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
10/29/2024 | YCNCC
08/31/2024 | Vejaessa News
08/29/2024 | Yale News
07/08/2024 | Brazilian Forest Dialogue
ELTI Events
January 30, 2025
Coming soon!
ELTI Alumni & Friends Reception
Connecticut, United States
November 8, 2024
Capacity Building for Forest Carbon Buyers Workshop
New Haven, Connecticut
November 7, 2024
Forest Carbon Credits: Speed talks and Networking event with practitioners
New Haven, Connecticut
October 23, 2024
Blue Carbon: Advances in Science, Policy, & Management
New Haven, Connecticut
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