Development
of an International Forest Management Training Center in the Brazilian
Amazon - the Instituto Floresta Tropical.
Project Dates: 2001-2003
Project Collaborators: Fundação Floresta Tropical, US
Forest Service International Programs.
In this project, Virginia Tech is providing expert
consultation on the proposal development, business plan, and first
phase of a permanent forest management training center in the Brazilian
Amazon. This center - to be called the Instituto Floresta Tropical,
will expand upon the current work undertaken by the Fundação
Floresta Tropical (FFT). FFT is the Brazilian subsidiary of the Tropical
Forest Foundation - a U.S.-based environmental NGO - and has been
an important source of trained forestry personnel and a leader in
the development of Reduced Impact Logging for the Amazon. The support
provided by Virginia Tech encompasses proposal writing, curriculum
development, and start-up management.
