There are three key elements that make Sustainable Harvest International's projects stand out:

The 17 members of Sustainable Harvest International's Central American staff work with more than 850 participating families in 90 communities in Honduras, Panamá, Belize and Nicaragua.  With SHI's help, participating families and schools have planted more than 1,900,000 trees in just under six years.  SHI participants have also saved tens of thousands of acres of tropical forest from slash-and-burn destruction by converting thousands of acres to sustainable uses. With organic vegetable gardens, wood-conserving stoves, community loan funds and a host of other projects, participants dramatically improve their health and boost family income.