Benefits

The Benefits of Training Pay Dividends to Our Rainforests’ Future

From broadening local governments’ understanding of sustainable forest management to improving the skills of timber harvesters so that they improve the value of the forest after harvest, the Tropical Forest Foundation’s (TFF) hands-on training programs provide innumerable benefits to the economic success of timber organizations, preservation of local communities and conservation of tropical regions across the globe.

Key benefits include:

• Increased interest in sustainable forest management among local communities and government agencies
• Increased demand for skilled forestry personnel; increased supply of trained personnel
• An understanding of how to implement Reduced Impact Logging through hands-on training
• Greater opportunity for wood certification and market share in high end export markets
• Sustained timber production that maintains the value of the forest for future harvests
• Better protection of biodiversity and nontimber forest products
• Reduced carbon emissions