PHOTOGRAPHY

Arthur Morris’ Birds as Art – dedicated specifically to bird photography (in English).
Digital Photography Review – detailed reviews on the most recent products of the digital photography world (in English).
Grupo Canon EOS – online discussion forum for Canon EOS camera users (in Portuguese).
Guto Bertagnolli - an ol' buddy from the Pantanal, from trips and from photography (in Portuguese and English)
Jeffrey Rich – USA photographer specialized on nature photography and on organizing photo expeditions (in English).
Joel Sartore – USA photographer with several assignments for the National Geographic Magazine and others (in English).
Macrofotografia – specific site about the fascinating world of macro photography (in Portuguese).
Photography Review – pro and amateur photographers review and rate various photographic equipment (in English).
PixelChrome (Jeremy Woodhouse) – photographer living in the USA and dedicated chiefly to nature photography (in English).
Ricciardi.eng.br - website of Brazilian photographer Nelson Ricciardi, with varied information and discussion forums directed mainly to digital photography (in Portuguese).

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Ambiente Brasil – up-to-date news about the environment, general information and environmental texts for download (in Portuguese).
Atual Website – news about the environment, science and technology, agro ecology, environmental politics and related subjects (in Portuguese).
CEO - Centro de Estudos Ornitológicos – non-governmental organization aimed to joining people interested on ornithology and related subjects (in Portuguese).
Conservation International – an international organization whose mission is to conserve the Earth's living heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.
Estação Vida – up-to-date news about environment. General information and texts (in Portuguese).
IASB – Instituto das Águas da Serra da Bodoquena - non-governmental organization dedicated to recover, preserve and protect the rivers, forests and biodiversity of the Bodoquena Plateau, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (in Portuguese).
Proaves - Created in 1991, the major objective is to join efforts for the protection of birds and their environments in Brazil (in Portuguese).
RENCTAS – Rede Nacional de Combate ao Tráfico de Animais Silvestres – non-profit organization that performs several actions against illegal wildlife and pet trade (in English or Portuguese).
Repams – Private nature reserves owner’s association, whose main objective is to preserve the environment in private areas, thus contributing for the increase and quality of Mato Grosso do Sul’s conservation units (in Portuguese).

ECOTOURISM

Instituto de Ecoturismo do Brasil (IEB) – created in 1995, dedicated to discuss and disseminate the principles of ecotourism (in Portuguese).
Instituto Ecobrasil - first ecotourism NGO created in Brazil, in 1993, offers texts, downloads and other material (in Portuguese or English).
Portal Bonito – complete information about Bonito (famous ecotourism destination in Brazil), including useful tips about tours, lodges, latest news, photo galleries, articles and much more (in Portuguese).
Portal EcoViagem – travel tips, news about ecotourism, environment and sustainability (in Portuguese).
Programa Melhores Práticas para o Ecoturismo–dedicated to professional qualification in ecotourism, on an environmentally, culturally, socially and economically sustainable basis (in Portuguese).
Rede Ecoturismo – online discussion forum for those who work with ecotourism (in Portuguese).
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) – Founded in 1990, TIES is the largest and oldest ecotourism organization in the world dedicated to generating and disseminating information about ecotourism (in English).

MORE

Adote um Gato! – a group of volunteers of São Paulo (Brazil) dedicated to finding a home for cats left abandoned on the streets(in Portuguese).
Jangada Brasil – dissemination of Brazilian popular culture through its various forms (in Portuguese).
Movimento Brasileiro de Combate ao Spam e Grupo Brasil AntiSPAM – Brazilian organizations dedicated to fighting spam on the internet. (in Portuguese).
Nature Recordists – online discussion forum for those interested in nature sounds recording (in English) .
Nova Lei do Direito Autoral – the Brazilian Author Rights Law for download (in Portuguese).
Quatro Cantos – about the truths, hoaxes and urban legends disseminated over the internet (in Portuguese).
Teleart! – design and communications office in charge of developing this and other quality websites (in Portuguese).

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