by Willem Ferwerda | Apr 3, 2024 | 1000L News, Finance and Economics, Landscape Finance, Landscape Restoration and Management
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...
by Ava Eucker | Mar 31, 2024 | 1000L News, Landscape Partnerships, Landscape Restoration and Management, Landscapes and Food Systems
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...
by Shannon Sutherland | Mar 27, 2024 | 1000L News, Landscape Partnerships, Landscape Restoration and Management
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...
by Shannon Sutherland | Dec 15, 2023 | 1000L News, Events, Finance and Economics, Landscape Partnerships, Landscape Restoration and Management
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...
by Lily Hamilton | Dec 13, 2023 | 1000L News, Events
While world leaders met in New York at the United Nations General Assembly earlier this year, philanthropists also converged on the city to figure out how to leverage their collective power to support local and systemic solutions to urgent global crises. From...
by Shannon Sutherland | Nov 21, 2023 | 1000L News, Events, Finance and Economics, Landscape Partnerships, Landscape Restoration and Management
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...
