Commonland

Leadership today is not just about strategies – it’s about regeneration: ecological, social, and spiritual. Earlier this year, our colleague and Design Lead for Landscape Leadership Labs, Dieter v...

latin america community leadership landscape ecology landscape restoration vineyard cultural landscapes

Policymakers, farmers, investors, and communities all care about the land, but they tend to have different ways of looking at and talking about it. The 4 Returns Framework was built to address th...

landscape approach community land investment returns land economics land management

Full video with Matthijs Schouten out now

nature conservation natural history landscape ecology nature inclusive design animal ecology

Commonland's founder Willem Ferwerda speaks at opening of European Mission Soil Week 2025 at a section titled '.Leading the transition towards healthy soils: finance and landscape perspectives ' in...

soil conservation soil research soil sciences soil management sustainable land management

At the Dutch Landscape Leadership Lab the 'Oogst van Morgen' (Harvest of Tomorrow) , Willem Ferwerda the founder of Commonland shares his vision for a new kind of industry: a global landscape resto...

landscape restoration landscape architecture landscape approach landscape ecology vineyard cultural landscapes

In this speech Matthijs Schouten — ecologist, philosopher, and partner of our Landscape Leadership Lab the Oogst van Morgen — explains how restoring landscapes means restoring our relationship with...

landscape ecology landscape architecture landscape restoration landscape approach vineyard cultural landscapes

Last week, some of our colleagues attended the @Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe, where leaders from across the agri-food sector came together to address a critical question: 👉 How can we pr..

sustainable agriculture food sovereignty climate smart agriculture green growth environmental sustainability

"The power of women to change the world is greater now than ever" — Astrid Vargas, Founder of Inspiration 4 Action and Founding Member of AlVelAl. According to Astrid, feminine energy is deeply in...

natural resources

If you only design solutions with the same group of voices, they will collapse when reality changes 🤯 🌱 Just like our bodies need a variety of nutrients, our landscapes and communities need a rich.

diversity equity and inclusion

This video captures the heart of what we do at Commonland – supporting people and organisations all over the world to restore landscapes, revitalise communities, and create lasting, systemic change...

Radical Nature Funder at Fonds de Roeper, believes that, for too long, an overdrive of masculine energy has fueled an extractive mindset — taking without balance, pushing without pause, prioritisin...