Field Coordinators are at the heart of our field operations.

We recruit Field Coordinators from local agricultural schools which provides them with extra training, real on the job training and some extra income. Their knowledge of local people and conditions helps Trees4Trees™ to develop a network of trust. Training for field coordinators focuses on the development of skills, knowledge and capacity in the following areas:

• Social consultation and assessment
• Mapping and surveying
• Plantation planning & design
• Species selection
• Forest inventory and tree measurement techniques
• Growth and yield calculation
• Silviculture operations and techniques
• Environmental management
• Forest Certification
• Chain-of-Custody process
• Timber species knowledge and use