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
07/15/2025 | The Canopy
04/25/2025 | Yale Daily News
03/10/2025 | Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
02/08/2025 | Metro TV News
ELTI Events
January 26 - March 8, 2026
Coming soon!
October 19 – 25, 2025
Coming soon!
Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainable Use in Practice
Field Course (Bahia, Brazil)
August 3 - November 15, 2025
Coming soon!
July 17, 2025
Ecological Corridors – Challenges and Strategies (Corredores Ecológicos - Desafios e Estratégias)
In-Person Event (Porto Seguro, Brazil)
July 14 - August 31, 2025
Restoration of Atlantic Forest Ecosystems: From Theory to Practice (Restauração de Ecossistemas Florestais de Mata Atlântica: da Teoria à Técnica)
Blended (Online and Porto Seguro, Brazil)
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
