Perspectives, insights and opinions from 1000 Landscapes experts and practitioners
This year brought another wave of unprecedented extreme weather events to landscapes worldwide, from catastrophic floods in Libya to the EU’s hottest summer on record, with far-reaching impacts for people and the planet alike. Climate finance will need to increase...
Dubai, UAE (December 8, 2023) – In a groundbreaking show of global unity, leaders across diverse sectors have issued an open letter demanding major reforms in the global financial system. Their appeal specifically asks finance industry and political chiefs to adopt...
In a world where approaches to region-wide resource and economic management face unprecedented challenges, a groundbreaking webinar series, Pathways to Thriving Landscapes: Financing Economic Development and Healthy Ecosystems, is helping individuals and organizations...
Amid the lush forests of northern Colombia’s Sierra Nevada landscape, four Indigenous communities reside in Santa Marta, a region rich in biodiversity bordering the sea. A unique spirit and energy connect the Arhuaco people with their landscape, known lovingly as the...
Innovations continue to emerge in landscape finance, systems change, and the many related fields of place-based investment. Together with co-convener EcoAgriculture Partners, the 1000L Finance Solutions team is working to reimagine ways to fund landscape-level change. In this vein, staying well-informed about the latest innovations and actors operating in this constantly evolving space is essential.
Europe’s ambitious 2030 target of improving soil health by 75% is mired by siloed conservation efforts, incomplete data assessments and one-size-fits-all solutions that don’t translate across landscapes. Soilhealth BENCHMARKS, a multi-stakeholder network focused on harmonizing soil health research and monitoring efforts continent-wide, aims to transform the region’s land-use decision-making efforts with a new participatory approach to soil management. 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) partners are working at the center of it.
The goal of transforming climate, biodiversity and land degradation is still within reach but may not remain so without significantly increased investment into nature-based solutions. The world will need $384 billion a year in investments by 2025, more than double the...
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...