Afforestation and soil improver
Enterolobium cyclocarpum has been used in reclamation programmes in degraded forests. It is an N-fixing tree that helps binding the soil, preserving soil moisture, thus preventing erosion (Vázquez Yanes et al., 1999).
Agroforestry
Guanacaste has been used as a shade tree in coffee plantations and in silvopastoral systems. It makes windbreaks (Vázquez Yanes et al., 1999). In silvopastoral systems, it produces 3 to 10 times more fruits than other trees (CABI, 2013).