International Analog Forestry Network - Secretariat

The International Analog Forestry Network

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


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.


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


Actions

• Promote and teach the Analog Forestry methodology


• Train for land restoration and sustainable living

Actions• Bring back biodiversity and

build healthy soils, taking the entire ecosystem into account


• 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


• Strengthen rural communities socially and economically through the use of species that provide commercial products

Actions• Promoting the value and functions

of natural products


• Value-added certification systems such as Forest Garden Products and Participatory Guarantee Systems

IAFN Secretariat


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


Community work in Costa Rica:• Environmental

education

• Tree planting and urban agriculture

• Seed and plant exchanges


Thank you!

Technology

International Analog Forestry Network - Secretariat