Contains plans for five lessons that teach about the tropical rainforest using picture books such as "Welcome to the Green House" by Jane Yolen. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...

The tropical forests of the world are the source of numerous products we depend on every day. Find out why they are so beneficial and the action you can take to conserve them.

This lesson plan is designed to teach young children the four layers of the rainforest.

Discover the hidden treasures in the different habitats on the earth! The earth is filled with many biomes. Examples of different biomes are listed and include hyperlinks to additional information such as the animals found there.

This is an extensive learning module on biodiversity and its decline. It looks at ways biodiversity is threatened, the possibility of another mass extinction, the causes and consequences of habitat loss, factors that drive biodiversity...

Cites an Austrian law that tried to limit tropical rainforest product imports through taxation and eco-labeling in order to slow the effects of deforestation due to export trade. The effort was met with so much economic opposition that...

This site provides specific information about much of the Australian Rain Forest. Content ranges from the waterfalls to be found there to plants and wildlife.