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Welcome to the SHI Website!
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Central America has lost more than half of its rainforests in the last 50 years, contributing to mass extinctions and global warming. Rainforest destruction also wreaks havoc on local populations who depend on the rainforest for their survival.
The mission of Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) is to provide farming families in Central America with the training and tools to overcome poverty while restoring our planet's tropical forests. The 48 members of SHI's Central American staff have worked with more than 1,800 families in over 120 communities to implement sustainable land-use practices that alleviate poverty while restoring the environment. More than 600 families have graduated from the SHI program and no longer need assistance. Since the organization's start in 1997, SHI has planted more than 2.3 million trees and converted thousands of acres to sustainable uses; thereby saving tens of thousands of acres of tropical forest from slash-and-burn destruction.
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Since 1997, SHI has worked with more than 1,800 families and over 2,120 students in 50 schools throughout Honduras, Panama, Belize and Nicaragua implementing alternatives to slash-and-burn farming, the leading cause of rainforest destruction in the region. Working with local field personnel trained by SHI, our participants have:
- Planted more than 2,300,000 trees.
- Converted more than 9,000 acres to sustainable uses, thereby saving over 45,000 acres from slash-and-burn destruction.
- Improved nutrition through the establishment of more than 4,700 organic vegetable gardens.
- Increased farm income up to 800%.
- Built more than 750 wood-conserving stoves (saving 7,500 trees per year)
 SHI has earned Charity Navigator's highest 4-star rating for the third consecutive year! With an exceptional score in organizational efficiency and low overhead, we spend just 8% of our budget on administration.
"Only 10% of the charities we've rated have received at least 3 consecutive 4-star evaluations, meaning that Sustainable Harvest International outperforms most charities in America in its efforts to operate in the most fiscally responsible way possible. This "exceptional" designation from Charity Navigator differentiates SHI from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust." -Trent Stamp, President of Charity Navigator
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Featured Busines Sponsor: Brown Environmental, Inc.
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 Brown Environmental, Inc. (BEI) is an environmental consulting company specializing in investigation and remediation of soil and groundwater hazardous waste sites in and around the State of New Mexico. BEI is currently engaged in clean-up and restoration activities along Historic Route 66 in Grants, New Mexico as well as many other rural and urban areas in the vicinity. They have also conducted Phase I and II Investigative work as part of restoration efforts on former military bases and US Coast Guard Lighthouses. BEI is dedicated to providing excellent results for their clients including The New Mexico Environment Department and The United Stated Army Corps of Engineers. President Elizabeth Brown says, "We believe that SHI's mission and approach are imperative to the health of our planet and are so pleased to support this fine organization." For more information, please visit www.brownenviro.com.
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Current Projects In... |
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Belize
Today, the eight extensionists in Belize work with over 323 families in 32 communities, and 142 families have graduated from the program.
Honduras
The nine extensionists in Honduras work with a total of 563 families in 38 communities, and 336 families have graduated from the program.
Nicaragua
The eight Nicaraguan extensionists work with 222 families in 24 communities.
Panama
The four extensionists in Panama work with 110 families in 14 communities, and 131 families have graduated from the program.
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