Las Casas de la Selva

New Study Highlights the Path Forward for Sustainable

Forestry in Puerto Rico - May 2025 A new study on Puerto Rico’s forestry sector outlines how the island can build a sustainable wood-production chain that supports conservation, climate resilience and local economies. The paper includes field-based insights from IE Director Andrés Rúa González, co-author, as well as co-founder of Puerto Rico Hardwoods, whose experience…

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Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future: A New Generation of Plant People

At Las Casas de la Selva in Puerto Rico, the Institute of Ecotechnics continues to show how sustainable forestry depends on science, education and hands-on experience. March 2025 we hosted a Field Collection and Herbarium Specimen Preparation class led by Distinguished Professor James Ackerman, a leading expert in Caribbean botany. Young team members Erid Román-Rosario…

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Ecotechnics Award Winning Sustainable Forestry Project, Heavily Damaged by Hurricane Maria

October 22, 2017 PATILLAS, S.E. PUERTO RICO—Award Winning Sustainable Forestry Project, Heavily Damaged by Hurricane Maria, Works to Rebuild and Rescue Valuable Fallen Hardwoods. On Sept 20, 2017, the eye of Hurricane Maria passed directly over the Las Casas de la Selva, Sustainable Forestry and Rainforest Enrichment project, leaving behind devastating damage to trees, buildings and…

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Tropic Ventures Sustainable Forestry Project in Puerto Rico

Tropic Ventures Education & Research Foundation was incorporated in 1998 as a non-profit corporation in Puerto Rico to support the project’s research and education activities. An exploration into silvicultural techniques developed at Las Casas de las Selva that demonstrate how secondary forests can be ecologically and economically suitable for sustainable timber production. A project initiated by…

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