ELTI in Forest Day 6

Forest Day is a global forest event held annually on the sidelines of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties meetings and hosted by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests under the leadership of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). It brings together forestry experts and

Successful Conclusion of APASPE's First Project

APASPE, the Association of Agrosilvopastoral Producers of Pedasí, recently concluded the implementation of a 1-year project in the town of Los Asientos, province of Los Santos, Panama.
With support from ELTI's Leadership Program, funding from the Small Grants Program, and

Phenology to Promote Environmental Values among Youth

A phenological study requires patience and observation skills, scientific rigor to record accurate data, and lots of perseverance. Not exactly the task for a child, one would think; but ELTI leaders Adriana and Julián Giraldo think different, and for a reason. A few years ago, when they were still

APASPE Learns About Organic Fertilizers

As part of the continuing capacity building efforts contemplated in their Small Grants Programme project, APASPE members recently attended a workshop on organic fertilizers and pesticides. During the past year and with support from ELTI's Leadership Program, APASPE members have

ELTI Leader: Eufracio Maratas

Name: Eufracio "Dodong" Maratas Jr.
Organization: Municipality of Pilar, Camotes, Cebu, Philippines
Position: Vice Mayor
ELTI Event: Rainforestation National Trainer’s Training, April 2009, Leyte, Philippines

Inventory of Native Trees in Caquetá, Colombia

ELTI leaders, Oscar Tafur and Edwin Hurtado, recently launched their project to conduct a floristic inventory of native trees in Caquetá, Colombia, located at the transition between the Andean foothills and the Amazon region. Over the next 10 months they will focus on identifying native

APASPE shares their project story with the Pedasí community

As part of their outreach and communications strategy, last week the board members of APASPE gave a talk to explain their current work on silvopastoral systems in Los Asientos. The Azuero Earth Project hosted the talk, as part of their efforts to disseminate information about ongoing

Latest workshop for APASPE members in Los Asientos, Panama

Since June 2010, the Asociación de Productores Pecuarios y Agrosilvopastoriles de Pedasí (APASPE) has been implementing a small silvopastoral and reforestation project in Panama's Azuero Pensinsula. The project is funded through GEF's Small Grants Programme (SGP), and has

Local Farmers Associations in Panama’s Azuero Peninsula Launch Silvopastoral Projects

The Azuero Peninsula in southwestern Panama has a long history of colonization, particularly in the low-lying areas on the eastern flank of the peninsula, also known as the “dry arc” (Arco Seco). What once used to be tropical dry forest, has now been converted to vast expanses of agricultural

ELTI Leader: Ana María Martínez

Name: Ana María Martínez
Organization: National Land Management Authority (ANATI) – Ministry of Housing and Land Use Planning (MIVIOT)
Position: Director – Department of Land-use Planning
ELTI Event: Towards Sustainable Landscapes in the Neotropics: Land Use Planning for People and Nature, March 2008, Bocas del Toro, Panama