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The International Analog Forestry Network
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
Who we are
• Established in 1996
• A network of partners around the world
• Common objective: to restore ecosystems' environmental stability and biodiversity
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
Our Partners
Cameroon: Centre for Nursery Development and Eru Propagation
Canada: Falls Brook Centre
Sri Lanka: Rainforest Rescue International
Peru: Arbio
Costa Rica: Centro de Capacitación de Bosques Análogo
Australia: Ballarat Tree Growers; Total Ecosystem
Management
Belgium: WeForest
Cameroon: CENDEP
Canada: Falls Brook Centre
Colombia: AMICHOCO
Costa Rica: ARBOFILIA; CCBA; Eco Era
Cuba: Agroforestry Research Institute
Dominican Republic: ENDA-Dom
Ecuador: ClimAmbiente
France: Guayapi
India: India Development Project;
Sahajasamrudha
Sri Lanka: Conservation Carbon Company;
F.G.P; FSHS; Rainforest Rescue International
Netherlands: Both ENDS
Togo: Les Compagnons
Ruraux
USA: Grayson LandCare;
Institute for Cultural Ecology;
Care of Earth
Honduras: FUCSA
Philippines: NTFP-EP
Brazil: Consorcio dos Productores Sateré-Mawé
The International Analog Forestry Network – where we are
Peru: Arbio
The world’s life support systems are threatened by deforestation, monoculture plantations, landgrabs and the degradation of forest ecosystems, all of which
should be seen as opportunities for restoration.
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
What we do
• Restore the productivity of degraded land and provide new sources of food and income to local people
• Support interventions for small farmers and indigenous communies in developing countries to maintain and restore their forests while improving their income and livelihoods
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
Actions
• Promote and teach the Analog Forestry methodology
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
• Train for land restoration and sustainable living
Actions• Bring back biodiversity and
build healthy soils, taking the entire ecosystem into account
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
• Represent the services provided by natural, biodiverse ecosystems, reflecting the true value of forests.
Actions• Promote ways of living with the
land provide for human needs while reducing pressure on the environment
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
• Strengthen rural communities socially and economically through the use of species that provide commercial products
Actions• Promoting the value and functions
of natural products
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
• Value-added certification systems such as Forest Garden Products and Participatory Guarantee Systems
IAFN Secretariat
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
IAFN Secretariat
• Communication hub of the network
• Repository of information on Analog Forestry
• Coordination of trainings and site development
• Involved in research, education, and fundraising activities related to the promotion of Analog Forestry worldwide
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
Community work in Costa Rica:• Environmental
education
• Tree planting and urban agriculture
• Seed and plant exchanges
Restoring the planet’s life-support systems.
Thank you!