Empowering People
to Restore and Conserve Tropical Forests
Our Mission
We train and support people from all sectors and backgrounds to restore and conserve tropical forest landscapes using strategies that support biodiversity and livelihoods. Learn about our approach.
Our Stories
Our Programs
Access cutting-edge research, hands-on experience and local wisdom for your conservation and restoration work.
Get world-renowned training from anywhere. Connect with a global network of scholars, professionals, and peers.
Find support to apply or share what you’ve learned from ELTI in the way that makes the most sense for your area.
Where We Work
Our field-based training events currently take place in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Indonesia and the Philippines. Learn more about where we work.
ELTI News
12/15/2025 | The Overstory
12/02/2025 | Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
11/25/2025 | Yale School of the Environment
09/29/2025 | Yale School of the Environment
ELTI Events
July 20, 2026 – May 23, 2027
Coming soon!
Tropical Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration & Sustainable Use
Online (Optional Field Component)
June 7 – 13, 2026
Coming soon!
Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainable Use in Practice
Field Course (Congo Nile Divide Region, Rwanda)
June 5-6, 2026
Coming soon!
Second Annual Forest Landscape Restoration Symposium and Reception
In-Person Event (Kigali, Rwanda)
March 26 and April 9, 2026
Coming soon!
March 23 – April 30, 2026
Coming soon!
ELTI Alumni Projects
July 16, 2021
Rainwater Harvesting as a Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation in Panama’s Azuero Peninsula
Azuero Peninsula, Panama
November 12, 2019 to November 15, 2019
Agroecological Restoration and Intensive Silvopastoral Systems
Chiloé Archipelago, Chile
