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
11/09/2022 | The Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) Colombia
11/07/2022 | ELTI
10/18/2022 | https://environment.yale.edu/news
10/05/2022 | CIFOR-ICRAF
ELTI Events

March 20 – March 25, 2023
Coming soon!
Theory and Practice for Engaging Landholders and Communities in Conserving and Restoring Tropical Forest Landscapes
District of Pedasí, Province of Los Santos, Panama

February 27 - March 3, 2023
Coming soon!
Estrategias de Restauración Ecológica para Paisajes Productivos
Los Santos province, Panama

January 30 – February 3, 2023
Coming soon!
Ecological Restoration and Regenerative Cattle Ranching
Panama Training Landscape

January 23 – January 24, 2023
Training of Trainers: Ecological Restoration Strategies in Agricultural Landscapes of Panama
Azuero Peninsula, Republic of 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