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
09/29/2025 | Yale School of the Environment
07/23/2025 | Yale Planetary Solutions
07/15/2025 | The Canopy
07/15/2025 | The Canopy
ELTI Events
June 5-6, 2026
Coming soon!
Second Annual Forest Landscape Restoration Symposium and Reception
In-Person Event (Kigali, Rwanda)
February 5, 2026
Coming soon!
ELTI and Friends Reception
In-Person Event (New Haven, Connecticut)
February 5, 2026
Coming soon!
Native Species Reforestation Symposium and Reception
In-Person Event (New Haven, Connecticut)
February 2-7, 2026
Coming soon!
January 26 - March 8, 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
