Capacity Gap. Local Skills. Local Jobs. Better Forests.
We bring practical forestry training directly to communities, enabling local people to actively manage their forests by becoming accredited Paraforesters.
Paraforesters are trained local forest practitioners who help communities realise the benefits of increased/returned tenure rights, generating greater economic value from forests through improved management, restoration, monitoring and enterprise development.
Like paramedics support doctors,
paraforesters support foresters.
This expands capacity for practical, field-based work without losing professional oversight and turns forest tenure rights into local jobs and prosperity.
What Issues Do We Solve?
Across the world, an increasing number of communities are responsible for their forests but everyday technical work still depends on external professionals. When those professionals are far away, expensive, or overstretched, vital action gets delayed or not done.
Like a patient requiring medical attention,
forests can’t wait.
Paraforesters Bridge The Gap
Paraforesters don’t replace professional foresters, they assist and complement them. After being trained, tested and accredited, they expand capacity by conducting routine, field-based work, freeing professionals to focus on larger scale planning, operations and oversight.
The Results:
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