1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People

What 1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People does

1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) is a global multi-stakeholder coalition launched in 2020 to scale Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) across 1,000 landscapes serving 1 billion people by 2030. The initiative is co-convened by EcoAgriculture Partners, Rainforest Alliance, World Resources Institute, and UNDP, and is operationally small at 9 employees with its registered contact address in Vienna, Virginia, USA. Its primary constituents are local landscape partnerships — coalitions of farmers, businesses, governments, and NGOs — alongside local and indigenous communities, government policymakers, and private-sector companies in food, fiber, fashion, and botanicals supply chains. Since inception, 17 landscape partnerships across 13 countries have joined as co-design partners.

The coalition delivers five interconnected services. Terraso is a mobile-first, open-source digital landscape platform providing software and data tools to plan, develop, and fund investable landscape projects. Community Catalyst creates online and in-person knowledge-sharing communities around landscape practice. Landscape Capacity Development provides user-centered tools and curriculum delivered through learning networks and the Terraso platform. Landscape Finance Solutions develops innovative finance models intended to shift public, philanthropic, and private capital toward sustainable landscapes. The Global Hub coordinates partners, synthesizes learning, and aligns communications. Supporting resources include the ILM Practical Guide and a Tools and Resources Catalogue. The initiative is co-built with organizations such as Commonland (4 Returns Framework), Tech Matters (Terraso build), and EIT Climate-KIC (TransCap Initiative), and actively engages at COP28, UNCCD COP16, COP15 CBD, and Climate Week.

1000L operates as a non-profit, providing tools, resources, and services to landscape partnerships at no cost. Funding flows from foundation grants and institutional donors, with the only quantified round being a $1.5 million grant from Laudes Foundation in June 2022 (running through 2025) channeled through EcoAgriculture Partners. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organization pursues policy advocacy (e.g., the Finance for Future open letter to ministers and finance leaders) and has demonstrated pilot-scale outcomes such as identifying $135 million in potential benefits and a 2:1 return ratio for the Alto Mayo landscape in Peru. In 2025 the initiative entered a leadership transition as co-chair Dr. Sara Scherr stepped down from the steering committee.

Name

1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People

Legal name

1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People

Website

https://landscapes.global

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People is a global multi-stakeholder coalition co-convened by EcoAgriculture Partners, Rainforest Alliance, WRI, and UNDP that delivers open-source tools (Terraso), finance solutions, and capacity-building services to landscape partnerships across 13 countries, aiming to scale Integrated Landscape Management to 1,000 landscapes serving 1 billion people by 2030.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Landscape Management Coalition

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environment, Climate & Sustainable Development IGOs (BPADAAAI), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Integrated landscape management
• Ecosystem restoration services
• Sustainable agriculture coalitions
• Biodiversity conservation platforms
• Landscape finance solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: The initiative operates primarily through grant funding from foundations. Laudes Foundation provided a $1.5 million grant through EcoAgriculture Partners (co-convener) from 2022-2025 to support landscape initiatives, Terraso platform development, Community Catalyst scaling, and communications efforts.
2. Institutional Funding: Support from institutional donors and development organizations including GEF (Global Environment Facility), UNDP, and various government agencies for landscape restoration and development programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People (1000L) is a global coalition initiative that delivers five interconnected services to Landscape Partnerships: the Terraso open-source digital platform, Community Catalyst for knowledge sharing, Landscape Capacity Development tools and curriculum, Landscape Finance Solutions, and a Global Hub for coordination. The initiative mobilizes stakeholders including farmers, businesses, governments, and NGOs to scale sustainable landscape solutions across 1,000 landscapes for 1 billion people by 2030, applying frameworks like the 4 Returns methodology co-developed with Commonland.

Product overview

1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People operates as a global initiative offering five interconnected services designed to support Landscape Partnerships in achieving sustainable landscape solutions: Terraso (a mobile-first digital landscape platform), Community Catalyst (knowledge-sharing and connections), Landscape Capacity Strengthening (tools and curriculum), Landscape Finance Solutions (financial flow mechanisms), and Global Hub (coordination and alignment). The organization also provides supporting resources including the ILM Practical Guide and a Tools and Resources Catalogue. By 2030, the initiative aims to deliver these services across 1000 landscapes for 1 billion people.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Terraso Digital Landscape Platform A mobile-first, open-source digital landscape platform that provides software and data tools to support Landscape Partnerships in planning, developing, and funding investable landscape projects. Targeted at multi-stakeholder landscape partnerships worldwide.
• Community Catalyst A knowledge-sharing and alliance-building service that initiates and supports action-oriented place- and practice-based communities passionate about scaling and mainstreaming landscape approaches through online and in-person dialogues. For practitioners leading landscape partnerships.
• Landscape Capacity Development / Landscape Capacity Strengthening User-centered tools and curriculum to build the capabilities of Landscape Partnerships, delivered through existing learning networks, training institutes, and through the Terraso platform. For landscape leaders and partnership staff.
• Landscape Finance Solutions Innovative, scalable finance models and services that help shift financial flows from government, philanthropic, civic, and private institutions toward sustainable landscape investments. For landscape partnerships seeking investable project finance.
• Global Hub Coordination service that engages partners, synthesizes learning, and aligns action, communications, and decision-making across all 1000L services to increase overall effectiveness and efficiency. For the coalition's partner network.
• ILM Practical Guide A practical roadmap publication (PDF) for land users to help their landscape thrive through Integrated Landscape Management transformation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 landscape partnerships in 13 countries co-designing tools and services since 2020
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered key and core.

• Systemic Climate Action CollaborativekeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership united at Climate Week 2024 in New York with 1000L for bold approaches to scale climate solutions through landscape-level action.
• Regen10keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Coalition of 13 organizations focused on promoting regenerative practices to transform global food systems. 1000L launched collaboration with Regen10 at COP28, publishing joint brief on landscape collaboration for regenerative food systems.
• Tech MatterskeyTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Technology partner building the Terraso digital integrated landscape partnership platform. Part of Laudes Foundation grant funding to provide landscape partners worldwide with access to critical data, tools and services.
• EIT Climate-KICkeyTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021Technical partner through TransCap Initiative. Developing Transformation Capital to demonstrate and scale systemic investing in places that matter most for human prosperity such as landscapes.
• EcoAgriculture PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Co-convening organization of the 1000L initiative. Provides leadership through President Sara Scherr (who serves as 1000L Chair). Leads finance innovations design team and policy advocacy efforts. Manages grant funding from foundations.
• Rainforest AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Core partner co-convening the 1000L initiative. Collaborates on business engagement, landscape assessments, and sustainability initiatives. Partner in LandScale platform with Verra and Conservation International.
• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Key UN partner for the initiative. Senior Technical Advisor Phemo Kgomotso participates in 1000L events advocating for landscape approaches to combat land degradation and drought.
• World Resources InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Core partner of the 1000L coalition, traveling to events like UNCCD COP15 in Abidjan to advocate for integrated landscape management approaches.
• Kijabe Environment Volunteers (KENVO)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Landscape partnership in Kenya's Lari landscape working on forest restoration and sustainable land management. Champions innovative solutions to safeguard biodiversity and improve farmer livelihoods.
• Living LandskeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Landscape partnership organization in South Africa's Baviaanskloof Valley uniting local farmers, conservation organizations, companies, and government agencies for community-driven restoration.
• Gondwana LinkkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Landscape partnership in Western Australia leading collaborative restoration efforts. Blends traditional indigenous practices with innovative techniques like cool burning for ecosystem rehabilitation.
• CommonlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Key strategic partner that developed the 4 Returns Framework used by landscape partnerships. Co-developed the Central Highlands Restoration Project (CHiRP) in India. Works with Living Lands in South Africa and Gondwana Link in Australia.
• Samerth Charitable TrustkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local partner organization in India's Kabirdham landscape. Implements community mobilization and women's empowerment programs through self-help groups under the Central Highlands Restoration Project (CHiRP).
• The Nature Conservancy IndiakeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in CHiRP project providing technical expertise for forest conservation and regeneration efforts in India's Kabirdham landscape.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy: One of the world's largest environmental NGOs with extensive land restoration, conservation finance, and partnership programs that overlap with 1000L's landscape approach, but at much greater scale and with a broader geographic portfolio.
• Conservation International: Global environmental NGO partnering with 1000L on LandScale (with Verra and Rainforest Alliance). Operates comparable landscape-level conservation programs with significant scale and donor relationships.
• Rainforest Alliance: Core 1000L co-convener with a much larger global footprint spanning certification, supply chain sustainability, and landscape programs. Broader portfolio but overlapping landscape partnership engagement.
• IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature, a major global authority on biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. Comparable mission around integrated landscape management and natural resource governance, with significantly greater scale and institutional reach.
• World Resources Institute: Core 1000L co-convener and a major global environmental research organization with significantly larger resources. Engages on integrated landscape management and climate/land-use policy at scale.

Emerging players

• Land Life Company: Tech-driven reforestation company using digital tools and remote sensing to restore degraded landscapes. Comparable mix of digital technology and landscape restoration, though with a narrower commercial tree-planting focus.

Direct peers

• Commonland: Strategic 1000L partner that developed the 4 Returns Framework used by landscape partnerships. Operates a similar coalition-driven model restoring degraded landscapes through multi-stakeholder partnerships across Europe, Africa, and Australia.
• EcoAgriculture Partners: Co-convener of 1000L with deep overlap in integrated landscape management, sustainable agriculture, and landscape finance. Shares staff (e.g., Sara Scherr, Seth Shames, Tom Derr) and serves as 1000L's fiscal agent, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Global Landscapes Forum: The world's largest forest-and-landscape knowledge platform convening stakeholders to advance sustainable land use. Highly comparable convening-and-advocacy model aimed at scaling integrated landscape approaches globally.
• Regen10: Coalition of 13 organizations promoting regenerative practices to transform food systems. Closely comparable coalition-of-coalitions structure and an active 1000L partner since COP28.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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