May 3, 2025
What Does TMA Stand For?
TMA started in 2007 with nothing but machetes, a few leaky tents, and a budget…
April 15, 2025
How to Restore Forest and Biodiversity Without Sacrificing Food Security
Two approaches to food-positive reforestation in Ecuador
Humanity will always choose food over conservation and carbon. That is the problem that we…
April 4, 2025
Research Highlights from the Jama-Coaque Reserve
Highlights of nearly two decades of research in the Jama-Coaque Reserve.
July 4, 2024
Community Forests Program (Bosques Comunitarios)
A viable pathway to building the Capuchin Corridor
Revolutionizing how NGOs and local communities work together to conserve tropical forests.
June 15, 2024
How We Rapidly Reforest Large Tracts of Land With Minimal Cost
Guide to the judo principles of tropical forest restoration
Key lessons learned from ten different reforestation projects over the course of 15 years in…
June 14, 2024
Brief Summary of Reforestation Methodologies by TMA
Over 427 acres reforested thus far
TMA has restored 427 acres of forest in coastal Ecuador since 2008. Along the way,…
September 28, 2023
Catalogue of Cacao Cultivars in the Jama-Coaque Reserve
A showcase of Nacional cacao genetics in Ecuador
A survey of the genetic profiles of cacao trees grown by TMA in 9 different…
September 15, 2023
Capuchin Cacao = Regenerative Chocolate
Using regenerative cacao farms to help restore the rainforest in coastal Ecuador
We're using heirloom cacao trees to reverse deforestation and help restore a threatened rainforest in…
April 4, 2023
Photo Tour of the Pacific Forest of Ecuador
A visual overview of an extraordinary ecosystem
A glimpse inside a truly fascinating world.
March 28, 2023
Biomass Inventory of the Capuchin Corridor in Coastal Ecuador
Per hectare carbon storage of the Pacific Forest of Ecuador
Summary of the biomass inventories of the Capuchin Corridor in coastal Ecuador.
March 26, 2023
Carbon Assessment of the Capuchin Corridor & Camarones River Basin
Breaking down the numbers
Carbon valuation of the Capuchin Corridor and the Camarones River Basin in coastal Ecuador.
March 25, 2023
Comparing the Forest Carbon Ledger (FCL) to REDD+
Using the Capuchin Corridor in Ecuador as a case study
The Forest Carbon Ledger (FCL) is a new method for quantifying the carbon value of…
February 9, 2023
Long-Term Threats & Plan for Resilience for the Capuchin Corridor
Management Guide for the Coming Decades
This 2-page report offers a clinical diagnosis of the primary threats facing the Capuchin Corridor…
November 19, 2022
Saving the Old-Growth Cloud Forest of Cerro Pata de Pájaro
The Struggling Jewel of the Pacific Forest of Ecuador
TMA and its local partner organization FETMU are working together to protect the 4,333-hectare (10,707-acre)…
December 20, 2021
Brief Overview of the Capuchin Corridor
A 35,000-acre rainforest conservation & restoration project
TMA is building a large-scale conservation corridor that will protect and restore one of the…
September 15, 2021
The Most Endangered Rainforest You’ve Never Heard Of
An Intimate Portrait of the Pacific Forest of Ecuador
A glimpse into one of the most extraordinary and vulnerable ecosystems on planet earth: the…
June 4, 2021
Why Paying Farmers for Reforestation is a Game-Changer
A Community Reforestation Program Fueled by PES Payments
Without a strong and immediate financial incentive for forest restoration, it will not happen in…
June 4, 2021
How We Monitor and Verify Forest Restoration
Digital, aerial, satellite, and boots on the ground
Frequent and accurate monitoring of every single reforestation parcel is a central component of our…
June 1, 2021
What Is “Payments for Ecosystem Services” (PES)?
An economic solution to an ecological problem
Here's why we believe the PES model is the wave of the future.
May 24, 2021
How Much It Costs to Plant a Tree in the Tropics
And why that slightly misses the point
The actual planting represents maybe 2% of the overall work required to raise a tree…
May 21, 2021
What is Regenerative Agroforestry?
And why it’s often better than conventional reforestation
Conventional reforestation often pits the needs of nature against the needs of people. Regenerative Agroforestry…
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