It's Time for Landscape Restoration

The environmental crisis threatens not just the health of our planet but the livelihoods, safety, and well-being of people around the world. Now more than ever, we need urgent, large-scale action to restore our world’s ecosystems and ensure a sustainable future for all. This effort requires individuals, communities, businesses, and governments to come together, playing their part in restoring the landscapes that are critical to life on Earth. By addressing the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation, we partner closely with communities that experience these challenges firsthand.

To create a more sustainable future for both people and the environment, it’s essential to go beyond tree planting and embrace a holistic restoration model. It’s time for landscape restoration.

The Importance of Environmental Restoration

Environmental restoration is a necessity. The health of our ecosystems is foundational to every aspect of human life, from the air we breathe to the water we drink and the food we grow. As ecosystems degrade, their ability to provide the resources we need to fulfill these essential needs weakens, increasing poverty, food insecurity, loss of biodiversity, and vulnerability to natural disasters.

To create a more sustainable future for generations to come, we need to embrace comprehensive strategies that address the root causes of environmental degradation and deliver long-term solutions.

The Key Benefits of Landscape Restoration

Landscape restoration offers a wide range of benefits, not only for the environment but also for the communities that rely on healthy ecosystems. Here are some of the ways that our initiatives strengthen vital landscapes:

Supporting Biodiversity: Restoring ecosystems supports plants and animals critical to maintaining ecological balance. Increased biodiversity makes ecosystems more resilient to climate change and helps sustain vital ecosystem services, such as pollination and carbon sequestration.
Improved Soil Health: Healthy soil is the foundation of a thriving ecosystem. Landscape restoration can restore degraded soils, enhancing its ability to support plant growth, store carbon, and filter water. This also strengthens local agriculture and food security, helping communities thrive.
Water Conservation: Restored ecosystems play a vital role in managing water resources. By rehabilitating natural water systems, we can ensure a more reliable supply of clean water, improve water filtration, and mitigate the risks of floods and droughts. Healthy landscapes act as natural buffers, regulating water flow and reducing the impact of extreme weather events.
Socioeconomic Impact: Environmental restoration directly supports local communities. By creating sustainable livelihood opportunities and strengthening local economies, restoration efforts help reduce poverty and supports communities and their natural resources.

How Landscape Restoration is Part of the Global Solution

Landscape restoration goes beyond tree planting—it’s a holistic, standards-based approach to conservation that encompasses entire ecosystems and the people who depend on them. Unlike traditional restoration methods that often focus on short-term fixes, landscape restoration tackles the complex, underlying causes of degradation, such as unsustainable land use, deforestation, and unsustainable agricultural practices.

This approach is essential to our planet’s restoration needs because it creates lasting, sustainable change. By addressing the full scope of an ecosystem’s needs—restoring soil health, improving water cycles, increasing biodiversity, and generating sustainable livelihoods for local communities—our methodology ensures that restored areas are resilient, adaptable, and capable of supporting both people and the planet in the long term.