Leaders Worldwide Call for Global Financial System Transformation Through Innovative Landscape Approach

by 1000 Landscapes | Nov 1, 2023 | 1000L News, Finance and Economics

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...

Inherently Integrated: How the Indigenous Ethos of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada Models ILM

by Ava Eucker | Oct 24, 2023 | 1000L News, Biodiversity and Landscapes, Landscape Partnerships, Landscape Restoration and Management

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...

What We’re Reading – Landscape Finance Edition – Summer 2023

by Juan Ramos (EcoAgriculture Partners) | Jun 23, 2023 | 1000L News, Finance and Economics, Finance Team Newsletter, Landscape Partnerships, Landscape Restoration and Management

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....

Europe’s Soils Get a Needed Boost From 1000L Partners

by Shannon Sutherland | Apr 14, 2023 | 1000L News, Landscape Restoration and Management, Partner News

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...

New Dialogue Series Focuses on Groundbreaking Finance Advances 

by Litul Baruah (Laudes Foundation), Annelies Withofs (IKEA Foundation) | Apr 1, 2023 | 1000L News, Events, Finance and Economics

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...

Driving Integrated Solutions From the Bottom Up: Building a Kenya Landscapes Coalition

by Tom Derr, John Recha | Mar 16, 2023 | 1000L News, Landscape Partnerships, Landscape Restoration and Management

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...