Blog posts on smallholder agroforestry, indigenous communities, and tropical timber.
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Last year we had the pleasure of presenting our approach to forestry at the Yale School of Forestry's annual conference. Just in time for this year's conference, the ELTI (Environmental Leadership and Training Institute), a joint program of the Yale School of Forestry and the Smithsonian Tropical Forest Research Institute (STRI), published the conference proceedings from 2012.
The conference was titled Strategies for Landscape Scale Restoration in the Tropics, and the proceedings document captures approaches from government, conservation organizations, and businesses working to restore forest cover in the tropics.
The panel we participated in, 'Private Sector Engagement in Forest Restoration', explored successful for-profit reforestation models in Central America.
And be sure to check out the other publications on ELTI's website.
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Company recognized as having an innovative solution to conserve tropical forest biodiversity
Washington DC, Dec. 18th—Planting Empowerment, a sustainable agroforestry company working in Panama, announced today that it won the Startup category in the WWF Switzerland Tropical Forest Challenge.
Designed to discover global for-profit enterprises having a positive effect on tropical forest biodiversity, the WWF Switzerland Tropical Forest Challenge was managed by Ennovent, and honored businesses in Startup and Company categories. Winners went through a selection process that included a popular vote, pre-selection by a panel of experts, and a final challenge jury.
“We’re honored to be selected by WWF Switzerland” said Planting Empowerment advisory board member Emil Herkert. “As part of the growing movement to increase local control of tropical forests, Planting Empowerment has the potential to positively impact both the environment and local livelihoods in a big way. That they won this award speaks to the fact that human well-being must be at the heart of sustainably managing our natural resources.”
WWF Switzerland’s mission is to stop the global destruction of the environment and to build a future in which people live in harmony with nature. The Tropical Forest Challenge was managed by Ennovent, whose mission is to accelerate sustainable innovations for low-income markets.
The winners of the challenge will receive global visibility, networking opportunities and capacity building.
Our web hosting company Squarespace is based in New York City and their servers have been affected by the power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy. PlantingEmpowerment.com may go down while they work to restore power to their servers. We wish them, and everyone else touched by this disaster, the best.
Planting Empowerment is a sustainable agroforestry company working with indigenous communities and smallholders in Panama.
