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.
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…
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)…
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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