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
02/17/2023 | Agroecossistemas
11/09/2022 | The Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) Colombia
11/07/2022 | ELTI
10/18/2022 | https://environment.yale.edu/news
ELTI Events
August 6 – 12, 2023
Coming soon!
June 26, 2023-May 8, 2024
Coming soon!
Tropical Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration & Sustainable Use
Online (Optional Field Component)
June 5 - July 28, 2023
Coming soon!
Agroecología y Sistemas Silvopastoriles: Curso mixto (en línea y campo)
Online and Colombia
June 4 – 10, 2023
Coming soon!
Certificate Program Field Course: Conservation, restoration, and sustainable use in practice (Philippines)
Leyte Province, Philippines
March 28 – April 4, 2023
Coming soon!
Certificate Program Field Course: Conservation, restoration, and sustainable use in practice (Panama)
District of Pedasí, Province of Los Santos, Panama
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
