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Sustainable Harvest International779 North Bend Road
Surry, ME 04684
P: 207.669.8254
F: 207.669.8255
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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.

Sustainable Harvest International helps farmers reverse rainforest destruction with sustainable land-use practices that allow them to take control of their environmental and economic destinies.

Since 1997, SHI has worked with more than 1,000 families and 900 students in 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 2,000,000 trees.
• Converted 6,000 acres to sustainable uses, thereby saving 30,000 acres from slash-and-burn destruction.
• Improved nutrition through the establishment of more than 200 organic vegetable gardens.
• Increased farm income up to 800%.
• Built 165 wood-conserving stoves (saving 1,650 trees per year)

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SHI has earned Charity Navigator's highest 4-star rating for the second consecutive year! With an exceptional score in organizational efficiency and low overhead, we spend just 8% of our budget on administration.

"Only 14% of the charities we've rated have received at least 2 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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Today, our Belizean extensionists work with over 100 families in 14 communities of the Toledo district.

Honduras

The SHI extensionists in Honduras work with a total of 396 families in 34 communities.

Panama