Yale Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative

Today is the deadline to apply to the 2025-2026 Tropical Forest Landscapes program cohort. 🌳 Submit your application by 11:59pm EDT tonight, March 28 for the opportunity to join our global network of dedicated individuals working towards tropical forest restoration! https://lnkd.in/ePzn-SyN

Have questions about the biodiversity credits market scope and demands? Join us for the first week of our 2025 webinar series! 🌱 On Thursday, April 3 at 9:00am EDT, you can hear from: 🌟 David Meyers, Executive Director, The Conservation Alliance 🌟 David Fortson, Chief Growth Officer, Regen Network Development PBC 🌟 Nkamunu Patita, Co-founder and project lead, EarthAcre 🌟 Mark Tracy, Co-founder and chairman, EarthAcre Mark your calendars and sign up for this free webinar on our website! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/en_-A9rX

Remember that applications are due on March 28, 2025. As you finalize your application over the next few days, reach out to our team at tropicalcertificate@yale.edu if you have any questions! 🌱 Continue your application at https://lnkd.in/eePxzAmY and submit it by 11:59pm EDT on Friday.

"Nature is often the best teacher, and I let her show me new ways to manage my agroforestry systems." -Rolando Villalobos After participating in an ELTI field course in 2019, Rolando Villalobos decided to transform his family's cattle ranch in Parita, Herrera Province. Now, he serves as a co-facilitator for ELTI field courses on ecological restoration in agricultural landscapes and shares his experience in converting his farm, highlighting challenges he overcame and lessons learned. Read more about his story on our website! https://lnkd.in/eSsktGex

The application deadline for the Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program is next Friday, March 28! Don't miss your chance to join a dynamic global group of environmental professionals in our 2025-2026 program. Learn more and apply at: https://lnkd.in/ePzn-SyN

Meet Guiraldo Jr Fernandez, a professor at Visayas State University and a past participant of the Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program. In this video, Guiraldo talks about his experience in the program, attending TFL field courses, and expanding his network, all while learning the basics about conservation! Interested in joining the next cohort? Applications for the Tropical Forest Landscapes Certificate Program will be accepted until March 28. Start your application today! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ePzn-SyN

Lilly Briggs, PhD, a current participant of the Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program and director of Finca Cántaros Environmental Association (FCEA), visited ELTI’s Panama Training Landscape in the Azuero Peninsula with David Rodríguez (FCEA, co-director) to learn more about ELTI’s model for field-based experiential learning. ELTI’s global training landscape manager, Jacob L. Slusser, facilitated the visit to ELTI’s network of research sites, demonstration areas, and model farms - providing Lilly a clear understanding of how a training landscape effectively transmits tropical forest restoration knowledge practically and engagingly.

Agus Bei, the founder and manager of the Graha Indah Mangrove Center, is an alumnus of the 2024 Blue Forests (Yayasan Hutan Biru)-ELTI Ecological Mangrove Rehabilitation Training of Trainers course. He recently led a training session on sustainable mangrove management for climate change adaptation and mangrove monitoring methods, supported by the Blue Forests-ELTI Leadership Training Program. The training aimed to enhance the local community's understanding of the importance of sustainable mangrove area management and mangrove monitoring. It covered topics such as the role of mangroves in climate change mitigation, mangrove ecotourism, rehabilitation, and monitoring activities. The training was attended by members of the East Kalimantan Program Kampung Iklim (The Climate Village Program) group, as well as local community groups from Graha Indah village and neighboring villages. 📸 : Boat trip to the mangrove forests in Mangrove Center Balikpapan 📸 2: Agus Bei Led the training on Sustainable Mangrove Management for Climate Change Adaptation and mangrove monitoring methods in Mangrove Center Balikpapan 📸 3: The training participants actively engaged by asking questions 📸 4: Group picture with the trainers and participants

Apply by March 28 to join Godwin Phylix Cudjoe, Esq. and the ranks of other past participants of the Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program! https://lnkd.in/ePzn-SyN

Still have questions about the Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program before you apply? 🙋 Connect with program mentors by emailing tropicalcertificate@yale.edu or join us on March 21 for our final coffee chat of the admissions cycle! https://lnkd.in/e4Jw82er