What role do non-native, or exotic, species have in restoring degraded environments and creating economic opportunities? Often demonized in popular culture and within conservation circles, exotic species can actually serve a valuable role when introduced… 
The International Analog Forestry Network (IAFN) collaborates with a variety of organizations for its trainings and recently had the opportunity to invite an up-and-coming agroforestry organization, UNAFOR (the National AgroForestry Union of Costa Rica), to… 
The Sacred Seeds Botanical Garden at La Pedregoza is dedicated to planting traditional medicinal and alimentary plants of the Orinoco River basin of Colombia, with the support of Tree-Nation. The knowledge about their uses is… 
Can communities go back to traditional land management practices? To investigate the potential of forest gardens and their benefits in terms of food diversification for inhabitants of globalization-affected rural communities in Costa Rica, a survey… 
The Manilkara sapota (in the Sapotacea family), is known to be native from Mexico and Central America and was cultivated by the Maya and Aztec for its fruits – a sweet pear-flavored egg-shaped fruit very… 
After a great experience learning about analog forestry in early 2012, the Centre for Nursery Development and Eru Propagation (CENDEP) joined forces with IAFN for a second analog forestry workshop. This time, the goal of… 
Hello and happy holidays to all of our partners and friends! 2013 has brought some exciting changes to IAFN. We have hired a new Executive Director, Training Coordinator and Administrative Officer to complement our Program… 
