Perspectives, insights and opinions from 1000 Landscapes experts and practitioners
During a recent conference on ecosystem services presented by the American University of Armenia’s (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment, 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) Chair Sara Scherr discussed one of the most robust solutions to address global issues: integrated land management (ILM). The approach combines natural resource management with environmental and economic considerations to optimize the outputs of all three.
The rapidly growing field of conservation finance was on display during September’s International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress (WCC). In part two of our event recap, we look at conservation and finance actors’ perspectives, insights and ideas for innovation.
Activity continues to bubble over in the world of landscape finance. So many people are talking about place-based investment, conservation finance and systems-change finance that it’s challenging to keep up with all of the most relevant reports and news. The 1000...
The 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) initiative has made significant strides into its co-design, testing and demonstration phase. Advancements are coming fast because the collaboration is working directly with Landscape Partners to develop and test tools,...
When it comes to restoring landscapes for the long term, experts say we need to step back from individual projects and look at the bigger picture. In June 2021, the U.N. declared the next 10 years the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (UNDER), highlighting the...
Integrated landscape management (ILM) and collaborative landscape partnerships were front and center at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, a conservation and sustainable development event that happens every four years.
Millions of dollars in funding is now available for African community organizations and businesses working to restore degraded forests, farms and other landscapes, an international initiative has announced. The program, which supports the country-led AFR100...
In July, the IKEA Foundation announced it had awarded nearly $3 million to the 1000L coalition, providing significant support to help the group achieve its mission of regenerating ecosystems and working lands while boosting people’s ability to earn a living.
“Territorial Approaches for Sustainable Development,” published in January recently by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is a stocktaking of experiences and lessons for spatial multi-sector planning and management. The TP4D...
Rainforest Alliance and EcoAgriculture Partners hosted a high-level panel for the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The event was organized by the 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People initiative, which is committed to working with the UN Decade to...