Information Session: Participant Perspectives and Projects
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Note: Yale School of the Environment (YSE) was formerly known as the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES). News articles and events posted prior to July 1, 2020, refer to the School's name at that time.
Summary
Join us for a virtual information session on February 26, 9:00 am EST, about ELTI's online certificate program, Tropical Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration & Sustainable Use.
What is the program like? What do participants do in a typical week? What is the Capstone project? What are the program benefits? Get all of these questions and more answered in our upcoming information session. Meet a panel of past and current participants who will share their experiences in the program and with the Capstone project.
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Participant Panelists:
Mario Chacon, Consultant, Turrialba, Costa Rica
- Program participant (2025-2026)
- Preliminary Capstone project: Ecosystem management and conservation at the Central Volcanic Mountain chain and Talamanca Biological Corridor
Jesse MacLachlan, State Policy and Advocacy Director, Reason for Hope and Founder, Home Tree Foundation, Connecticut, United States
- Program participant (2025-2026)
- Preliminary Capstone project: Ethnobotanical Conservation in the Ucayali River Basin
Ana Yi Soto, Program Coordinator for GFLx, CIFOR-ICRAF, Maroantsetra, Madagascar
- Program participant (2024-2025)
- Final Capstone project: Fostering community ownership to protect unique biodiversity and food security at Makira Natural Park’s buffer zone