Perspectives, insights and opinions from 1000 Landscapes experts and practitioners
In December 2022, Kenya's recently elected president Dr. William Ruto pledged to plant 15 billion trees within a decade. His commitment is part of the country's ambitious effort to restore 5.1 million hectares (19,700 square miles) of deforested and degraded lands...
Enclavado en el corazón del eje cafetero de Colombia, al oeste de la bulliciosa capital, Bogotá, el paisaje del Departamento de Risaralda alberga una impresionante diversidad de ecosistemas, culturas y economías. La región abarca ciudades, campos de cultivo,...
Nestled deep within the heart of Colombia’s coffee belt, west of the bustling capital of Bogota, the Risaralda landscape hosts an impressive diversity of ecosystems, cultures and economies. The region encompasses cities, rural farmland,indigenous communities and the...
We are delighted to announce a new partnership between 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) and LandScale, a user-friendly assessment tool that helps organizations deliver and communicate sustainability at scale. This work will strengthen the business case for...
This year marked an exciting transition for the 1000 Landscapes (1000L) partnership as we turned years of collaboration and planning into action. Together, we developed and launched practical resources for landscape leaders, hosted webinars and events on a global stage and put the spotlight on inspiring Landscape Partnerships (LPs) worldwide. We brought together finance, policy and land management leaders and showcased the power of multi-sectoral collaboration.
Activity continues to bubble over in the world of landscape finance, systems-change finance and the many related fields of place-based investment. Together with 1000L co-convener EcoAgriculture Partners, the 1000L Finance Solutions Design Team is working to reimagine ways to fund landscape-level change, so we think it’s important to stay well-informed about the latest innovations and actors operating in this constantly evolving space.
These are the landscape finance-relevant developments and reports that caught our eye over the latter part of 2022.
From the 7-19th of December, global leaders will convene in Montreal, Canada for the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 15th Convention of Parties (CBD COP 15). There, experts from governments, civil society organizations and the private sector will work to develop...
Multi-stakeholder partnerships and the need for collaborative action in the face of an rapidly changing climate were front and center during last month’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 27. 1000L partners Rainforest Alliance and...
Nadeem Demian is a finance and policy Intern supporting the 1000L Finance Solutions Design Team in researching innovative landscape finance mechanisms. He had the opportunity to travel to his mother country and experience the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Last month’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 27th Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP 27) brought forth many conversations around the value of landscape approaches in the fight against climate change. Over 35,000 attendees representing governments,...