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Structure, Trust, and Shared Direction: Leadership Lessons from Latin America’s Model Forests

Latin America Model Forest Network leaders gathered for the opening workshop of the Forest Leaders for Integrated Landscape Management program

30 May 2026

By Paul Wanyoike

A group of participants at the Pantanal Wetlands of Brazil
Forest Leaders for Integrated Landscape Management in Pantanal

From Dialogue to Action: Strengthening Landscape Leadership in Latin America

Learn how forest leaders are strengthening landscape governance, collaboration and resilience across Latin America.

7 March 2026

By Paul Wanyoike

Community meeting organized by the Mata Atlântica Model Forest in Quilombo de Pinhões on November 9 2024

Backing Forest Leaders: How Small Investments Could Spark Big Change Across Latin America

Beyond projects that forest leaders implemented through small seed investments, the money also got other organizations involved in the landscape to pitch in their support and additional funds.

11 April 2025

By Michael Keller

A group of participants at the Pantanal Wetlands of Brazil

EcoAg Seed Grants Boost Landscape Projects Across Latin America

EcoAg Seed Grants are transforming landscapes in Latin America by funding 15 projects that promote sustainability, community leadership, and Integrated Landscape Management.

This was published in Forbes

The Richest Untapped Resources

The Model Forest Network promotes better conservation and production practices for communities living and working in Latin Amercia forests.

Farmer with goats grazing nearby

Sharing landscape finance innovations with Territorial Development leaders in Latin America

Three territorial development networks came together for the XIII International Forum on Territorial Development and the VI International Congress for Rural Development.

10 June 2021

By Juan Ramos

Agroforestry landscape with trees and crop growing together

Scaling Up Agroforestry Initiatives with Integrated Landscape Management

ILM offers a strategy for scaling up agroforestry by mobilizing collaborative efforts among multi-sector stakeholders, by combining interests and expertise.

18 June 2019

By Eghosa Asemota

A man cooks food to sell at an outdoor market

The Little Book in Spanish

The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book is now available in Spanish, expanding access to guidance on ILM for policymakers, practitioners, and conservation leaders across Latin America.

4 April 2017

By EcoAgriculture Partners

A trip to Puerto Rico

A knowledge exchange, deep in the forests of Puerto Rico

Model Forests in Latin America demonstrate how participatory governance and landscape approaches support sustainable forest management.

31 March 2016

By Mara Novak, Lucila Fernandez