The forestry industry is a major global sector. In 1998, gross production accounted for $160 billion worldwide.

The list below, while not exhaustive, provides an overview of sites that contain information on mahogany and timber issues.

U.S. Agency Sites

• U.S. Agency for International Development
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
• U.S. Department of State

General Sites

• Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
• Central African Regional Program for the Environment
• *Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Forestry Department
• Forest Stewardship Council
• International Institute for Sustainable Development Linkages
• *International Tropical Timber Organization
• *IUCN-World Conservation Union
• *TRAFFIC (Trade Records Analysis of Flora and Fauna in Commerce)
• Tropical Forest Foundation
• *UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
• United Nations Forum on Forests
• *World Wide Fund for Nature

Research Sites

• Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (IMAZON)
• Center for Tropical Forests Science of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
• *Center for International Forestry Research
• European Tropical Forest Research Network
• *International Boreal Forest Research Association
• *International Union of Forestry Research
• Project Meliaceae
• University of California-Berkeley

Trade Sites

• *African Timber Organization
• Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association
• *International Wood Products Association

* "International organization" included in the CITES resolution on implementation for timber species. A Party that intends to propose the listing of a timber species in the CITES Appendices should seek the views of several different organizations.