1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People

It's #LandDay at COP16! Each year, 12 million hectares of productive land are lost to desertification. Tackling this large-scale challenge requires collaborative, locally led solutions that can endure for generations. Fortunately, there is hope. Around the world, communities are coming together to combat #desertification and #revitalize landscapes. 🌳 In Niger, replanting acacia trees is regenerating ecosystems while bolstering local economies through the Gum Arabic trade. Meanwhile, South African farmers, in partnership with Living Lands are balancing livestock needs with wetland restoration, improving both soil fertility and water security. 💧 In Kenya, with support from Rainforest Alliance, tea and coffee farmers are adopting #regenerativeagriculture techniques—agroforestry, soil conservation, and water management—boosting productivity while restoring vital ecosystems. 🌅 In Western Australia, led by groups like Gondwana Link, traditional Indigenous practices like cool burning are being combined with modern techniques to restore native vegetation, #conserve water, and rehabilitate degraded #soils. Each of these stories shares a common message: collaborative action across sectors can be a powerful catalyst for change. By uniting diverse stakeholders and combining local knowledge with science and policy, these regions are transforming barren lands into resilient, thriving landscapes. Dive into the stories of these incredible efforts in the debut of our documentary short, Hope Springs: Stories of Resilience in Drylands. 🌍 An enormous thank you to all of our contributing and supporting partners, producers, and storytellers, including Commonland, Rainforest Alliance #LivingLandsSA, AlVelAl, La Junquera Farm, Afrikalive.TV, and UNDP. #GenerationRestoration #LandscapeResilience #UNCCDCOP16 #LandDay

From the forests of Brazil’s Pantanal to the Australian Outback, 2024 marked a critical year of exploration and reflection for 1000L as we continued to strengthen existing partnerships and build new connections in landscapes worldwide. We showcased inspiring stories of landscape innovation on a global stage and collaborated with partners to outline a new vision to forge our initiative’s future. We designed, tested, and delivered new learning resources focused on expanding literacy and expertise in integrated landscape management (ILM), and set the stage for a new generation of landscape leaders. 2025 is already shaping up to be a year of inspiration, leadership and collaboration, and we're excited to have you along for the ride! Dive into our 2024 reflections and what's in store for this year in our latest blog! https://lnkd.in/ePHjFTAm Stay updated on the latest from 1000L by signing up for our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eEkxqXBf

Forest Leaders for Integrated Landscape Management: An origin story. In 2024, with the support of the International Model Forest Network and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), we began our ambitious three-year collaboration with Red Latinoamericana de Bosques Modelo to equip local landscape leaders across Latin and South America with tools, training, and resources on integrated landscape management. Over the last year, participants have developed new essential skills for effective #ILMleadership, including collaboration, strategic and financial planning, building landscape partnerships, advocacy, and more with support from learning modules developed in partnership with 1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People. This video captures the inauguration of this inspiring program. We can't wait to see what this year has in store for these local leaders. Stay tuned! Thank you/Obrigado to Sauá Consultoria Ambiental for their hard work producing this video! #ILM #landscapePartnerships #bosquemodelo

“We have local people, doing small things in small places, to make big changes in the world!” 🎉 Join us in celebrating the Los Altos Model Forest based in Guatemala as they were one of our 15 seed program awardees. Congratulations! 👏 Landscape leaders from the Los Altos Model Forest participate in our Forest Leaders for Integrated Landscape Management Program. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) made this program possible. We also want to thank the International Model Forest Network and Red Latinoamericana de Bosques Modelo for this collaboration. 👫 👫 👫 ✨ We'd also like to recognize key leaders and contributors, such as Patricia Bon, Bemmy Granados (Maharramli), Ph.D., 1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People, CATIE Oficial, and Claudia María Rojas Ríos.

#ILM Leadership in action! As part of the Forest Leaders for Integrated Landscape Management program led by EcoAgriculture Partners with support from International Model Forest Network and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), local leaders from the #PantanalModelForest closed out 2024 with a series of sessions on landscape governance, leadership, and collaboration. Completing these sessions also culminated in an exciting milestone for the group: establishing a management committee for landscape governance! With clear governance structures in place, they are ready to tackle the challenges and opportunities 2025 has in store. #BosqueModelo #Pantanal #Modelforest #Leadership #ILM

At #COP16 and looking for an insightful event later today? 🤔 Join Max Levy, EcoAg’s Project Manager, as he discusses his work in supporting model forests across Latin America. 💫 Max will highlight the impact of webinars, workshops, and training programs focused on integrated landscape management and landscape finance. 🌱💼 It’s a great opportunity to gain insights into sustainable landscape practices and innovative finance solutions. Don’t miss out! This event is hosted by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and will feature panelists from the International Model Forest Network and Red Latinoamericana de Bosques Modelo. We would also like to thank our supporters Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).

Over 20 Mata Atlántica Model Forest leaders met last Friday for their first sustainable, inclusive and participatory governance workshop. 🙌 Together, they discussed their landscape's strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and threats and took steps to engage with territories around participatory, integrated and inclusive socio-environmental governance. 💪 Landscape leaders from the Mata Atlántica Model Forest participate in our Forest Leaders for Integrated Landscape Management Program. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) made this program possible. We also want to thank the International Model Forest Network and Red Latinoamericana de Bosques Modelo for this collaboration. 👫 👫 👫 ◾ ◾ ◾ El último viernes, más de 20 actores de la subcuenca del río Taquaraçu, del Bosque Modelo Mata Atlántica, se reunieron en lo que fue el primer Taller de Gobernanza Sostenible, Inclusiva y Participativa. Juntos visibilizaron y discutieron sobre las fortalezas, oportunidades, debilidades y amenazas de su paisaje y están dando pasos para la integración de territorios en torno a una gobernanza participativa, integrada y socioambiental inclusiva.

Integrated landscape / seascape approaches stand out as a big "win-win-win-win" for biodiversity, water, food and climate (and also for human health) in the newly released IPBES nexus assessment. A great recognition for the thousands of initiatives fostering landscapes for people, food and nature worldwide. https://lnkd.in/d9cTvT7y. EcoAgriculture Partners. CIFOR-ICRAF.

Landscape-level regeneration is realized through the passionate work of leaders from across community, academic, government, and private sector spheres. To turn plans into reality, landscape actors must be equipped with accessible, actionable resources that they can adapt to their unique regions. As we reflect on another year of inspiring progress for 1000L and our partners, we’re thrilled to invite you to a special webinar, Practical Tools and Resources for Advancing the Landscape Movement. Join us and partners from Commonland, EcoAgriculture Partners, and Tech Matters next Wednesday, December 18th, at 9:30 AM ET via Zoom for an engaging session showcasing transformative tools developed over the past five years to scale solutions for #people, #nature, and #climate. Discover how your landscape can: 🔓 🛣️ Unlock innovative funding pathways with the Landscape Finance Accelerator; 📚 🧑🏾🏫 Enhance ILM literacy with the 1000L suite of Learning Modules; 💻 🤝🏾 access and explore digital tools for landscape-level collaboration with Terraso’s Digital Tool Hub. You won't want to miss this exciting event! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eSjak-aV

Last chance to catch 1000L and partners at #UNCCD #COP16! The 4 Returns Guidebook summarizes lessons learned from a decade of working with partners worldwide on holistic landscape restoration. During the event, expert speakers will explore how landscape approaches can promote inclusive governance, land stewardship, economic prosperity, and resilience—the five pillars of the UNCCD. They'll discuss how, as countries implement their national and sub-national development plans, landscapes can be leveraged to implement adaptation, ecosystem restoration, drought preparedness, and other global commitments in a coherent manner. Don't miss it - find the full details below ⬇️ Date: 11 December Time: 13:00-14:30 Location: MET-04, Blue Zone, UNCCD COP16