Perspectives, insights and opinions from 1000 Landscapes experts and practitioners
From December 2 to 13, experts will convene in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to showcase and source solutions to some of the world’s most pressing land-use challenges at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP...
For 50 years, I have grappled with complex, interlinked issues like food insecurity, rural poverty, ecosystem damage, and biodiversity loss. These challenges, now described collectively as the "poly-crisis," are deeply connected to the effects of climate change. But...
New York City is often touted as the world’s finance capital - home to hedge funds, the New York Stock Exchange, and its corresponding finance giants. However, for one week in late September, leading voices from local government, NGOs, and the private sector gathered...
The Convention on Biological Diversity’s 16th Convention of Parties (CBD COP 15) is well underway, kicking off 12 days of dynamic panels and discussions in Cali, Colombia. There, experts from governments, civil society organizations, and the private sector are working...
In our series, Demystifying Landscape Finance, leading voices on the frontlines of landscape finance reflect on what it will take to unite locally led, nature-based solutions with the right financial tools, infrastructure, and institutions to drive landscape-scale...
At COP28, 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) launched a collaboration with Regen10, a coalition of 13 organizations focused on promoting regenerative practices to transform the global food system into one that is more sustainable, efficient, and both climate- and nature-positive. Together, they published a joint brief, “Landscape Collaboration for Regenerative Food Systems: Towards an Action Agenda,” to spur action to transform food systems.
The workshop was organized with a clear set of goals: to deepen partnerships, refine models to engage alliances and networks, and develop strategies for mobilizing finance, policy, and influence that impact landscapes at a systems level. The event included sessions where participants shared the highlights of their work, discussed the governance, theory of change, collaborative structure, and service model of 1000L, and addressed the likely challenges in the upcoming scaling phase when the initiative proliferates.
Co-designed by 1000L co-convener EcoAgriculture Partners and the Latin American Model Forest Network and funded through the Government of Canada, the Forest Leaders for Integrated Landscape Management project offers a unique opportunity for standout landscape facilitators and developers to gain new skills through structured training and peer learning exchanges as well as receive monetary support for project implementation and individual mentorship throughout the process.
As climate change’s impacts grow, leaders are pushing for increased financial resources that address the crisis while at the same time fostering biodiversity and rural development. 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) launched an open letter to support this effort, Funding a Better Future: An Urgent Plea and Plan to Remake the Financial System to Support Holistic Landscape Development Led by Local People, that calls for transforming the global financial system. The letter asks financial and political leaders to adopt integrated landscape finance (ILF) as a coordinated and effective response to global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss.
It was a hot and sunny afternoon in a village nestled within Ecuador’s Chocó Andino de Pichincha Biosphere Reserve when the door to a more sustainable and just society opened in Natalia Ruiz-Guevara’s mind. The Peruvian forest engineer and Latin American Model Forest Network co-chair was touring this biodiversity hotspot to collaborate with residents there to understand how each person’s actions impact their neighbors and the ecosystems they all rely upon for health, food, water and livelihoods.