Tropical Native Species Reforestation Information Clearinghouse (TRIC)
About TRIC
A key mission of the Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI) is to enhance environmental management and leadership capacity in the tropics, by offering cutting edge learning and networking opportunities aimed at improving the conservation of tropical forests and the human welfare they sustain.
Many of ELTI's leadership and training activities help landowners, NGOs and community groups learn about and engage in reforestation of degraded tropical lands. Unlike the industrial scale use of exotic tree species for reforestation, ELTI encourages the use of tree species native to a given region, as an important way for forest recovery and to promote greater biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Individuals engaging in and researching native species reforestation are highly spread out around the world and work in many different capacities. The objective of the Tropical Native Species Reforestation Information Clearinghouse (TRIC) is to combine the information gleaned from different sectors throughout Latin America and tropical Asia into a single searchable database. These entries provide information about literature and projects for use by ELTI participants as well as environmental practitioners, scientists, and leaders worldwide.
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