Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative

Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI)
Iniciativa de Liderazgo y Capacitación Ambiental

ELTI contributes towards enhancing environmental management and leadership capacity in forest regions of the Neotropics and tropical Asia through its two programs:

1) Training Program designs and offers conferences, workshops, and courses, both field-based and online, that introduce participants to a variety of conservation concepts and equip them with the relevant skills and technical tools to

help protect forest ecosystems and restore modified landscapes.

2) Leadership Program offers post-training support to ELTI alumni who can benefit from additional conservation-related development opportunities, as well as technical and logistical support in the implementation of conservation initiatives designed as a product of ELTI’s courses. ELTI contribuye a mejorar la gestión ambiental y la capacidad de liderazgo en las regiones con bosques del Neotrópico y Asia tropical, a través de sus dos programas:

1) El Programa de Capacitación diseña y ofrece conferencias, talleres y cursos de campo o en línea, en los que al participante se le presentan una variedad de conceptos novedosos de conservación y se le dota de habilidades y herramientas técnicas relevantes para ayudar a proteger los ecosistemas forestales y restaurar paisajes modificados.

2) El Programa de Liderazgo ofrece apoyo a los exalumnos de cursos de ELTI, quienes se benefician de oportunidades adicionales de desarrollo en temas relacionados con la conservación, así como de apoyo técnico y logistico para la implementación de iniciativas de conservación diseñadas como producto de los cursos de ELTI.

Coral Rodríguez, ELTI's Field Coordinator in Panama, attended the Participatory Workshop for the Development of the Nati...
05/28/2026

Coral Rodríguez, ELTI's Field Coordinator in Panama, attended the Participatory Workshop for the Development of the National Forest Restoration Program, facilitated by Panama's Ministry of the Environment, which served as a forum to create a roadmap to guide restoration efforts in Panama over the next decade. Coral facilitated a working group that discussed practical restoration activities that can be implemented with landowners, using ELTI's model farm networks throughout Panama's central provinces as a successful example, which illustrate how farmer's have adopted a range of restoration activities that improve on-farm production while conserving ecosystem services and biodiversity.

We are thrilled to introduce Dr. Amy Vedder as a featured speaker for our 2nd Annual Forest Landscape Restoration Sympos...
05/27/2026

We are thrilled to introduce Dr. Amy Vedder as a featured speaker for our 2nd Annual Forest Landscape Restoration Symposium. Dr. Vedder will share insights on translating her decades of conservation science and practice, forged in Rwanda, to teaching and mentoring the next generation of forest conservation and restoration professionals.

🌍 Join us from Friday, June 5th, for an evening of reflection and exchange on forest landscape restoration across Africa.

👉 Full details and registration: https://elti.yale.edu/events/second-annual-forest-landscape-restoration-symposium-and-reception

From March to April 2026, professionals and practitioners engaged in restoration, sustainable land use, and productive l...
05/25/2026

From March to April 2026, professionals and practitioners engaged in restoration, sustainable land use, and productive landscape management took part in the Productive Systems for Forest Landscape Restoration online course, an initiative that demonstrated how well-designed productive systems can actively contribute to restoring landscapes and strengthening biodiversity.

Over six weeks, participants deepened their technical knowledge of agroforestry systems, silvopastoral systems, and native species silviculture, exploring practical examples applicable to the Central Atlantic Forest Corridor in Brazil. The course combined scientific foundations, real-world case studies, and exchange among experts and field practitioners engaged in restoration efforts, with contributions from university professors, along with specialists from leading companies at the forefront of productive systems and sustainable land-use innovations in Brazil.

Beyond improving productivity and livelihoods, the course reinforced a core message: producing and conserving can go hand in hand. Integrating productive systems into forest landscape restoration is a key strategy for transforming rural areas into more resilient, connected, and biodiverse landscapes.

WCS Rwanda program manager Gracie Bachmann travelled to Laikipia County, Kenya, to join Natural State’s first cohort of ...
05/22/2026

WCS Rwanda program manager Gracie Bachmann travelled to Laikipia County, Kenya, to join Natural State’s first cohort of the Landscape Restoration Projects Course. Over the course of the week, Gracie joined restoration strategy development sessions and visited restoration sites stewarded by neighboring conservancies and indigenous communities.

Reflecting on the experience, Gracie shared, “It was powerful to see how the cultural identity of Laikipia’s pastoralists and cattle ranchers is driving the restoration of degraded savanna.”

🤝🌱 Strengthening collaboration for sustainable mangrove managementAt Blue Forests’ Restoration Opportunity Assessment Me...
05/20/2026

🤝🌱 Strengthening collaboration for sustainable mangrove management

At Blue Forests’ Restoration Opportunity Assessment Method (ROAM) workshop in South Sulawesi, the Blue Forests–ELTI Indonesia program coordinator, Lely Puspitasari, shared insights on sustainable mangrove management, highlighting blue carbon as an integral part of the approach.

The workshop brought together the South Sulawesi Mangrove Working Group, connecting regional and local government, academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to support more effective mangrove restoration and long-term management.

Today is commencement for Yale School of the Environment!The ELTI team would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations ...
05/18/2026

Today is commencement for Yale School of the Environment!

The ELTI team would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to the 2026 graduates, especially to our student fellows, who have worked so hard to further ELTI's mission over the past few years.

▪️ Allen Glen Gil, YSE, Master of Forest Science
▪️ Julius Bronola, YSE, Master of Environmental Science
▪️ Micah Franklin, School of Divinity, Master of Arts in Religion
▪️ Nandini Arora, YSE, Master of Environmental Management
▪️ Tiffany Hu, Yale College, Bachelor of Science in Statistics & Data Science and Bachelor of Arts in English

We have enjoyed collaborating with you, and we cannot wait to see all that you accomplish in the future!

Meet Jean Aimé Ruticumugambi, Ph.D! Jean Aimé is a postdoctoral research associate based with ELTI. He is joining our te...
05/15/2026

Meet Jean Aimé Ruticumugambi, Ph.D! Jean Aimé is a postdoctoral research associate based with ELTI. He is joining our team from Rwanda Polytechnic and has spent more than ten years working in forestry, agroforestry, and biodiversity education in the tropics.

Check out our website to learn more about him and get to know the rest of the ELTI team! elti.yale.edu/people

There are two more days to register for ELTI's newest course, "Mangrove Ecology, Blue Carbon, and Restoration," in colla...
05/13/2026

There are two more days to register for ELTI's newest course, "Mangrove Ecology, Blue Carbon, and Restoration," in collaboration with Blue Forests.

💻 $2,600 tuition (or $600 for just the online component)
🗓️ July 19-25 (online component is June 1-July 5)
📍 South Sulawesi, Indonesia

If you have any questions before registering for the course, contact our team at [email protected].

Geiza Souza dos Santos, a participant in three ELTI courses, was able to develop a nursery through support from the Envi...
05/12/2026

Geiza Souza dos Santos, a participant in three ELTI courses, was able to develop a nursery through support from the Environmental Leadership Program. Her well-structured nursery is capable of producing 4,300 seedlings every four months and 1,200 large cacao seedlings annually—about 14,100 seedlings per year.

“I’ve always loved producing seedlings. With the program’s support, I’m implementing my nursery—something I’ve always dreamed of doing to strengthen our production and improve life here.” - Geiza Souza dos Santos

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New Haven, CT
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(203) 432-5478

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https://linktr.ee/ELTI.YSE

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