Irish Land Observatory

Are Irish policymakers equipped to protect Ireland’s landscapes?

Sarah Prosser and Pieter Ploeg on the need for an Irish Land Observatory Picture Ireland’s countryside: a mosaic of small green fields divided by darker whitethorn hedgerows, clusters of cows an ...

Commonland partners with Katapult Future Fest

KFF2026 takes place 27–29 May, right here in the city where we’re based: Amsterdam. For three days, founders, impact investors, artists, technologists and changemakers from across the world will g ...

Commonland Welcomes Three Global Leaders to Its Supervisory Board

As Commonland’s work grows across more than 20 countries and over 40 landscapes, we are excited to announce that three outstanding new members will join our Supervisory Board as of 24 Apri ...

From chaos to clarity: applying the Cynefin framework in landscape restoration

Holistic Landscape Restoration is a long-term approach to tackling the interconnected challenges of land degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change, while fostering sustainable livelihoods and ...

Ecosia announces partnership with Commonland in bigger move towards landscape restoration

This Earth Day, we’re delighted to announce our forthcoming partnership with Ecosia, the search engine that puts 100% of its profits into climate action, as they make a bigger step towards advancing ...

The agri-food transition will happen. Will capital lead or follow?

Reflections from RFSI Europe 2026, Brussels bringing discussions about financing the regenerative agriculture transition to the forefront. If you left RFSI Europe 2026 with a single takeaway, it shoul ...

Launching our flagship magazine: Taking Root!

Change in a landscape begins with people. A farmer testing new ways to restore soil health. A community rethinking water management after years of drought. An entrepreneur building a business rooted i ...

Good Food, grown together: Commonland partners with Resilience Foods Stories to launch exhibition and seminar

The need for real and accessible stories showing how we can grow food and care for land differently has never been more urgent. That's why we’re excited to announce a new partnership between Commo ...

youth in conservation workshop - back of man's shirt reads 'Shape Our Future'

How young people are reshaping conservation in Namibia 

In Namibia, nearly 70% of the population is under the age of 35, making the country one of the most youthful in the region. Yet despite their demographic weight, young peoples’ perspe ...

Making Restoration Human: Lessons from the Leaders Lab in the Kavango Zambezi Landscape

“We are all interconnected. Collaboration isn’t just beneficial — it’s essential.” – Dominic Muema, GCF, Landscape Leadership Lab participant Beneath the mist of Victoria Falls – ...

Why COP30 must put land at the heart of climate action

Restoring land is one of the most powerful tools we have for climate adaptation and recovering biodiversity. So why is land restoration not central to global climate policy? Historically, land use and ...