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Want to know more about what we're up to at Commonland? 🦋 Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to dive into our latest updates and find out more about the landscape restoration activities carried out by our partners on the ground. Every month, we bring you powerful stories and the latest breakthroughs in landscape restoration. Discover how communities are transforming degraded lands into thriving ecosystems in over 20 countries spanning 5 continents. 🌱💪 📩 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/euuedBH8 #RestoringLandscapes #Inspiration #NaturePositive #4Returns #sustainabledevelopment #systemsthinking #Regenerative

🌿 HOT OFF THE PRESS!! 🚀 Dive into our new groundbreaking publication on landscape finance in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the essential role of holistic landscape restoration in addressing the interconnected crises of nature, climate, and food. 🌎 The report provides a practical framework that outlines strategies to scale up landscape restoration through innovative financing approaches. 📈🌱 Discover real-life examples and explore actionable recommendations for policymakers in the region to achieve inspirational social, environmental, and financial returns. 💡✨ ➡️ Read the publication in English & Spanish here: https://lnkd.in/enrkCZqN #LandscapeFinance #HolisticRestoration #LatinAmerica #NatureBasedSolutions #BlendedFinance #COP16 #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalPolicy

CELEBRATING A NEW MILESTONE FOR AARDPEER AND WILDER LAND! 🥳 We’re incredibly proud of our partner Aardpeer, together for land, a Dutch access-to-land initiative co-founded by our partner Wij.land, for being ranked #1 in the Agriculture & Food category of the Trouw Duurzame 100! Together, they’ve raised €1.4 million to support three nature-friendly farmers—Jelle Knoot, Burgerboerderij de Patrijs, and De Jonge Voedselbosboeren —by expanding their land and empowering them to continue their essential work in regenerative agriculture. 🌾💚 🍾 And there’s even more to celebrate: our partner Wilder Land, co-founded by former Commonlander Daan van Diepen, also topped the charts in the start-ups and social enterprises category! By creating landscape products that benefit both farmers and biodiversity, they’re leading the way to a regenerative economy. 🌿 They're shaping a future food system that thrives in harmony with nature - congratulations both! 🌍 #LandscapeRestoration #RegenerativeAgriculture #SustainableFoodSystems #Biodiversity #4Returns #NatureRestoration #Transformation #Sustainability

2 NEW VACANCIES: People & Finance Support and a Policy Officer 🌟 Are you passionate about supporting teams and driving impact for nature? Do you love working in an international environment? Commonland is growing, and we’re on the lookout for you! Some of your key responsibilities would be: 1️⃣ People & Finance (Dutch speaking) 👉 Be the go-to person for all HR-related questions, manage payroll across multiple countries, and handle recruitment and onboarding alongside our team. 👉 Assist with account management, credit card administration, and expense processing. 👉 Support our Finance & HR Managers and play a vital role in fostering a thriving, empowered team culture. ⏱️ Deadline: 11 November 2024 2️⃣ Policy Officer (Temporary) 👉 Coordinate and manage relationships with GLF contributors, organising meetings and driving collaborative agendas. 👉 Develop and oversee the production of policy briefs, gathering case studies, best practices, and coordinating writing, research, and review. 👉 Identify tools and methods to build policy coherence and support GLF initiatives, including EU policy coherence guidance. ⏱️ Deadline: 14 November 2024 If you're hands-on and detail-oriented person, and thrive in a purpose-driven organisation, we'd love to hear from you! 🌍 ....and slide to see a picture of an ostrich smiling! 🤭 🔗 Apply now via: https://lnkd.in/eacjfd7V #Vacancy #greenjob #JobAlert #Impact #ImpactJobs #LandscapeRestoration #Joinourteam #GenerationRestoration #RegenerativeAgriculture

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY TO "GREEN GOLD 2: REGREENING THE PLANET"! 🥳 In 2012, ecosystem restoration expert and filmmaker John Dennis Liu released his first documentary of the series Green Gold: Regreening the Desert, showing people all over the world the potential of landscape restoration to solve the polycrisis we face 🌅 In 2014, 10 years ago this month, John released a sequel: Green Gold 2, looking at the gains to be made from restoring ecosystems in Spain, Egypt and India. John's work demonstrates that you can transform degraded areas into thriving landscapes. With the right techniques, and with enough people committed, we can restore the functioning of ecosystems and ensure local communities thrive. These documentary series have inspired people worldwide to quit their jobs and dedicate their lives to ecosystem restoration. For many, the experience put them on a path to turn anxiety about climate change and biodiversity loss towards a positive and actionable solution.. Let's celebrate the power of Green Gold 2! Thank you John Dennis Liu for your inspiring work! 💡 Do you remember the first time you saw Green Gold, and how it impacted you? Tell us in the comments! #Landscaperestoration #Nature #Biodiversity #EcosystemRestoration #LoessPlateau #ClimateAction

DEAR COP16 POLICY ACTORS, CARING FOR NATURE IS NOT A COST - IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE 🌿 Thank you Debs Martin, Programme Manager at The Nature Conservancy in Aotearoa New Zealand and Kotahitanga mō te Taiao Alliance for sharing this powerful message during our Learning Summit back in April, when we asked our local landscape partners and experts: “What message would you send to the UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 policy actors? Too often, restoration and conservation efforts are treated as optional, a “nice to have,” funded only when there’s a bit of “extra money.” This mindset is leading our society down the wrong path. Investing in nature is a vital investment in our collective future and the future of our children. We need to reframe caring for nature as an essential, long-term investment that builds resilience, strengthens economies, and protects our planet’s biodiversity. Prioritising nature should be done with pride, not seen as a burden to bear. Only then can we ensure a future where healthy landscapes support thriving communities. Do you agree? Tell us in the comments below! ⬇️ #Biodiversity #LandscapeRestoration #RegenerativeAgriculture #Sustainability #COP16 #Climatecrisis #Pazconlanaturaleza #peacewithnature

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN UNLOCK FINANCE FOR LARGE-SCALE LANDSCAPE RESTORATION? 💰 🌐 👉 Then join us for launch of our new publication on this very topic at the CBD COP in Cali, Colombia on the 31st October between 10.00 -11.15 at the Partners for Water / Netherlands Pavilion! Our newest and upcoming publication reveals how financial flows from private, public, and philanthropic sources can combine to support holistic landscape restoration at scale in Latin America and the Caribbean. Presenting the key building blocks—from landscape partnerships and ecosystem restoration to sustainable business models—this report provides a high-level, practical framework to finance long-term restoration efforts. 📈 Blended finance is pivotal to driving change at a landscape level. The publication highlights strategies to unlock public and private funding and offers recommendations for policy actors to create not only financial, but also inspirational, social, and environmental returns.💡 🌎 Join us on 31st October to explore how we can practically move ahead with financing restoration with speakers who are world experts on landscape restoration: - Alberto Menghini, Head of Cooperation Colombia (European Union) - Victoria Gutierrez, PhD, Head of Global Policy (Commonland) - Sandra Valenzuela de Narvaez, CEO (WWF Colombia) - René Z., Senior Manager Restoration Policy & Forest Economist (World Resources Institute) and Director (Initiative 20x20) - Juan C. Ramos, Senior Manager for Finance and Policy (EcoAgriculture Partners), - Harko Koster, Global Lead Climate & Food Systems (SNV Netherlands Development Organisation) - Mamadou Moussa Diakhité, Acting Head of Environmental Sustainability Division (ESD) Manager of the AFR100 Secretariat African Union Development Agency-NEPAD - Caroline Van Leenders, Senior Process Manager for SustainableTransitions (Netherlands Enterprise Agency ) - Ivo Walsmit, Thematic Expert Biodiversity (Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs) Moderated by Vanessa Coronado Mena, Chief of party: The Business Case for Collective Landscape Action (Rainforest Alliance) #LandscapeFinance #HolisticRestoration #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #NatureBasedSolutions #BlendedFinance #COP16

DEAR COP16 POLICY ACTORS, WE NEED HALF OF THE WORLD TO BECOME NATURE! 🌎🌍🌏 Thank you Esther Blom, Managing Director at ARK Rewilding Nederland for sharing this powerful message during our Learning Summit back in April, when we asked our local landscape partners and experts: “What message would you send to the UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 policy actors? The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed last year at COP15 set a target to protect and restore 30% of the world’s land, waters and seas by 2030, but does this need to be 50%? Esther puts forward a bold vision, suggesting that to secure a living planet with healthy ecosystems, and resilient landscapes, we must set aside half of the Earth for nature. Esther highlights that diverse ecosystems, free from human interference, could help us stabilise our climate, preserving biodiversity, and maintaining the natural cycles that sustain life. 🏜️ On land, this would mean expanding protected areas and restoring degraded landscapes. 🌊 In our oceans, it would mean establishing more marine protected zones, supporting sustainable fisheries, and safeguarding coastal habitats. What do you think? At this year's biodiversity COP, is it time we officially designate 50% of the Earth to nature to give her the space to heal and renew? Tell us in the comments below! ⬇️ #Biodiversity #RegenerativeAgriculture #Sustainability #COP16 #Climatecrisis #Pazconlanaturaleza #peacewithnature #ClimateAction #NatureBasedSolutions UN Biodiversity

Just as landscapes can be degraded, they can also be restored and brought back to life! ✨ When we say “landscape restoration” we do not mean restoration to a past state. The landscape can never be the same again because humans and other life forms evolve and the interactions in the ecosystem are dynamic. Rather, we aim to restore the “functioning” of the landscape, meaning ecologically, socially, and economically, so that it is healthy and resilient to future changes. That’s why the term regeneration is often used. We want to transform the cycle of degradation into one of regeneration. A regenerative landscape aligns human activities with the landscape and its ecosystems. The goal is healthy landscapes that benefit all — nature, people, community, and business. 🌏💚 #LandscapeRestoration #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcosystemHealth #NatureConservation #HealthyEcosystems #Sustainability

DEAR COP16 POLICY ACTORS, LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND! 👂🏼🔉👩🏽🌾 Thank you Elvira Marín, Director of Fundación Aland, for sharing this powerful message during our Learning Summit back in April, when we asked our local landscape partners and experts: “What message would you send to the UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 policy actors? As Elvira highlights, communities on the ground are the ones on the frontlines of dealing with biodiversity loss and climate change. We need to listen to their voices to solve the polycrisis we're facing. Local communities are the stewards of our landscapes, those constantly observing changes in soil health, plant behaviour, and ecosystem dynamics. They understand both the challenges and the solutions because they live and breathe them daily. The knowledge and wisdom of farmers, Indigenous communities, and local land stewards are invaluable. Their insights can shape realistic, and effective strategies for restoring our ecosystems. As Elvira says, please take the time to visit these landscapes, engage directly, and build policies that reflect the lived experiences of those at the heart of our ecosystems. Do you agree? Tell us in the comments below! ⬇️ UN Biodiversity #Biodiversity #LandscapeRestoration #RegenerativeAgriculture #Sustainability #COP16 #Climatecrisis #Pazconlanaturaleza #peacewithnature #somosterritoriosregenerativos #wearegenerativeterritories