Results of STRI research are published in a variety of scholarly journals. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has a brochure, in Spanish and English, describing the Institute, its research and facilities, which is available free of charge from: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Institution, The International Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, Suite 3123, Washington DC 20560-0705. Environmental Conservation Campaigns The Smithsonian Institution is not an advocacy organization. However, there are two programs run by the Smithsonian that provide opportunities for the public to participate in environmental conservation efforts being undertaken by the Institution. Smithsonian Fund for the Future The Smithsonian Fund for the Future (SFF) was initiated by the Smithsonian National Board (SNB) in anticipation of the 150th Anniversary of the Smithsonian in 1996. The objective of the Fund is to build a dependable base of long-term private support, especially through endowments, for the programmatic priorities of the Institution, so they will be secure for future generations. The Fund, inaugurated and managed separately from federal funds, is intended to attract gifts from individuals throughout the country and around the world--continuing the Institution's long tradition of private support begun by its founder James Smithson. The Fund is crafted so that both the interests of the donor and the current and future needs of the Institution are met in all its areas of work--the arts, humanities, sciences, and the environment. Endowments may be designated for a particular project or museum. Contributions of all levels are welcomed and needed. Special gifts of six figures or more may receive special recognition, such as a fund, program, or space named after the donor(s). For information about gifts to the Smithsonian Fund for the Future, contact: Office of Development, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Institution Building, Room 492, Washington, DC 20560-0035, telephone 202-357-4300, Fax 202/786-2516. Debt-For-Nature-Swaps Since 1990 the Smithsonian has been actively developing the use of new international funding techniques to support its research and conservation activities. Particular emphasis has been placed on debt-for-nature swaps to support the Institution's efforts in tropical rain forests, primarily in Central and South America. A debt swap involves nonprofit organizations, such as the Smithsonian, buying a small amount of debt owed (often to an international bank) by a Latin American country. Under a plan set up by the debtor country, the Smithsonian can exchange the country's debt for local currency that is then used to fund local conservation, research, and education programs developed jointly with local partners. For more information on the Smithsonian's debt-for-nature program, please contact Thomas Lovejoy, Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Institution, SI Room 463, Washington, DC 20560-0020, telephone 202/786-2263, or at the World Bank at telephone 202-458-7837 and fax: 202-676-9373. If you would like more information on how you may promote the conservation of tropical rain forests, please contact the following organizations: Return to Contents Conservation Organizations and Web Sites If you would like more information on how you may promote the conservation of tropical rain forests, please contact the following organizations: In the United States: Conservation International, 1919 M St., NW, Ste. 600, Washington, DC
20036, 202/912-1000. Cultural Survival, 215 Prospect St., Cambridge, MA 02139, 617/441-5400. Environmental Defense, Attn: Public Information, 1875 Connecticut Avenue,
NW, Suite 1016, Washington, DC 20009, 202/387-3525. Friends of the Earth, 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC
20005, 202/783-7400, 1-877/843-8687. Missouri Botanical Garden, Public Relations, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis,
MO 63166-0299, 314/577-5100. National Audubon Society, Public Relations, 700 Broadway, New York, NY
10003, 212/979-3000. National Wildlife Federation, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA
20190, 703/438-6000. Natural Resources Defense Council, 40 West 20th St., New York, NY 10011,
212/727-2700. The Nature Conservancy, Adopt An Acre Program, 4245 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite
100, Arlington, VA 22203-1606, 703/841-5300. New York Botanical Garden, 200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, NY
10458, 718/817-8700. The Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx,
NY 10460, 718/220-5100. Rainforest Action Network, 221 Pine Street, Suite 500, San Francisco,
CA 94104, 415/398-4404. Rainforest Alliance, 65 Bleecker St., 6th floor, New York, NY 10012-2420,
212/677-1900, 888/MY EARTH.. Sierra Club, 85 2nd St., 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-3441, 415/977-5500. World Resources Institute, 10 G Street, NE, Suite 800, Washington, DC
20002, 202/729-7600. World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th St., NW, Washington, DC 20037-1132, 202/293-4800. Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036-1904,
202/452-1999. Outside the United States: Friends of the Earth/U.K., 26-28 Underwood St., London N1 7JQ, U.K.,
tel: 0207 490 1555, Fax: 0207 490 0881, info@foe.co.uk. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources,
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland, tel: 41 22 9990001, Fax:
41 22 9990002, mail@hq.iucn.org,
http://www.iucn.org. World Wildlife Fund/UK, Panda House, Weyside Park, Godalming, Surrey
GU7 1XR, U.K., tel: 01483 426 444, Fax: 01483 426 409. These lists are presented as a convenience and do not constitute an endorsement by the Smithsonian Institution. Your librarian may be able to lead you to local organizations and sources of information concerning tropical rain forests. Return to Contents Prepared by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
(SITES) Updated 7/2001
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