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
07/17/2018 | Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
06/29/2018 | ATBC 2018
06/27/2018 | Mongabay
06/20/2018 | The Washington Post
ELTI Events
September 30-October 1, 2018
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September 24-28, 2018
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Ecological Restoration Strategies for Cattle Ranching Landscapes of the Azuero
ELTI Focal Training Sites, District of Pedasi, Province of Los Santos
September 17-21, 2018
Coming soon!
Training-of-Trainers in Rural Settlements: Sustainable Productive Landscapes
Parque Estadual Morro do Diabo,Teodoro Sampaio
September 3-7, 2018
Coming soon!
Ecological Restoration Strategies for Cattle Ranching Landscapes of the Azuero
ELTI Focal Training Sites, District of Pedasi, Province of Los Santos
August 26-28, 2018
Coming soon!
Ecological Restoration Strategies in Agricultural Landscapes of Panama
Azuero Peninsula, Republic of Panama