Perspectives, insights and opinions from 1000 Landscapes experts and practitioners
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.
This is a translated article originally written as part of 1000L's Forbes BrandVoice series. Read the English version here. ----- Ah, los aguacates: Desde la guarnición de las tostadas de los Millenials hasta el maridaje perfecto de los chips de tortilla, es imposible...
We all count on ecosystems — and the natural resources we extract from them — to provide humanity with what it needs to survive and thrive. From fertile soils to forests and raw materials underground, nature appears to be an endless fountain furnishing all that we eat, drink, wear, live in, buy and rely on for fuel.
In the heart of Mexico’s idyllic Sierra Gorda region, the smell of gorditas wafts from a small roadside eatery. Barro (“mud”) walls of earth trap warmth in winter, and locals and tourists fill the cozy space. Viviana Aguas Monroy, the eatery’s owner and head chef, is in the kitchen preparing more quesadillas and bean stew than ever before. Business has kicked into high gear since she received funding that allowed her to renovate her restaurant.
Ah, avocados: From toppings for Millenials’ toast to a tortilla chip’s perfect pairing, it’s impossible to ignore their steadily increasing demand. Americans consume nearly 80 million pounds of avocados on Super Bowl Sunday alone. While guacamole might be a regular addition to your rotation of choice dips, confronting its environmental and economic implications might be more difficult to swallow.
This year, we marked a pivotal transition for 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) as we prepared for a new phase in igniting landscape-level change: taking our efforts to scale. We led the charge in reimagining the financial system to benefit people and...