Only half of the original forest cover remains in Central America. From 1990-2005 alone, the region's cover declined by 19% - the largest percentage loss in Latin America - driven primarily by the expansion of agriculture and cattle ranching. Often, deforestation is fueled by subsistence needs of the poor as well as environmentally unsustainable commercial expansion.

Through its forest management programs, EcoLogic works with its partners and local communities to foster stewardship of tropical forests. These projects conserve and restore the forests on which local communities depend and help protect the planet's rich diversity of living things. 

EcoLogic strengthens stewardship of tropical forests through:

• Reforestation of degraded lands
• Forest guards who patrol and protect forests
• Protected area management
• Fuel-efficient wood-burning stoves
• Agroforestry

Read about EcoLogic's current projects building forest stewardship:

• Totonicapán, Guatemala 
• Huehuetenango, Guatemala
• Sarstun, Guatemala
• Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras
• Atlántida, Honduras

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