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We've compiled the following resources to assist our trainees and alumni. Also of note is our Tropical Restoration Library, a multidisciplinary source of knowledge and research to support restoration training, research, and implementation around the world.
ELTI Resource Documents
Conference Proceedings
December 9, 2016
Source: ELTI
Ecosystems Services Approach to Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Livelihoods
This document is a proceedings of a symposium held during the 51st Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) last July 24, 2014 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Conference Proceedings
November 2, 2016
Source: SIACRE
Beyond Restoration Ecology: Social Perspectives in Latin America and the Caribbean
This book consists of a collection of articles about the social dimensions of ecological restoration, which were presented during the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Ecological Restoration’s (known by its Spanish acronym as SIACRE) IV Iberoamerican and Caribbean Congress of Ecological Restoration, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2015. Two of the chapters were authored by ELTI personnel and collaborators, which illustrate ELTI’s efforts in forest restoration capacity building. Chapter 18 by Jacob L. Slusser and Saskia Santamaría: Strengthening the capacities of small farmers to implement sustainable ranching: the experience of the Association of Livestock and Agrosilvopastoral Producers of Pedasi (APASPE). Chapter 21 by Zoraida Calle, Gillian Sarah Bloomfield, Saskia Santamaría, Pedro Brancalion, Severino Ribeiro Pinto, Gabriela González, Marina Campos, Eva Garen, Jacob L. Slusser, Carlos Estrada: Capacity building experiences for ecological restoration in Latin America.
Conference Proceedings
September 26, 2016
Source: ELTI, Rain Forest Restoration Initiative (RFRI), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Key Messages from the International Symposium on Monitoring Forest Restoration for Adaptive Management
This document is a summary of key messages and literature cited from the International Symposium on Monitoring Forest Restoration for Adaptive Management, which took place at the DENR Biodiversity Management Bureau Training Center in Quezon City, Philippines on November 27, 2015.
Case Studies
February 12, 2016
Source: ELTI, Institute of Tropical Ecology and Environmental Management (ITEEM) of Visayas State University (VSU)
Rainforestation Case Study: The Cienda-San Vicente Farmers Association Experience
This case study describes the experiences of the Cienda-San Vicente Farmers Association (CSVFA) as the first people's organization in the Philippines to implement the "Rainforestation" method of forest restoration with the assistance of Visayas State University (VSU). The case study includes the history of Rainforestation, the participatory approach that Rainforestation employs, the implementation process for Rainforestation, and the experiences of CSVFA.
Conference Proceedings
February 11, 2016
Source: ELTI
Strategies and Innovations Needed for Capacity-Building for Ecological Restoration (Spanish)
This document is a proceedings of a symposium held during the 4th Congress of the Iberoamerican and Caribbean Society for Ecological Restoration (SIACRE) held on the 13th of April, 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Conference Proceedings
September 2, 2015
Source: SIACRE
SIACRE 2015 Conclusions. IV Iberoamerican and the Caribbean Conference of Ecological Restoration. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This document is a proceedings of the 4th Congress of the Iberoamerican and Caribbean Society for Ecological Restoration (SIACRE) which was held April 12-16, 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ELTI and CIPAV led a symposium on capacity building for restoration featured on page 12.
Other
August 14, 2015
Source: ELTI
Leaders in Action: Success Stories from the Tropics
This booklet includes a collection of inspirational stories from ELTI alumni that illustrate how they apply and share the knowledge they learn during an ELTI courses. These stories represent the experiences of ELTI alumni from 2006-2015.
Conference Proceedings
March 21, 2014
Source: ELTI, PRORENA
Watershed Management for Ecosystem Services in Human Dominated Landscapes of the Neotropics
This document (in Spanish and English) is a summary of key messages and literature cited from the conference, Watershed Management for Ecosystem Services for Human Dominated Landscapes of the Neotropics, which took place at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama City, Panama, from March 20-21, 2014.
Conference Proceedings
July 30, 2013
Source: ELTI, CIPAV
Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes
This document is a summary of the symposium, Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes, which took place during the III Iberoamerican and Caribbean Conference on Ecological Restoration in Bogota, Colombia, on July 30, 2013.
Field Guides
December 1, 2012
Source: ELTI, PRORENA
Guide for the Propagation of 120 Native Tree Species from Panama and the Neotropics
This useful guide (in Spanish) provides an overview of nursery installation, design, and plant production and provides specific instructions for propagation techniques for 120 tree species native to Panama and the neotropics.
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