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Conflict, climate change and a Covid-based economic downturn put enormous pressure on communities and the lands they need to thrive. But better land management that harnesses powerful information technologies can help people counter these massive global challenges, public-interest technologists said during a recent vir…

Activity continues to bubble over in the world of landscape finance, place-based investment, conservation finance and transformations finance, making it challenging to keep up with all the most relevant reports and news. The 1000L Finance Solutions Design Team is working on system change, so we think it’s important t…

Dr. Raul Tuazon has been bouncing around the Western Hemisphere for more than three decades helping rural areas develop sustainably. An expert in development finance, forestry and soil conservation, he has worked across the U.S. and Latin America to implement programs that have made a real difference in people’s live…

As an environmental geographer and co-founding dean of the Columbia University Climate School, Dr. Ruth DeFries knows better than most that our planet now stands on the precipice of calamity. She has authored more than 100 scientific publications during a four-decade career working at the nexus of social and ecological…

Who cares about conservation? More and more these days, the answer is farmers. It seems like a no-brainer for people who make their livelihoods off the land to contemplate the other species that also rely on it. And many do. But biodiversity hasn’t always been the first thing those involved in agriculture have con…

We’re excited to announce that Laudes Foundation has committed $370,000 to EcoAgriculture Partners, becoming the latest supporter of the 1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People coalition. Their contribution will help local partnerships worldwide better manage land and resources to boost livelihoods while protecting natu…